Why would I be looking for a new husband when I can have all the reptiles
my little heart desires?
Cyndy
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000 00:10:12 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A. J. Chiarello)
writes:
> 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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