Burke,
Are you trying to entice me? If so, I only like silent pets (ie no
birds), I have 3 noisy children.
Cyndy
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:19:26 -0600 Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have 32 reptiles and 12 parrots/ <S> Burke
>
> Cyndy L Linsteadt wrote:
>
> > 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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