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stkkts
07-23-03, 05:04 PM
OK, i have 5 geckos right now. 3 of them love meal worms and wax worms. so that not a problem.

I have a skunk and a golden gecko in another enclosure that show no interest in wax worm, meal worms, or super worms. I really would prefer to not feed crickets, plus I have never once owned a gecko that ate crickets. I have yet to see my skunk gecko eat on his own. his entire diet is me hand feeding him baby food from and eye dropper. The golden I just got a few days ago, so there is a good chance he is adjusting to his new home.

What do you think of the freeze dried options, like the gutloaded crickets? do you find geckos eat them just as readily?

Also, what about other food alternatives, that are flavored and scented like fruits, but designed for geckos?

I cant keep feeding this one guy baby food, he needs to start eating on his own.

Siretsap
07-23-03, 05:33 PM
What I think is mostly make geckos eat crickets is the way they move.
You can try a can o cricket if you want, they aren't that expensive and it might work.
If not, then you need to find something that catches their eyes when it moves.

Bartman
07-23-03, 07:22 PM
I dont know much about golden geckos but if they do eat crickets why dont you try the already killed crickets in the can. I also saw this machine that giggles the food around so it looks more appitizing and the machine looks like a small rock the size of a fist. i dont know if youcan find this machine but if you live in toronto you can try the reptilia...thats where i saw it :)
good luck!