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reptileboy
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:46 am    Post subject: feeding babies Reply with quote

im gettin 2 babies crested in 3 weeks i already have the cage a exo terra 60+45+60 one all set up it has lots of foliage but i just asking about feeding these geckos are only a few inches so how many should i do a time and how many times a day. i now the size of the crickets that i need.
wat calcium dust and that stuff should i get
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would house them in something smaller for there first few months .

then what i have been doing with my babies is getting them out of their housing every second day and trying to hand feed them a little CGD on a spoon .

there is also CGD in a little dish in the tank , i also put a few micro brown crickets in there too . and in the morning most of the time there is no crickets left .


before putting them in such a big tank i would wait till you knew they were eating the CGD out the dish you have in the tank
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with Negri about housing them in something small for their first few months. The babies may have trouble finding their food in such a large tank when they are so small.

As for feeding, I always make sure there's CGD available in their tank and twice a week I feed them 4 to 6 micro crickets each, removing any crickets that are left by the morning. (usually there's only 1 or 2 left that managed to hide)
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same as everyone else really, faunariums are idea for keeping baby cresteds in. They allow you to easily monitor them and see if they are taking food properly etc. And then moving them on to the large viv when there older.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

its easier to clean as well whist small
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