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I want to feed my leo waxworms maybe once a week..
will he get addicted? and not eat other foods like crickets..
should i stay away from waxworms til he is older?..
He is only a juvie..
should i wait or can i go and feed him..
Will he fatten up too?
he is a little thinner than other leos

You say your Leo is a juvie, but how old or how big is it? And do you currently feed anything other than crickets? Are you gut loading your crickets? Mealworms are good for putting on some weight as are Superworms if your Leo is large/old enough.

i feed my 3 leos a couple waxworms a week, large or small depending on when they had either one last. all 3 still eat crickets regularly and all 3 love their little mealworm treats, and i have been giving them mealworms since they were little.

Here is my Leo
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/itzniiick/gecko.jpg

He is about 5 inches
and he eats 6 Mealworms (Small) (Morning) and about 14 crickets a day (evening)

Heres his set up..tell me if im doing anything wrong so i can make improvements
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/itzniiick/setup.jpg

here he is compared to my 40 GB ipod
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/itzniiick/compare.jpg

Heres a close up
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/itzniiick/Closeup.jpg

is he a patturn less?

and how old is he?

Cute Leo you have there .... Seems most of what I've read says to avoid waxworms for young Leo's. I have hatchlings that are almost 4 weeks old and they are both 5" long. Your Leo doesn't look skinny to me for it's age. It will get fatter as it gets older and it's growth slows down