Yuri I tried that line on my poor longsuffering husband about how with a few
more geckos it would be cheaper 'cause I could order the crickets in
bulk. He groaned! Margaret
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From: "Yuri Huta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] That Silly Ciliatus...
> Tobey,
>
> You might want to experiment a bit with how much to feed him (see how
> much he will eat over a several day/week period and this will give you a
> good starting point). As to how long should you force feed him, I would
> try to use the same food you force fed him with and leave it in the tank
> (same spot may help) and see if recognizes the scent and goes to it by
> himself. I usually watch a new gecko (when it is active) and see what
> its movement pattern is (e.g. favorite perch) and place food so that it
> will encounter it along on of its routes. Handling can be pretty
> stressful, so I would try and keep it to a minimum.
>
> As to baby food - live food, I feed mine both and she is over a year
> old. These fellas eat both fruit and insects in the wild throughout
> their lives.
>
> The moths I catch outside or I get when my wax moth larva metamorphis
> (sp?) into moths. I actually had a moth come to the porch light last
> weekend (I live in Maryland and it was near freezing).
>
> It can be frustrating having just one gecko and finding food for it. My
> solution was to get more geckos and that made mail ordering crickets
> cost effective. Maybe not the best solution for you though.
>
> Yuri Huta
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Margaret:
> > Well, I bought a small glass "eye" dropper lastnight and fed Sebastian
(my Rhacodactylus Ciliatus) some baby food. He was not thrilled with the
process and squirmed quite a bit. When he finally settled, I gently rubbed
a little on his lips, and he shook his head flinging it on me, but
eventually he did begin to lick. He ended up eating about a whole dropper
full, but then he would not take anymore. How much baby food is normal for
him to eat in one meal? How long should I continue to "hand feed" him? How
often should he be eating baby food versus crickets or worms? I would like
to feed him some moths as I saw some of you do from earlier posts, but where
would I get them? I can't really order large quantities of "feeders" from
anywhere as he is the only R. Ciliatus that I have.
> > Thank you so much for the advice. I truly appreciate each of you on
here sharing your knowledge with others.
> >
> > :o) Tobey
> >
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