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reptyls May 05, 2008 08:02 PM

I am new to leos and just picked these guys up. I was told that they were
1. hypo tangerine
2. blizzard
3. snow.
What do you guys think?

Replies (5)

KyleFrost May 05, 2008 08:14 PM

It looks like you pretty much got what he said they were but maybe not what you paid for. They are dangerously underweight

football9755 May 05, 2008 08:36 PM

Sorry if I come off being mean, but they are underweight. One thing is put some mealworms/wax worms in a dish that the worms cant escape in their cage('s) all the time, night and day.

reptyls May 05, 2008 09:58 PM

I appreciate the info. These guys were thrown in with some adults I bought. I know they are extremely thin, but they are eating very well now and I expect them to fatten up quickly.

brianlovescheese May 08, 2008 03:29 PM

I hope they do well. I bought one that small from petco once just because I wanted to "recue" the poor thing. Keep us updated on them little guys.

leopardgex0203 May 06, 2008 03:05 PM

1. hypo tang or just tangerine depends on what it looks like as adult
2. blizzard
3. i want to say is a hypo of some sort its got a stripe on its tail, it don't look like a snow to me. Looks like a possible cross of stripe with some sort of hypo

yes they are underweight but not as bad as some i have seen in the past. They should easily recover and fatten up as long as they do not have parasites which you will see if they do not start gaining weight in a few weeks. They should start brightening up once they are on a healthy diet also when they are not fed well they will get dull looking and not be their true colors. Always dust their food with pure calcium and calcium w/D3 a couple times a week and also vitamins/minerals a couple times a week and make sure your prey items are well gutloaded and they should pick up weight pretty quick juvies grow fast and eat alot. Good luck with them

Danielle

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