Every 2 weeks?? IMPORTANT

Rebecca · 10-09-02, 04:31 PM

Is there a gecko that you only have to feed every 2 weeks?? Is there ANY lizard that you only have to feed every 2 weeks??

Youkai · 10-09-02, 05:43 PM

I can't think of one that would remain healthy with feedings like that. Even those with the slowest metabolism.

NiagaraReptiles · 10-09-02, 06:10 PM

Yep......Gilas/Beadeds should only eat every couple weeks (sometimes less often then that) depending on meal size/sex/time of year/husbandry. Without going into extensive detail, this does not include every specimin, all the time, in every case. It depends heavily on the things I have mentioned above, as well as other unforseen issues/conditions.

These are the only lizards that come to mind that would eat that infrequently.

Why do you ask anyway?

Dom · 10-09-02, 10:03 PM

MAybe you shouldn't forget to mention that theses hiladerms are that only venemous lizards ... I agree with you on that one althoughI persoanlly thin that a small meal each weeek seems to kee them more fit.. Just an oppinion though ..

I also canot thik of any other lizards that could do this on a regular basis .. I know many that could go off there food for that lon g with no ill effects for once or twice but none that could do these on a regular feeding but the gila monster and the beaded lizard.

I am curious too .. why such a want for a lizard?

Rebecca · 10-09-02, 10:25 PM

No No I don't WANT one. My sister's co-worker claims that she has some geckos and only has to feed once every 2 weeks. I just wanted to know that, all geckos need to eat everyday. I thought maybe she was just dumb and didn't have geckos, just mistaken them as geckos. But so far as I know those lizards you said that could live ok like that, can't be mistaken for geckos. Any thing else I should know before I go shooting my mouth off (e.g. there is a lizard that looks like them that only eats every 2 weeks).

Youkai · 10-10-02, 12:03 AM

Even geckos with slower metabolisms will still eat a few times a week. Probably, she's exagerating, or she has very thin, starved geckos.

10-29-02, 08:50 PM

i agree with the rest of the posts. i would like to see these "geckos".