That is why I am divorced, it was the reptiles or him. I now have 53
reptiles and no husband and I am happier than ever.
Cyndy
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:28:28 -0500 "Margaret Both" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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