Isn't that what this list is all about? Or am I in the wrong place? :) TC
At 05:57 PM 12/15/00 -0600, you wrote:
>OK have we been called reptiles before? Guys? LOL Burke
>
>"A. J. Chiarello" wrote:
>
>> 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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