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Is this girl too fat?.........

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Hi Everyone,

I was just checking on all of my geckos and I really noticed this girl. A lot of my geckos have the fat pockets but this girl REALLY has them. Do you guys think she is too fat, or is she healthy?

Thanks,
Matt
 

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way to fat, is it just me or does her tail not size up to the rest of her body, shes fat in the body and not so much in the tail? have you been feeding this one more then normal? or alot of wax worms?
 
With another picture...

Matt,

The buldges that she has under the arms are sign that she is healthy or at least eating good...i am concerned with seeing her tail...i want to see her tail before i make any incorrect assumptions...would you post a another pic...with her maybe laying on something, so we can see her full body?
 
It is obvious from this pic that she is healthy......

I was trying to show her fat pocket's because they just looked really inflated.

Thanks,
Matt
 

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there absolutly fine. check out the ones on my blizzard!!!! if you look close enough you can even see the ones on his legs are inflated
nevin
 

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And if you guys want to see a fat-tail...

this is one of the "babies" that i produced last season...do you guys think she ate all her food?
 

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hey you notice how fat the tail is on that one, and no fat pockets under the arms? are fat pockets under the arms something that happens in older geckos?
 
Fat pockets...

I do not want to make a general statement about the relation between fat pockets and age...but she does have them, and she is about 7 months old, and weighting more than 60 grams. The thing is that in the pic, she is not showing the fat pockets. Hmmm...i do have many both adult and juveniles that have fat pockets...
 
Flexion of the arm...

Vince, the fat pockets can truly be seen if their arms are closer to the body (adduction movement)...she doesnt have her arm too flexed, and that is why she doesnt show them.
 
cool, thanks for the info, i guess a little extra meat on there gecko bones doesnt hurt. it probly helps to prevent them for getting skinny durring egg laying/breeding . my geckos always slim down after a clutch an beef up before the next one, i guess maybe i should feed mine more that way the transition is alot easyer on them.
 
in my experience, some will get huge tails, while others wont. I have a few girls that will not get really big tails, but they eat as much as my others and will sometimes get the fat pockets.
 
This is going to sound rookie-ish. I would love to hear someone with a little better understanding of reptile genetics explain these *fat pockets*. Are you guys positive that these swells are fat storage? I have never really seen a straight answer, that had any type of factual basis. I have noticed they tend to swell at the start of breeding season (similar to a deers neck in rut, for you hunters). Sometimes it is not always the geckos with the biggest of tail. I have wondered for some time if it was perhaps hormonal, but felt like a fool asking. I have only had geckos since 2000, and after 4 years I am still fealing ignorant on this subject.
howard
 
there are no dumb questions, and that is a good point. maybe not hormonal but maybe they hold back more fat for the breeding season? i dont think fat pockets would be genetic, thats like saying if 2 fat people had a kid that kid is preset to be fat,
 
i am not saying anyone is wrong about them being fat pockets, and i am aware from humans that we all store fat in different areas and different quantities. if someone could point me to an article or scientific reference, it would be much appreciated.
howard
 
MY... GOD... MAN!....GET THAT GIRL ON A TREADMILL!...FAST!!!



just kidding she looks perfect!...I bet the boys love her!
 
hahahaha, what boy wouldnt love a fat@ss like that. hahahha just joking, and howerd, sorry i couldnt give you any other info, i just kno that they are fat pockets.
nevin
 
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