how old is my gecko? | Leopard Geckos | Page 1

steady minnow Feb 10, 2024, 3:10 AM

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how can i determine his age?
weight: 41 grams

timber girder Feb 10, 2024, 3:13 AM

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nqa you can only really determine a geckos approximate age by their pattern if you dont have a hatch date.

even then, geckos that are adults (1 year+) are indistinguishable.

yours looks younger than a year, id put em at about 6-8 months ime

steady minnow Feb 11, 2024, 9:46 PM

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i got my gecko 2021-2022 around jan or feb in 2022 im estimating

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him in dec 2022

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feb 2022

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idk why he looks older in feb but ig lighting

mental bramble Feb 11, 2024, 11:01 PM

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2022?

timber girder Feb 12, 2024, 12:38 AM

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that sounds a little odd to me

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unless theyre growing extremely slowly

summer herald Feb 12, 2024, 12:47 AM

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the feb 2022 photo, do you mean 2023? the tail regrowth is more progressed than the dec 2022 pic (the pattern is coming in more)

steady minnow Feb 12, 2024, 2:11 AM

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yeah thats the date on my phone

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steady minnow Feb 13, 2024, 3:40 AM

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?

summer herald Feb 13, 2024, 3:52 AM

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they might be a little stunted/slow in growth potentially from tail regrowth during the early stages of life but thats just a guess from what ive seen from similar cases

night jetty Feb 13, 2024, 4:32 AM

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steady minnow

Unrelated but are you using reptile carpet currently?

steady minnow Feb 13, 2024, 4:42 AM

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nop

steady minnow Feb 13, 2024, 4:42 AM

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summer herald they might be a little stunted/slow in growth potentially from tail regrowth dur...

so im guessing he would be around 1.5 yrs?

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i think 2 yrs

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cause im sure i got im jan-feb so he would be 2 yrs

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i was just confused because he didnt look like the age for a leopard gecko

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thats 2 yrs

summer herald Feb 13, 2024, 4:52 AM

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well if you have images of them from 2 years ago theyd be over the age of 2

steady minnow Feb 13, 2024, 5:59 AM

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yeah i was just confused

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he didnt look like a 2yr gecko

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but thatsnot possible

summer herald Feb 13, 2024, 6:06 AM

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yea i understand but like i said there have been other cases where tail regrowth in young leos has caused issues like this before. something similar is actually suspected to have happened with one of our admins rescue/rehab leos. as long as you dont see any issues with your leos ability to thrive i assume its alright. a vet could assess qol if you do find that being an issue

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someone with more experience here on it might have more opinions however

#how old is my gecko?