Pinkies

helpmeplease · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject: Pinkies

Does anyone feed their Leos pinkies?

leolad · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:59 am Post subject:

yes some people do feed the leo's pinkys, If you have had a frantically laying female that has dropped alot of weight and/or a skinny leo thats started feeding then perhaps 1 pinky may be benificial to it but in my opinion there really is no need to, There are plenty of livefoos out there thet match there diet and of course you can and should dust all food with a suppliment occasionally, hope this helps some way, Confused

roaches42993 · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:55 am Post subject:

^ agreed
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leolad · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:15 am Post subject:

thast always puts me at rest as it can cause a debate thankyou for confirin my advice was ok, hope the leo you have is fine keyz/leolad Wink

LadyGecko · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject:

I totally agree that pinky's should not need to be fed to Leos on a regular basis and only in the case of trying to get weight back on a girl that has lost a significant amount of weight due to egg laying

I find that feeding a variety of insects- and that feeding super worms in particular to any Leo over 30 grams in weight puts enough grams on them without resorting to feeding them pinky's
I have nice fat healthy females that have never been fed pinky's
This of course is my personal opinion and what I practice in my Leo husbandry

Many people do fed Pinky's to their breeding females
I have just not found it necessary

Here are Duchess and Ms D-two of my breeding females

just my 2 cents

leopardgeckosunlimited · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:10 pm Post subject: feeding pinkies

I use them, ONLY if the leo needs them I. I think pinkies are great for a leo thats breeding and looses alot of wieght/sick ect.... basically for putting on wieght quickly. Honestly I think they can save the leos life. But often the leos want only the treat foods once they've gotten them. Examples pinkies, waxworms,superworms. So I would ever feed the leo pinkies if I didn't think the leo truely needed it. If I didn't breed them for sure I wouldn't ever have too. Thats the only reason I felt like I should have. Never feed them to leo unless there an adult.
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leopardgeckosunlimited · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject: feeding pinkies

Also alot of my leos stayed nice and fat during breeding without the pinkies. This just depends on each leo. Nice looking leos Lady Gecko!
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leolad · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:56 am Post subject: What awesome big girls

They are some wonderderful females you have there leolady, they look like they are well fed!!, Awesome pics, this thread has been very very informative for anyone needing an answer to this question as its been a discusion not a *i think this is bes* type argumentative thread most of us all agree which is great, keyz. Laughing

LadyGecko · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

I realize that this is a late reply but thanks so much for the compliments

I always enjoy a good discussion and the longer that I keep herps-the more that i realize that there is no ONE right way to care for them

If your animals thrive with what you are doing to care for them-then you must be doing something right and as always-reading and asking questions about things that you are not sure of-is the best way to go

just my ,02

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