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06-30-04, 11:03 AM
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Other than crickets....
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.
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06-30-04, 11:29 AM
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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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.
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06-30-04, 11:40 AM
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Location: Toronto
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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.  (at least I don't have to eat them)
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06-30-04, 02:01 PM
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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).
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06-30-04, 04:01 PM
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Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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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."
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07-01-04, 01:58 PM
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Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Thanks everyone. One more question...how often should cresties be fed? I'll be buying a hatchling soon.
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07-01-04, 03:05 PM
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Location: Ontario
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I fed my hatchlings everyday. 4 days crixs, 3 days baby food.
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07-01-04, 05:30 PM
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Location: St Catharines Ontario
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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
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Last edited by adamofsound; 07-01-04 at 05:36 PM..
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07-01-04, 05:37 PM
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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.
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07-01-04, 06:15 PM
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Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Thank you both!
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1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow", 0.1 IJ Blue-Tongued Skink "Phoebe", 1.0 Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink "Cole"
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