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How old?

LeoGeck Apr 23, 2005 10:12 AM

I still havent gotten a permanent answer to this but i was wondering how old my little baby is? Ive heard 4 weeks, but then someone told me 4 months so idk. Someone plese help!

Replies (4)

LeoGeck Apr 23, 2005 10:13 AM

heres another pic

AlteredMind99 Apr 23, 2005 10:37 AM

Where did you get him? I believe you said Petco before, if so that helps a lot in determining age because they sell leos very young, some of them havent even had their first shed yet. Yours looks litle bigger, so i would guess 2 months.
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LeoGeck Apr 23, 2005 10:14 AM

And i was wondering if anyone could give me the kind of leo he is?

cherribomb Apr 24, 2005 04:18 PM

He's itty bitty and as AlteredMind correctly confirmed, yes, Petco sells TINY babies that are only a few weeks of age...if that. Unfortunately, Petco employees are misinformed and badly trained so they will typically tell you that these wee ones are "a few months old".

Your cuties looks to me like a few weeks of age, not even a month...and definitely NOT 4 months! He/She is a looker though

I believe your baby is a normal with abberant markings. Its going to be very cool for you to watch him/her change coloring/markings with every shed. You never know what you're gonna get! 2 of my rescues came from pet shops (given to me cause they were dying, not bought) and they looked very plain to begin with and are just starting to show some very cool patterns and colors. A nice surprise!!

Good luck! You sound like you've researched everything to the max and its very neat to see that, as many people don't and suffer the consequences.

PLEASE!! Post more pics as your lil' one gets older so we can see his markings....
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