i second that. They are very modest when comparing how much food they eat to how big of a gecko they are.
Brandon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Gale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]new crested gecko - need suggests on getting him to eat > Dana, > > I don't know how new you are to geckos or if you're one of the oldsters on > this list. I've found that my young rhacs barely eat enough of anything to > make a dent, but I can tell they've been eating by the cute little poopers > they leave around the tank. And I've not had any trouble at all getting any > of my rhacs to switch to the t-rex diet. If you're worried, monitor for > feces. Can't produce any output with no input! :) And if you're way above > this advice already and I've insulted your intelligence, I greatly > apologize. Just my experience that these guys aren't real big eaters. > > Rick > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gecko]new crested gecko - need suggests on getting him to eat > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:12:30 -0800 > > LOL! Now that would be enough to throw me off. I will have another look. > Thanks for the tip Doug! > > Julie B. > > Doug Johnston wrote: > > >Julie... > > > >I seriously doubt your store stopped carrying the apricot baby food! They > >have changed the packaging... it now comes in two packs of plastic > >containers rather than jars. > > > >Julie Bergman wrote: > > > >>Hi Dana, > >> > >>First, what was the person you got him from feeding him? It is really > >>important this information be provided to you so you don't run into this > >>situation. Allen Repashy, the maker of the T-Rex gecko food, may chime in > >>as he is on this list. According to Allen all young Rhacs he raises get > >>the Gargoyle food first as it has more protein. I would try that and some > >>apricot babyfood if you can find it. My grocery store stopped carrying it! > >>I would try more of the Gargoyle food and a little bit of the babyfood, > >>more babyfood in the mix if he continues to be picky. Allen also says it > >>is not necessary to supplement his foods, they already have supplements in > >>them. You can go ahead and supplement crickets. > >> > >>I am off the list for a few days- I'm sure Allen or the other Rhac folks > >>will help. > >> > >>Julie Bergman > >>www.geckoranch.com > >>GGA lifetime member > >> > >>Dana wrote: > >> > >>>Hi everyone - > >>> > >>>I just got a crested gecko who is 3-months old. I got him 3 days ago and > >>>he still has not eaten. I tried feeding him banana baby food with a > >>>little bit of the T-Rex gecko diet mixed in, then the next night I tried > >>>the same food but with a dusting of Rep-Cal calcium with D3 and > >>>Herptivite vitamin supplements. Any suggestions? > >>> > >>>- Thanks, > >>>Dana > >>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch high-quality video with fast playback at MSN Video. Free! > http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200365ave/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
