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I have two sweet, sweet, almost-turned-4 females, and would really like to know how much a healthy leopard should weigh for that age. Both have fat little tails, so I know they're at least ok, but want to make sure we're on the right track.

I'm feeding about 15-20 mealies twice a week, which seems about right because they usually leave one or two to snack on in between. Is that about right? (With a dusting of calcium powder every so often).

Thanks!

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I'd adult females with nice plump tails usually weigh anywhere from about 50g to 70g on average (at least mine do). Males usually weigh more since they tend to be a little heavier bodied and weigh from about 60g to 80g. Although I have a small female who is a year old and weighs about 40g and a really big male (not a giant) who weighs 90g. But as a general rule, as long as their tails are nice and fat they are probably good to go! I hope this helps some!
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Emily

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I have a male who appears to be a normal. I don't know his age because i got him as an adult. He's almost 10 inches long and weighs about 100g. Is he just a heavy weight or what?
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- Melanie

2.0.0 cats
0.0.3 crested geckos
1.2.2 leopard geckos
1.0.0 Bernese mountain dog
1.1.1 red ear sliders
0.0.1 emperor scorpion
0.0.1 chilean rose tarantula
1 south american cichlid tank
2 planted tanks with dwarf cichlids and platies

This, hopefully, is a picture of Anatole on my arm for reference to his size.

And this is Anatole on my hand

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- Melanie

2.0.0 cats
0.0.3 crested geckos
1.2.2 leopard geckos
1.0.0 Bernese mountain dog
1.1.1 red ear sliders
0.0.1 emperor scorpion
0.0.1 chilean rose tarantula
1 south american cichlid tank
2 planted tanks with dwarf cichlids and platies

since i do beleive that didn't work i'll try and post a link to the photos instead
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they're the ones saying Anatole
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- Melanie

2.0.0 cats
0.0.3 crested geckos
1.2.2 leopard geckos
1.0.0 Bernese mountain dog
1.1.1 red ear sliders
0.0.1 emperor scorpion
0.0.1 chilean rose tarantula
1 south american cichlid tank
2 planted tanks with dwarf cichlids and platies

He's huge but he has good proportion. I have a female thats the same way just not quite as big but she's much bigger than my male. As long as he's healthy I wouldn't worry about it.

>>I'd adult females with nice plump tails usually weigh anywhere from about 50g to 70g on average (at least mine do). Males usually weigh more since they tend to be a little heavier bodied and weigh from about 60g to 80g. Although I have a small female who is a year old and weighs about 40g and a really big male (not a giant) who weighs 90g. But as a general rule, as long as their tails are nice and fat they are probably good to go! I hope this helps some!
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>>Emily

My normal Morph female weighs 80 (w/fat armpits).

My baby's getting pretty hefty too, I've had him about 3 or 4 weeks now and he was 3 grams and now he's probably about 6 or 8 grams.
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The honest answer is, it depends on the gecko. If their tails are fat, then their weight is fine. I think folks are a little too eager for obese geckos these days...obesity isn't healthy in the majority of species, and I can't see any reason to believe it's healthy for leos, either.
Some leos are naturally smaller, some are larger. The frame of their body is going to make a difference in how much they should weigh--a shorter, lighter built gecko shouldn't weigh as much as a longer, sturdier one.
I don't think a leo's tail should be as big around as its body, and I don't think they should have wattles of fat under their arms. That's just my personal opinion.

My animals aren't that obese--they keep their weight remarkably well through the breeding season, hardly losing any noticeable tail fat at all. I pay attention to their tail fat, not to the gram scale.
Most people say that females should be bred at 50 to 60 grams...I say 40 to 50, but it depends on the overall size of the female, her age, and the condition of her tail. If she's 3 years old, has a fat tail, and doesn't quite weigh in at 50, she's still fine to breed. I don't feel a need to feed her wax worms until she waddles, just to meet the arbitrary weight requirement.

Well put WingedWolf!

It's fairly safe to say an adult can easily weigh between 40g - 90g. The gecko need to be considered as to if their weight is "normal". If they peaked at 45g, and stay at 45g - then it's normal for that gecko. However, if another gecko peaks at 60 for awhile, then drops to 45...you have a problem! That would be a considerable weightloss. The look of the leo will aid greatly in determining what's a good weight for that gecko. I personally feel that a tail around the thickness of the neck is appropriate.