Lizards for Kids

[BarelyBreathing]

I've tried small crickets and worms, too. He loves fruit flies.

[SnakeyJay]

Hmm I'll have to have a look into finding fruit flies then.. How do you offer them? As I doubt the gf will be happy about flies buzzing around haha.

[BarelyBreathing]

I just dump a few in there. Feeder fruit flies are flightless, no need to worry about infestation.

[GarterPython]

I tong feed my Crestie and he is so lazy that I literally have to put it up to his face for him to realize it is there

[Corey209]

Originally Posted by GarterPython

I tong feed my Crestie and he is so lazy that I literally have to put it up to his face for him to realize it is there

Seems kinda unhealthy..

[GarterPython]

Yea I kind of thought that too but I've tried everything he just won't chase it. He does move around his cage a lot though because I can here him jumping around at night.

[Pareeeee]

My Crestie doesn't eat crickets. Crickets should not be their only food item. He is on a strict diet of Repashy's Crested Gecko diet. IMO it's the only thing Cresties should eat (either with crickets or not, but I've found that if they get a taste for crickets they won't eat the CGD.), considering they have unique dietary requirements which we can not easily replicate at home. He loves it; in the evening he often sits looking at the ground where I put his food dish at night, waiting for me to give him his dinner, lol.

[Vegasarah]

I have both a Crestie and a Bluey. For younger children I would say go with the Bluey if you can give them the 40 gallon breeder tank. They are tough guys, and will develop a bond with the children very quickly. They are not as easy to feed as Cresties, because Repashy has taken out all the work, lucky for us! But as far as a 'children's pet' goes, I would still side with the Bluey. Cresties in my experience tend to be more fragile and flighty. A Bluey will sit in the hood of a sweatshirt for hours or sleep on your lap! They tolerate handling better than a Crestie.

I would wait till the expo, let the kids see how much fun Blueys can be. Have them handle a Crestie and see how small and fragile and jumpy they can be, then go hold an adult Blue Tongue and they will see the difference! They are kind of 'lazy' and happy lizards, plus their size and weight are kind of cool imo.

Let us know what the final decision is, I'm curious!

[totheend]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

My Crestie doesn't eat crickets. Crickets should not be their only food item. He is on a strict diet of Repashy's Crested Gecko diet. IMO it's the only thing Cresties should eat (either with crickets or not, but I've found that if they get a taste for crickets they won't eat the CGD.), considering they have unique dietary requirements which we can not easily replicate at home. He loves it; in the evening he often sits looking at the ground where I put his food dish at night, waiting for me to give him his dinner, lol.

This is entirely not true. Cresties have no issues with eating crickets and MRP.

[Pareeeee]

Originally Posted by totheend

This is entirely not true. Cresties have no issues with eating crickets and MRP.

Maybe mine's just weird then? If he gets a taste of anything else he won't eat his CGD.

[alessia55]

Their mom decided to wait a while longer before allowing them to have a pet Thanks for all the suggestions!!