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harrison · Contributing Member Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 141

Hi!

I'm about to get my new panther Chameleon, but in the meantime i'm looking after my friends new leopard gecko!

I'm feeding him the brown silent crickets.

Unfortunatly, i'm very new to this (still at the panicky stage when they jump!), and that's silent crickets!

Shocked

Today, i put one in the viv with him, and he happily ate it. About 2 hours later, i thought i'de give him another one, but two fell in!

I was just wondering if the crickets can be left in the viv with him? He's just a baby gecko, a few weeks old i believe...

The second was pulled out of the viv and put in the fridge for 10 minutes to slow him down so i could get him back in the box without him jumping. And when i put him back in, he came round again.

Could i do this with them before every feed? Surly they would come round nicely in the warm viv?

Thanks guys, as i say, i really have just started.... Owned fish before, but this is a big step up!

Confused

Phil1988 · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:54 am Post subject:

Yeah you can cool them in the fridge so that they are slower and they will warm up again in the viv.
It would be best to not have loose crickets in the viv as they can annoy the lizard (not to mention you too as they are never "silent"), the odd one or two isn't going to be a problem though so I wouldn't worry.

harrison · Contributing Member Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 141

OK, will do.

Thanks

Very Happy

serpent · Key Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 426 Location: Kent

You put in ONE cricket ?

Throw in 5 or 6 and watch him run around chasing them, if any are left over just leave them in for 'ron

('ron = lateR on )
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harrison · Contributing Member Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 141

Even the infants?

He's only a baby...!

serpent · Key Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 426 Location: Kent

ToonTomH · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:45 am Post subject:

I know for me it's Crested Geckos, but still...

The first feed it took a couple of days until the last of the crickets were gone, however, now they gulp them down instantly!

The other day I put 6 crickets in, within 1 minute, 1 baby had eaten 3 of them, so I threw another 4 in, which were gone by the end of the day! This just gives an idea of what they are capable of when it comes to eating!
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adriankidd · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:14 am Post subject:

you better get used to the crickets if your gonna be keeping reptiles in the future, im sure everyone on here will tell you that they always have the odd stray cricket or 5 running round the house, no joke, i hear my wife shout "CRICKET" about 2 or 3 times a week Laughing

harrison · Contributing Member Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 141

lol

OK, thanks for the replies..

Just put 3 in there now, dusted. I'll see how he gets along.

He's spending a lot of time hid away, and not really bothering unless the crickets come near him...

Thanks again guys

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PaulG · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject:

bear in mind that leo's are nocturnal [come out at night]
so it is likely that he will not eat them in the day so If I were you I would put the crix in when you turn the lights off.
Paul
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