I personally would start the little one off on paper towel substrate so you can quarantine and establish that it is indeed eating and pooping. (easier to keep the cage clean!) Youc an go with plastic plants and fake plants at first as well, then after a quarantine period where you know the gecko...
These guys seem to not grow for months, then all of a sudden take off growing. Depending on where you live, temps can affect their growth rate too. I live in WA state and mine tend to grow slowly, they take about 2-3 years (give or take) to reach adult size/weights. but we're consistently cool...
I absolutely 100% agree with darkridder and the others, babyfood throws off the nutritional balance of the CGD and I have seen many geckos show up with MBD and/or calcium crashes after a year or two of being fed such a poor diet.
Please, for you gecko's sake, cut the babyfood, feed it only CGD...
I love my geckos, but I have too many and feel that I can't give proper care to them all.
I have an extra male sub-adult White Lined gecko that I would love to find an excellent home for. He was treated for parasites last fall and has been clean ever since.
Asking $25 plus shipping, though...
Pepper, try putting him in a slightly smaller enclosure, maybe a 10 or 15 gallon with more hides. I've had geckos not eat well in big enclosures and when I move them into a place they feel more secure, it helps.
Sometimes even a sterilite sweaterbox with opaque sides (you'll need to poke air...
Worms are touch and go. My female pounds down any and every kind of worm, but my male will not touch them. Even after being hungry and watching her eat them, he's just not interested in them. They both love the hunt, so crickets and roaches are readily eaten.
Consider yourself lucky if you get...
Awww, thanks guys!
More pics:
Fat Tail nursury! (the orange stuff is organic carrot to make sure the little crickets wouldn't chew on my fatlets)
Hatchling number 5
Hatchling number 6: the Lunging Screamer!
This is my first year ever breeding, I got 6 hatchlings out of 10 eggs total (The last clutch didn't make it)
Galaxy is the mum, she has a stripe, BurgerButt is the dad, he's a normal.
Exactly half the hatchlings have mum's stripe, one hatchling has dad's little 3rd eye dot, and the other...
Fatties do need a bit more humidity than leos.
Keep him on paper towels while his toe nubs heal up, you don't want him getting cocofibre stuck on those bloody toenubs, for sure! You can provide a humid hide for him using a delicup with a door cut into it, and some damp sphagnum moss in there...
Awww, my birthday is on the 27th. . .I'm sorry for your loss. :(
On a good note, she gets to fly now, and is pain free and watching over you and waiting for you. RIP mum, and grats on those beautiful little hatchlings!