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mark_w · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:45 am Post subject: Insect feeders

Hi,

Similar to the thread on fat tail geckos, I was wondering what insect feeders people feed to their crested geckos?

I tried tropical banded crickets for the first time recently, and found they eat loads of these compared to small black crickets. This surprised me becuase these are much faster and more jumpy than the blacks. So,

Anyone tried roaches? Do you think that Blatta lateralis/red runners would be too fast? (I don't want to 'release' large numbers of roaches in my reptile room if they're not going to eat them!).

Cheers,
Mark.

Scott W · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject:

Hi Mark,
I have tried locust, and saw no interest from mine. Black crickets also had no interest (only my beared dragons seem happy to eat blacks). I've never tried red runners or any other roach, I think the reds would be good but I think you would have to offer them in such a way as the cresteds can catch them easy.

I basically stick to standard size silent brown crickets or adult house crickets and then the CGD.
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jenni270986 · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject:

mine like little locusts, never tried roaches.

jenn
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Jackie · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

Like Scott, mine showed no interest in black crickets or locusts. Mine also showed no interest in waxworms but love the moths.
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Kat · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject:

mine absolutely love locusts, much more than the crickets, they can't seem to get enough, and they are good stimulation because they climb and the geckos have to find them.
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SI654 · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject:

My crestie will eat anythin i put in Black,brown crix i have tried mealworms to and he ate them lol . Very Happy

Anne · I'm new here... Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 18

I feed mine black crickets which I put in a glass bowl sunk into the ground - they always vanish overnight and little paw like footprints can be seen in the remains of the calcium powder!!

mark_w · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all the replies - I'm surprised at the variety of feeders used. I started experimenting with roaches last night offering dubia roaches in the 1 to 1.5cm range.

Jackie, how do you find the Teratolepis geckos? I nearly bought some but chickened out. They just seemed so small...

Mark.

Jackie · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject:

mark_w · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject:

It was the size of the babies that put me off lol; I was offered some little CB ones at about an inch long.

I think I might take the plunge if I see them again. I'm also considering some T. chazaliae...

Mark.