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Hi. I have three leopard geckos that I got at the Indy show two months ago. I know from sites that you really can't tell if the difference in sexes until around 6 mo. old, but has any body noticed if males grow faster than females? Two of them are bigger than the other but all were the same size when I got them. They all eat great, but the one just does not grow as fast.
Thanks in advanced,
jscc

dont wait till 6 months to check for the sex.Ours are 3 months and 3 weeks and we found them trying to mate.We had to seperate them quickly and are waiting to see if they were sucessful at mating.We are hoping this wont kill our female,she is way to small to lay eggs.Check for bulges behind the vents...and keep checking untill you are sure.Post a picture if you cant tell...there are a ton of great people here who know alot about these little guys and are kind enough to take the time w/ newbie like me!

>>Hi. I have three leopard geckos that I got at the Indy show two months ago. I know from sites that you really can't tell if the difference in sexes until around 6 mo. old, but has any body noticed if males grow faster than females? Two of them are bigger than the other but all were the same size when I got them. They all eat great, but the one just does not grow as fast.
>>Thanks in advanced,
>>jscc

You should be able to tell by about 20 grams.

Are you housing them together? If you are, seperate them (REGARDLESS of sex). No matter what sex they are likely intimidating the smaller one from eating as much, or she's only getting leftovers, ect. Anytime one starts not eating as much or the others are bigger they should be seperated. Usually the "one growing slower than others" can be resolved by making sure each leo has it's own enclosure and that stress is kept to a minimum.
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