#is my leopard gecko suppose to be this small still?

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flat ravine
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She sheds and eats well

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Clean water heat

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Moist hide

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Etc

carmine cave
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How old is she?

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Also, could you get a topdown image of her so we can see the tail?

flat ravine
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13 months

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yeah sure

gloomy veldt
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Where did you get her from?

flat ravine
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She looked bad in pet co and I wanted to save her

gloomy veldt
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When did you get her from petco?

flat ravine
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So I took her knowing I had no experience but I wanted to try to give at least a better life than that

flat ravine
gloomy veldt
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I would take her to a certified exotic vet personally and get her assessed.

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For her age she shouldn’t be that small but also she still has baby banding

flat ravine
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She eats rlly well

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She tells me when to stop feeding her

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Like she would turn her head

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When’s she’s done

gloomy veldt
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Eating isn’t really the issue it’s that with her current markings and her size she looks like she possibly is stunted

flat ravine
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Oh

carmine cave
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The tail is also very thin, implying she's not getting the nutrients she needs from her food

flat ravine
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Well I feed her crickets dubia and mealworms and make sure to give her that powder that prevents MBD

gloomy veldt
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Being from petco , they get their animals from some really shitty people meaning they can come with some health issues

dark scaffold
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bad genetics, etc.

flat ravine
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Yeah she was rough tail was small body was small she was in a container with 10 other ones in one box

gloomy veldt
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For reference I have a pretty petite female but she’s 2 years going on 3 next and this is her size

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flat ravine
dark scaffold
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from experience, you could be doing everything right and theyd still develop issues down the road.

mines a rescue from petsmart. she was great for the first year but now shes developing digestion issues

flat ravine
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She’s big and pretty

flat ravine
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I just I want to be a herpetologist in the future I loved reptiles every since I was kid so it hurts seeing her like this

dark scaffold
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thats just how it is with mill bred animals. they dont account for health

flat ravine
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She sheds but no growth

gloomy veldt
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My other female to show how your baby’s patterning should be broken up by now

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flat ravine
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I can show yall the pic when I first got her

carmine cave
plush flowerBOT
flat ravine
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Dang

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The day I first got her

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The exact same size

dark scaffold
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how long ago did she drop her tail?

flat ravine
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She dropped it back in may-June it’s only now that it started to grow back recently

dark scaffold
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good lord thats slow

nqa they usually only take a few months to grow back fully

quick barn
flat ravine
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the pic is above but I can post again

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U can see that little nub at the end

dark scaffold
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on top of that, leos that have dropped tails take a ton of energy and nutrition to regrow them. so its generally advised to feed a tad more and stay on top of supplementing

gloomy veldt
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Her little legs also don’t have much muscle definition so she’s definitely not holding that nutrition

carmine cave
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Definitely schedule a vet visit with an exotic vet. It's great she's eating, but if it's taking her that long to grow back a tail and isn't putting on weight, that's implying something is stopping her from getting the nutrition she needs from her food.

flat ravine
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She tells me when to stop feeding her like she would full on not eat anymore when I try to give her it she eats about 4-5 mealworms same with crickets and dubia roaches

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I give her the supplements with the food ofc

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I feed her about 4 times a week so every other day not every day

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Bc I don’t wanna make her overweight

dark scaffold
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i dont think she could be overweight even if she tried

flat ravine
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should I feed her everyday then?

carmine cave
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The issue isn't how much you're feeding her, it's that she cannot absorb the nutrition from her food because there is likely an underlying health issue.

flat ravine
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I don’t want her to die she’s like a daughter to me

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I’m afraid

carmine cave
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Dusting with multivitamin and feeding on a regular schedule is great, but it doesn't matter if the gecko is not able to absorb all the nutrients she needs from her food. I'll send these links again so you can schedule a vet visit for her. We are not vets, but a professional can help you figure out the issue and take care of it !vet

plush flowerBOT
flat ravine
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Her name is Akira she’s a sassy runner despite her being the way she is

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She can never stay still