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whiteraven666 Key Member
Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 334 Location: Basildon, Essex, England
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: Need a little help with crested gecko diets |
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Hya there
I have had my cresties for over 3 weeks now and im concerned about them because they arent eating a lot. How much do your cresties eat? how many crickets a night roughly and do you feed yours every other day or everyday.
Ive got my crested geckos some Rapershy crested gecko diet (banana flavour) and they dont wanna touch it.
Ive tried giving them bits of banana, peach, pear and snuff at me everytime.
They are two nearly fully grown males in separate exoterra tanks and look in good health and very active and alert.
Just a bit worried about them
Sorry about all the questions
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Lindsey I've settled in...
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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I have three cresties and they're not huge fans of the gecko diet either. I"ve tried three flavours. So I tried organic baby food and they prefer it, I just add calcium supplements to it. I have tired solid bits of fruit add they won't take it either. I do feed crickets every third night and they snap them up. I think they hold out for the crickets and only really nibble on the baby food. They're all healthy and it's the way I've been doing it for almost a year. So as long as yours don't look skinny I wouldn't worry about how much they actually eat.
You could also try getting some fruit and tossing it in a blender and make your own smoothie type thing and see if they like that. Just add some supplements. |
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Ailurus Captivebred Communist
Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 1626 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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when i first got my crestie i didnt think she was eating much of the diet either, but that was because she was small and i had given her a big water bowl, so it just didn't look like she was eating. Is this the case with you?
Now she is adult, she has a milk bottle top with CGD 4 times a week and she finishes it in one night. twice a week she has crickets dusted with calcium.
Also where is the dish, as they are more likely to eat from a raised dish in the upper area of the enclosure _________________ Tom
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whiteraven666 Key Member
Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 334 Location: Basildon, Essex, England
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hya All
I was actually thinking of getting a smoothie maker and i think i will now.
Quote: | Also where is the dish, as they are more likely to eat from a raised dish in the upper area of the enclosure |
that makes a lot of sence actually.
I think its just a case then of trying everything possible to see what they personally like.
I think he was previoulsy fed a diet of both crickets and the sandfire crested gecko diet.
I havent been able to get hold of the sandfire one due to it being out of stock. If need be ill look on ebay or reptile suppliers
Quote: | when i first got my crestie i didnt think she was eating much of the diet either, but that was because she was small and i had given her a big water bowl, so it just didn't look like she was eating. Is this the case with you?
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yeh he did have a faily large bowl meaning that he could have eaten a bit _________________ Dante (rankins dragon)
Haku (Frilled Dragon)
Heidi (Dwarf sungazer)
Treakle (leopard gecko)
Jake (Baby beardie)
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crouchy Key Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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The sandfire CGD is just the normal T-Rex diet. It says sandfire at the top. Ive known people who havent had any luck with standard CGD but have then tried the repashy multi flavour food and the geckos have loved it.
I always recommend repashy food as its got plenty of different flavours and has all the nutrients needed. Organic babyfood with no preservatives (that means no lemon juice either) is impossible to find and is very hard to supplement with the correct amounts of calcium and vitamins. _________________
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Lindsey I've settled in...
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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I'm from Canada and the organic baby food is available in a few of our stores. I know the special diets are better in the respect that they have exactly what they need, but if they won't eat it then they're not getting any of that good stuff anyway.
Do you think it would be okay to mix some of the gecko diet with some of the baby food? That might be another thing to try. _________________ -Lindsey
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joffy666 Contributing Member
Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Suffolk
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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I've had my lil crestie for six weeks now. To start with I gave him CDG and mashed banana, peach sometimes with a lil CDG or calcium mixed in.
I use a large suction cup attached to a branchbwith a bendy cable tie as a food dish and soon as he wakes around 8pm he goes straight to it but doesn't eat a huge amount.
I then tried him on Can O Crickets which he loved but they went mouldy after a few days in the tin!
So finally gave in and tried live locusts and he gobbles up 3-4 in a few minutes. _________________
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negri CaptiveBred Addict!
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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You could maybe dust your crickets in the CGD, maybe get used to the taste.
Crestie's insides are tiny so your not going to notice the amount of CGD they're having if it's in a fairly big dish.
Our juvies can clear milk bottle tops before it even gets dark. They love the stuff. _________________ Eyeless frogs welcome...
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 121 Location: North West
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Where does everyone get the repashy diet from? I cant seem to find any... _________________ Anna
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Biohazard156 Contributing Member
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 107 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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You can buy the normal CGD in some pet shops, and the two part repashy diet, I import straight from America. The Pangea website sells it and will ship it over here.
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