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jenni270986 Contributing Member
Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 138 Location: warwickshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: agression at feeding time |
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my cresties live fine together, the only trouble im having is that at feeding time they get quite agressive towards each other. this is mainly when i feed crickets. if they see each other moving they go for each other, im putting this down to poor eyesight, but im worried that if it continues the agression might get worse.
i've tried using two food bowls, but they are used to getting to food from a particular place now and wait in the spot where i feed them.
Between the 2 of them they are having roughly 15- 20 brown dusted crickets 3 times a week (crix about 1cm long) with baby food/CGD on the other days. do i need to up this? they are 6 months old and at about 4 1/2" including tail.
maily bite feet and heads! :S
you can see the scuffs in the pic, rest of the time they are completely fine tho. am i right in thinking its down to poor eyesight and caught up in the hunting/hunger moment?
jenn
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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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If they eat the CGD readily, just increase that to every night so they always have someting to eat.
You could also increase the amount of crickets, just cut back if your geckos start to look too fat.
I tend to throw the crickets across the cage so they hunt them down. _________________
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Anne I'm new here...
Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 18
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:36 am Post subject: |
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What sex are they? If theye are both males, it may explain the aggression |
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jenni270986 Contributing Member
Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 138 Location: warwickshire
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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not sexable yet, but the agression is just at feeding time, and its nuthing malicious just grabbing of a foot if it moves.
jenn _________________ "With all this stress, i must confess this could be worse than PMS!" |
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