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I got this gecko from a friend of mine. I was told the gecko is female and is a regular leopard. I'm not sure. She is my first gecko. She is approx. 75 grams and so far is only eating crickets.
My friend breeds gecko's and thinks my gecko is a giant? Can anyone help? She wants to breed her to one of her males. Any thoughts??

Any help is appreciated.

I was told the gecko is female and is a regular leopard.
It's definitely not considered a "normal". It's a Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot-tail.

Super = No spotting on the body
Hypo = reduced spotting
Tangerine = orange frosting to the yellow pigment
Carrot-tail = concentrated orange pigment near the base of the tail

She is approx. 75 grams and so far is only eating crickets.
75 grams is very healthy for a normal-sized leopard gecko. With that last picture I thought she might be gravid(about to lay eggs). Ask your friend if she has ever laid eggs in the past or was introduced to a male awhile ago.

Crickets make a good choice for a staple diet, just make sure you are "dusting" your crickets with the proper vitamins and calcium supplementation.

My friend breeds gecko's and thinks my gecko is a giant?
Did your friend breed that gecko herself? If so, then he should know if your gecko is likely to be a Giant or not based on what the parents were. How old is the gecko? 75 grams is full grown for a "normal" size leopard gecko, while Giants and Super Giant will reach weights of 110-130 grams.
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I recently found out that she is 3 years of age. Is 75 grams good??

She has never been around males ever. Can I expect her to lay unfertilized eggs like my bird does ever so often?

My gecko did not come from my friend that wants to breed her. But she thinks she is a giant b/c her geckos are only 45 and 55 grams. The ones I can remember my friend having are a snow and a carrot tail. I'm not sure on the others. Do you think they would be a good match to mine??

I recently found out that she is 3 years of age. Is 75 grams good??
Yes 75 grams is extremely healthy. Most of my females average at about 60 grams and my males average at about 75 grams. How certain are you that she is a female and not a male.......the shape of her head looks like a male to me. Of course, that's just speculation. Any chance at getting a vent picture?

She has never been around males ever. Can I expect her to lay unfertilized eggs like my bird does ever so often?Most likely no. However, it isn't exactly unheard of for females to do this.

My gecko did not come from my friend that wants to breed her. But she thinks she is a giant b/c her geckos are only 45 and 55 grams.
45 grams in TINY for a full grown leo. And 55 grams would be my bar for the minimum weight to breed a female leo. Your friend just has really tiny geckos that could probably be "fattened" up a little.

The ones I can remember my friend having are a snow and a carrot tail. I'm not sure on the others. Do you think they would be a good match to mine??
A Mack snow is a good match with anything since it is a Codominant trait. Basically you can expect roughly half the babies to be "normal" and half of the babies to be Mack Snows. All of the "Normal" babies should look really nice too, since they will have many of the same genes that your gecko has.

A Carrot-Tail would be an excellent choice as well since your gecko is a Carrot-Tail. This means that the babies will most likely always have some degree of Carrot-Tail.
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1.0.0 Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
0.1.0 Lampropeltis getula californae
0.0.1 Lampropeltis getula nigra
1.0.0 Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri
2.3.0 Eublapharis macularius macularius
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
0.1.0 Gerrhosaurus major major

This was the best I could get for vent pictures. She really didn't want to cooperate. What do you think female or not?

Also do you have any tricks for getting toe skin off? She does not like her feet bothered. I have put a moisture enclosure in her aquarium, but I need to get her toe skin off.

100% positive it's a female.

For stubborn skin on toes, use 3%hydrogen peroxide....it's perfectly safe as long as the gecko doesn't get any in the eye. Just swab the area with a Q-tip dipped in the hydrogen peroxide and then try to unravel it off.

Most geckos don't enjoy having their toes messed with, but that skin has to come off.
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1.0.0 Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
0.1.0 Lampropeltis getula californae
0.0.1 Lampropeltis getula nigra
1.0.0 Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri
2.3.0 Eublapharis macularius macularius
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
0.1.0 Gerrhosaurus major major