I haven't been able to get my cresties to take any worms of any kind. Because crickets are known to carry coccidia, I'd really rather not feed them. I wanted to do mealworms or silkworms, both of which I raise, but they just turn their noses up. Any ideas on how to make the worms more appealing? Thanks!!
Rick
----Original Message Follows---- From: Jim Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [gecko]crested gecko eating issues Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 13:03:15 -0600
I went to the local pet store last night and found T-Rex Crested Gecko food. Since he's been eating baby food so long, I'm going to start slowly and mix it in and gradually increase the T-Rex and decrease the baby food.
Thanks for all the information.
Regards,
Jim
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Julie Bergman Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [gecko]crested gecko eating issues
Hi Jim,
What your R. ciliatus is doing is not unusual. I would keep offering crickets every couple of days and clean them out if they are not taken. Make sure they are the right size, about 90% of the gecko's head. Mealworms are more fatty than crickets. At this point I would not offer them much.
Julie B.
Jim Hammond wrote:
Julie,
I don't think Rachy is eating the crickets very well if at all. I change them out to make sure they are well-fed, but he seems to be lapping up the baby food instead. Does he need crickets or mealworms?
Thanks,
Jim
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ]On Behalf Of Julie Bergman Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]crested gecko eating issues
Hi Jim,
Jim Hammond wrote:
We're providing fresh mealworms and gut-loaded crickets for our Crested and
he seems to prefer baby food.
That is ok! I would provide that by mixing it with the Gargoyle food so he gets enough protein. This is a baby Crested, yes?
I can account for all but two of the crickets
we've put in his house in the past 3 weeks.
We're supplementing the baby food with D3 and bee pollen. Is he getting what
he needs?
If you are going to supplement babyfood which is not not mixed with anything else, you need a balanced supplement that includes at least Calcium, phosphorus (Ca:phosphorus 2:1) , D3, and beta-carotene (pre-cursor for Vitamin A). There are several products on the market that would fit this bill - the T-Rex (ICB) Insect Cricket Balancer would work although is really meant to "balance" crickets fed (ILF) Insect Loading Formula to acheive the proper ratios. RepCal with D3 mixed 50/50 with Herptivite would work, also the good Dr. Susan Donoghue (herp vet nutrition specialist and fellow gecko lister) could provide you something at http://www.herpnutrition.com <http://www.herpnutrition.com> . So no, just D3 and bee pollen will not be adequate and is harmful because of the metabolic imbalance.
If you use the Gargoyle Gecko food mixed with babyfood there is no need to supplement.
Let us know if you have any more questions!
Julie B.
Thanks,
Jim
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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [gecko]crested gecko eating issues
Hi Dana,
If he is eating crickets then I don't think there is any cause for worry
here. Your frequency of feeding this guy babyfood is probably too much from
what I am seeing here. Save it for every third day or so, and DO NOT hand
feed (creating a bad habit that may be hard to break). Be sure to use the
Gargoyle and not the Crested T-Rex food at this point. He wants protein more
than babyfood at this point in his growth and the Gargoyle food is just what
he needs as far as that goes.
Julie Bergman
www.geckoranch.com <http://www.geckoranch.com>
GGA lifetime member
Dana wrote:
Hi Everyone -
I wrote to this listserv last week about my newly acquired juvenile
crested that wasn't eating his baby food (for reference, he is about
4.5-5.0" and does seem to be growing). Thanks for the responses -
they were helpful.
Unfortunately, he still won't eat the baby food on his own. He will
eat a little bit at a time when I hand feed it to him - he eats so
little each time that some days I have fed him small amounts twice a
day. When I leave the food in his home he won't eat it by himself. I
am feeding him the same flavor baby food mixed with the T-rex crested
gecko diet just as they had been feeding him at the store where I
bought him. I have tried different flavors of food, food without any
supplements, food with Rep-Cal supplements (very light) instead of the
t-Rex - the only thing that I haven't tried, which I will do tomorrow
is puree some fruit myself and offer that to him - any other
suggestiong that I haven't tried? He has been eating crickets - he
really likes them, but how concerned, at this point, should I be that
he is not eating the baby food on his own (he's had plenty of time to
acclimate to his new home as it has been 2 weeks since I brought him
home)?
- Thanks,
Dana
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