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 New Leo Breeder needs help

I have three leos (2) Female and (1) male. One of the females just recently produced a clutch and the other is still gravid. Over the past few weeks i have noticed a decline in their weights. since Aug 09 the male has dropped two grams, the female who just had a clutch dropped 12 grams, and the gravid female dropped 6 grams. I have no idea why other than i just started buying my crickets from a new place, but my other herps dont have any trouble with them.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated



08/18/08  06:48pm

 #1835591


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   Message To: Jarrod5300   In reference to Message Id: 1835416


 New Leo Breeder needs help

1.did u gutload the crickets

2.females usually lose weight after clutches,thats funny tho i dont understand the male



08/18/08  09:20pm

 #1835834


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   Message To: Tolbert123   In reference to Message Id: 1835591


 New Leo Breeder needs help

males and females both lose weight , i am not sure how much of it is less appetite or too much tail shaking with the males, but mine have lost weight during breeding season, some more than others...the male in with two females lost more weight than the mack in with only one female

definitely females will lose weight too, if they lose ALOT of weight discontinue breeding.
remove the male , it’s best to not disturb gravid or laying female leos

it’s late in the season for many people, so she may be at the end of the cycle, a loss of weight at the end of breeding season is normal, from my experience they will regain the weight naturally.
my main breeding trio stopped breeding naturally, and i never separated them, with others I had to separate after breeding due to stress the male was causing ...

just feed them what they will eat & have pure calcium for them at all times
but keep an eye on them to make sure no gecko is pressuring another, sometimes the aggression is very subtle
-Duane
08/19/08  02:28am

 #1835835


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   Message To: ThatGuy101   In reference to Message Id: 1835834


 New Leo Breeder needs help

just so in the future you get the fastest reply....this probably should have been posted in the ’leopard gecko breeding’ thread area...
08/19/08  02:29am

 #1835894


Jarrod5300
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   Message To: ThatGuy101   In reference to Message Id: 1835835


 New Leo Breeder needs help

thanks for the info
08/19/08  07:39am


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