Other than crickets....

[Tigergenesis]

what other insects other than crickets are okay for a crestie? In particular I'm wondering about silkworms (and any other worms) and roaches.

Thanks.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Small silkworms will definetly be ok, butterworms will also be great(small, again), and small superworms work. I have not had any problems with superworms and cresties. I know they bite but just use a smaller superworms and if you can, use freshly molted ones. Waxworms are also acceptable as an occasional treat, and mealworms are ok too but I prefer to use same sized superworms as they are more nutritious and have a smaller exoskeleton. If you are worried about the supers biting the crestie, just crush the head before feeding. Hope this helps!

C.

[sara]

Silks and roaches are great for cresteds. Some cresteds might not show interest in something as slow-moving as a silkworm, but once they recognize them as a food source they love them.
I really hate roaches, but it seems like all rhacodactylus go crazy for them.:rolleyes: (at least I don't have to eat them)

[Tigergenesis]

Opps - I forgot to specify what kind of roach I was thinking about (in case that makes a difference). I was thinking of hissing cockroaches (young ones since they're smaller).

[AnthonyC]

I've heard lobster roaches (smaller than hissers) are great, so I'm going to give it a shot. I've got a group of them breeding now, but I've not yet fed any of them off to my Cresteds. I'm still waiting for them to multiply a little more before tapping into my "breeding stock."

[Tigergenesis]

Thanks everyone. One more question...how often should cresties be fed? I'll be buying a hatchling soon.

[CDN-Cresties]

I fed my hatchlings everyday. 4 days crixs, 3 days baby food.

[adamofsound]

How many cix/hatchling CDN? I have 3 hatchlings coming this month and I have always fed more on the babyfood/CGD side of things, something like 4 days babyfood/CGD/GGD potion and 2 days of crix.

you seem to have a lot more experience than I do (I have been keeping rhacs only for about a year) so I thought i might go with more protein for the new young ones

[CDN-Cresties]

I tossed in 3-5 crix per gecko which I housed seperately. I then removed any remaining crix the following morning. Its all up to you though, I have found the cresties grow faster with more crix in their diet but remember to gut load.

[Tigergenesis]

Thank you both!