I took these pictures of Marvel and Albi yesterday.
And here's a comparison of the two:
Albi is right at 4 1/2 inches. I'm not sure about his weight. Need to get a scale for them. I couldn't measure Marvel.. he's still too skittish!
Obviously, Albi has definitely outgrown Albi. Marvel hasn't been much of an eater until recently, but even now he doesn't eat as much as Albi. We had originally house them together when we first brought them home. They were about the same size, and being a newbie to Leos, I thought it would be okay to put them together since they were just babies. Afterall, they were all in the same tank at Petco. I was wrong.
It had been almost 2 weeks and I had seen an increase in Albi's size, but Marvel hadn't grown any. He was really skinny.. he definitely had lost some weight. After researching, I decided I better separate them to see if that helped. Another week passed and Marvel had not defecated. I never saw him eat. I decided to try to feed him a slurry. After a few days on a baby food diet, he finally was ready to eat some mealies on his own. The next day I found some poopy. Yay Marvel! Everyday I'm feeding him all that he will eat, and he's starting to gain some weight back. I give him a waxworm occasionally to help fatten him up. I want his tail to be a plump as Albi's -- he's such a pig!
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