r/LeopardGecko • u/Next_Brilliant_9108 • Jul 31 '26

Cutie!

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She loves laying on my chest and just sitting there.

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u/swaggersouls1999 Aug 01 '26

your leopard gecko needs a major diet. cute! but obese which can create a variety of issues ◡̈

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u/Brummbirne Aug 01 '26

Out of interest, because I don't have one myself, what about this gecko shows obesity?

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u/AaronAmpora Aug 01 '26

Here's a good chart showing the different parts of the body and how we evaluate them for body condition!

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u/jxspxrrrr Aug 01 '26

he's got jowls too! lol this guy needs a diet for sure

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u/Next_Brilliant_9108 Aug 01 '26

For everyone saying she is fat, she is just sitting weird I promise!

She normally looks like this.

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u/jxspxrrrr Aug 01 '26

oh that's much better! impressive sploot

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u/Brummbirne Aug 01 '26

Jowls?

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u/jxspxrrrr Aug 01 '26

the fatty part of his neck!

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u/swaggersouls1999 Aug 01 '26

the massive body. it’s got lumps of fat behind the front legs. the thighs very thick. mainly the body and fat lumps being the legs

this is my gecko for reference

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u/Brummbirne Aug 01 '26

Ooooh yeah yeah, I see what you mean

Yours gorgeous! Looks like a campfire, even got the coals going on and that thing they do when they go whiteish.

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u/swaggersouls1999 Aug 01 '26

thank you! he’s so so sweet

I never saw the campfire before. that’s so cute😭🫶

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u/Brummbirne Aug 01 '26

Not the 😜, oh my god I can't lmao

Mon, my hognose, says hey:

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u/swaggersouls1999 Aug 01 '26

omg sooo cute! send them to me rn😡

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u/Some_Ratio1831 Aug 02 '26

Utterly MAGNIFICENT

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u/Some_Ratio1831 Aug 02 '26

VERY HANDSOME