Jeez my SO rolls her eyes evertime I drag her to the petstore..
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From: Blaise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 12:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Gecko] That Silly Ciliatus...
Hehe..
Ironically enough, my gecko addiction was started by my S/O bought me a
gecko for Valentines (she had an iguana at the time, which later died of
cat) then, i bought her a couple, then she got me one etc... etc..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yuri Huta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: December 15, 2000 11:56 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Gecko] That Silly Ciliatus...
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>
> Margaret,
>
> I usually waited until my wife was very tired and then asked. It worked
> sporadically until she caught the gecko bug too. Her affliction is not a
> serious as mine, but hey, cricket ordering is not a problem anymore.
> Yuri
>
> Margaret Both wrote:
> >
> > 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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