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Patrick562
at Sun Jan 17 19:06:48 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Patrick562 ]
Thanks for being concerned. But actually it's in very healthy condition. 14" long from nose to tail tip. I don't know its exact age but my guess is around 10 months (could be way off.) And I don't use a scale so I don't know its weight either. Please don't get on my case about the scale thing though. I'm a fairly experienced reptile owner and have successfully kept and bred Leopard Geckos for many years without the use of scales. I figure if these animals can breed and produce viable offspring in the wild w/o scales, they can do it in my home as well. I do however, regularly use vitamins and calcium with and w/o D3. It's fed a diet of crickets, mealworms and many different fruits and veggies. I use UVA and UVB bulbs to give it a 12 hour light cycle and basking spot of just over 100 degrees during the day and my house is always 70 degrees or more at night.
I think the way it was pictured is what makes it look somewhat malnourished, but believe me, it's a chunky fella!
Again, thanks for your concerns.
----- Reptiles:
2.2 Leopard Geckos
?.? Bearded Dragon
0.1 Box Turtle
0.1 Corn Snake
Bird:
0.1 Jenday Conure
Pups:
2.0 K-9
and lots of tropical fish!

-Patrick
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