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aidan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: is it healthy

is it healthy to feed a crested gecko just crested gecko diet and baby food
or do they have to have live food
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2.4. beardies
1.1 fire n uce beardies
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
0.0.1 corns
0.0.2 crested geckos

ToonTomH · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject:

From what I know you can keep them on purely CGD without health problems.

Though it's also said that you should give them crickets maybe once a week to stimulate hunting...
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aidan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

k would lobster roaches be OK to give it and how long would it take for 1 crested gecko to go through a pot of cgd
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2.4. beardies
1.1 fire n uce beardies
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
0.0.1 corns
0.0.2 crested geckos

ToonTomH · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

I don't see why Lobster Roaches would be unhealthy, though one of my friends tried this and he said the Roaches seem to be better at hiding and escaping. Crickets are probably your best bet.

I'm not sure how long it would take, sorry.
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aidan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject:

k because I'm trying to convince my mum and dad that they don't cost that much to feed, id say that I'm being reasonable anyway because i have got rid of 4 other pets and now they saying i can't have nothing else Crying or Very sad

PS did that sound a bit horrible "got rid" OH well you no what i mean
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2.4. beardies
1.1 fire n uce beardies
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
0.0.1 corns
0.0.2 crested geckos

ToonTomH · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject:

Well considering you might be looking after 60 bearded dragons soon I don't think there would be that much more of a cost! Wink

However, considering how much space it will take up, you think there will be space? lol
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aidan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject:

there must be space in my room il up load some pics of my room later and you guy can tell me were to put it if im aloud 1 lol

Laughing

this should be fun Laughing

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2.4. beardies
1.1 fire n uce beardies
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
0.0.1 corns
0.0.2 crested geckos

Phil1988 · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject:

It isn't unhealthy to only feed CGD but in my opinion it would be unhealthy to feed just pure babyfood. I think that baby food on it's own should just be as a treat (like waxworms would be for your beardies).

Also I think that it would be unfair to deny them livefood as they like to hunt but that is just me. I'm sure a crestie would do just fine on CGD. If you dusted with the correct supplements you could probaby have a healthy crestie on just livefoods too.

On the subject of the livefood, my cresties like pretty much anything. Favourites have to be moths but I can't get enough of those for a staple food so their staple is lobster roaches. They have good protein levels and are soft bodied. They are quite good at hiding too though (see my latest topic) and so I feed them out of a glass bowl/jar with a line of vaseline around the rim to stop them escaping.

aidan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

k thanks
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2.4. beardies
1.1 fire n uce beardies
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
0.0.1 corns
0.0.2 crested geckos

Scott W · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

I have fed my colonies for many months on just CGD and never noticed any differences (for the worse).

In the wild they have been found to eat mainly fruits etc so hunting live insects in the wild may not be that common (although I'm sure they would snatch up any passing insects while searching for fruit).
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