Looking for a new husband? Kind of brings a whole new meaning to the term
"GGA classifieds." :) TC
At 06:34 PM 12/14/00 -0800, you 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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