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I have 3 cresteds and im worried about 2 of them. I posted earlier about gaining weight and nothing is happening. They are each about 3 months old and only one feeds readily on crickets. I feed them CGD mixed with water. I switch off feeding crix and CGD every other night. When I don't have crix i feed CGD every night. They are still at the 2-3 gram range. Their tails look fine and i can tell they are loaded with calcium. Any other tricks you guys have up your sleeves? I just want these little guys to be OK. I want no harm done to them. Please help me if you can.
Thank You
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1.1 Anery Hondos
1.1 BPs
0.0.3 Crested Geckos

I don't recall your earlier post so don't know if you mentioned it there or not, but are all three geckos in the same cage or separate? If in the same cage, I would separate them all into smaller cages, easier to monitor their food intake and overall health and lessens any rivalry.

All crested geckos do grow at different rates and some may be slow to gain weight. Your feeding habits seem fine, alternating with the CGD and crickets each night. If all other conditions are fine (temp, humidity, lots of cover and hides in the cage etc) they should start growing soon. Unless you are under feeding them, is there any left over CGD or crickets when you feed? If yes, then try increasing the amount of food you are offering. If there is leftover food, then it could be other problems slowing down growth.

The one thing that could be causing slow growth despite healthy eating, is parasites. Have you had any fecals done at all on these geckos? If not, I suggest getting a fresh sample from each gecko ( best way is to clean the cages completely and search for fresh droppings a few hours after they wake up and refrigerate it to take to the vet the following day, or check in the morning and take it to the vet that day or refrigerate till you are able to take it to the vet).

one thing that hasn't been mentioned is the temperature of your enclosures. while it's not harmful by any means to keep your cresteds between 65-75 degrees F, they will grow faster when kept between 75-82 degrees.
i would also agree with the previous post, if they are housed together and you are that worried about it, you should separate them.