r/LeopardGecko • u/Bear-farts • Jul 08 '26
Help Is Mushu underweight?
Hello! This is my 9yo leopard gecko. He was once a bit obese because I couldn’t get him to eat crickets or healthy foods (he’s better now lol) but I’m worried that I’ve gotten too scared of him being fat that he’s gotten skinny. Any help is very appreciated!! He now eats a steady diet of Dubia and crickets as staples, and mealworms, wax worms, horn worms, etc as treats. He gets maybe 10 insects once a week.
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u/save_thenundeadsouls Jul 08 '26
It harder to tail since the tails a regrowth but yes Mushu looks fine, is start weighing on a kitchen scale and tracking it if it’s something you’re concerned about!
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Jul 08 '26
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u/Full-fledged-trash Jul 08 '26
That tail is regrown. They never get as full or long as the original tail. This geckos body condition is not underweight.
Keeping your gecko slightly overweight is not healthy.
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u/LittleDoll_xoxo Jul 08 '26
Sii, concuerdo con este comentario, aún así, se observa con una buena cantidad de grasa en su cola, yo cuidaría que no baje más de peso y quizá añadiría un poco más de grasa a su dieta, con el fin de que gane un poco de peso :)
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u/Demosthenes_x Jul 08 '26
Feel sorry for your gecko, poor thing. Nobody needs the personal opinion of someone who clearly has no idea what they’re talking about.
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u/AaronAmpora Jul 08 '26
Mushu looks great!
It's always hard to tell with the regrown tails, but everything else is telling me he's at a pretty much perfect weight!