This morning I fed scorch 3 crix and heate them all in about 10 seconds so I gave him 3 more 2 minutes later he had eaten tham to.This past week I have been feeding him 3 and he would eat them over the course of the day. Is something wrong? Is this normal?

My leopard geckos' appetites do seem to vary a lot. Is Scorch an adult or a juvenile?

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Amy

Scorch is a juv I got him when he was about 2 weeks old and have had him for a week he is about 4-5 inches long

How big are the crickets you are feeding him?

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Merlin,
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I feed Scorch small crix

sorry scratch that hes 4 weeks old

Cool. Many new keepers try to feed prey that is too big. You should be feeding crix that are approximately the length of the width between the lizards eyes.

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Merlin,
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With a juvi, I think you should definitely expect growth spurts and variations in the amount they eat. Heck, my adults will really vary in their appetites. They will go through phases where they just don't feel like eating much (for weeks, even), maybe a cricket or two once or twice a week, and then go back to eating half a dozen crix every other night. On the evenings when he eats them up fast, it's OK to offer more, and keep going, a few at a time, until he loses interest. My view is, if he's eating, he probably needs the food (as long as it's crickets and not something really fatty like waxworms, which should only be offered as an occasional treat).

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Amy

Personally I feed my Leo a variety of prey items including gut-loaded crickets, butterworms, superworms, and mealworms. He'll eat anywhere from 0-6 prey items per day with the usual number being 4. The appetite of my Leo seems to vary regularily.

"How big are the crickets you are feeding him?", "I feed Scorch small crix"

-By small crickets, you probably mean pinhead or 2-week olds. In which case I wouldn't worry about him pigging out a little bit.

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WOW!!! im not trying to get off subject but I have 5 Leopard Geckos and they eat 4-5 dozen crickets every day are they fat or what but as long as scorch is eating keep feeding him until he dont want anymore.