food, weight, size

hello there im currently feeding my leopard gecko (elmo) every night and his weight 6 day ago was 48g and i just weighed him tonight and he is now 51g so he has gained 3g in a week is that ok and normal to gain weight that quick or would u serjest cutting down his food to say everyother day??... some people say it matters how long they are in how old they are and he is just under 8inch in lenth 7.24inch to be prosised

Hiya, if he's more than 6months old i would take his feeding down to every other day, leo's dont all gain weight the same, I have some that will gain more weight in a week than others and some that gain more one week than they do the next and a few that just stay the same weight from week to week. 3g isn't a bad amount to gain over a week if your feeding every day.

ok i will cut his feeding down so atleast then i know im not over feeding him and he is not going to get fat or anything ... i will cut his food down then weigh him in a week or so to make sure he dont loose to much , thats if he dose loose any

he shouldn't do as long as you just give him slightly more on the days you do feed him

It depends really. If this food that he is eating is going into growing and the gain in weight is from actual growth then its fine, keep him growing at a nice speed.
BUT if this 3g gain is in fat and chubbying him out, then slow it down.

I agree jordan

for once

well he has got bigger with it becuase when i got him he was only 6inch and now he is nearly 8 so it could be that he's not getting chubby or anything, his head is getting bigger and he is getting longer but wouldnt say chubby as such. so what would everyone serjest i do??? im confused now would every other day feeding him be fine??? the other day he didnt want food for the first time in ages and he went a night without feeding....but he was shedding

As i say its up to you, if your gecko is not fat, and not nearly fat then keep him growing, it will help him gain length and delve more into manhood.

If he is putting it on as fat storage then yes cut him down.
But i'd say a 3g gain each week will be safe while he is still growing.

ok i wont cut it down yet then ill weight till he is at a good size then cut it down thanks x