Garam Masala
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Hi guys,
First time owner here, I'm from Melbourne and have a tiny marbled gecko.
Little dude is rather shy so no photos yet. Will attach one later, I found my gecko hiding in my kitchen and decided to keep him.
I am aware of the ethical implications involved in this decision, so please spare me, I've had quite the ear-bashing from a few pet shop employees already.
My enclosure is roughly 20 gallons, combinations of store brought dishes, hiding places and things to climb from outside (nothing harmful, eucalyptus etc.).
My current issue is with keeping live crickets, the smallest size at the shop is only just too big. So I've had to buy baby crickets and try to fatten them up quickly, I leave a dish with about 10 - 20 crickets each night (Only the gecko can get in and out of the dish). The left over crickets strangely are dead by morning..
Also I have a high mortality rate in my cricket containers, they have fresh carrot, which I change every day, often every two days. A dish with a mixture of gecko pellets (which I am aware, my gecko will not touch) and a bit of gut load sachet. Another dish with quite damp but not soaking cotton.
I realise the best way too keep my gecko healthy diet-wise is to keep my crickets healthy, any advise?
Thanks.
First time owner here, I'm from Melbourne and have a tiny marbled gecko.
Little dude is rather shy so no photos yet. Will attach one later, I found my gecko hiding in my kitchen and decided to keep him.
I am aware of the ethical implications involved in this decision, so please spare me, I've had quite the ear-bashing from a few pet shop employees already.
My enclosure is roughly 20 gallons, combinations of store brought dishes, hiding places and things to climb from outside (nothing harmful, eucalyptus etc.).
My current issue is with keeping live crickets, the smallest size at the shop is only just too big. So I've had to buy baby crickets and try to fatten them up quickly, I leave a dish with about 10 - 20 crickets each night (Only the gecko can get in and out of the dish). The left over crickets strangely are dead by morning..
Also I have a high mortality rate in my cricket containers, they have fresh carrot, which I change every day, often every two days. A dish with a mixture of gecko pellets (which I am aware, my gecko will not touch) and a bit of gut load sachet. Another dish with quite damp but not soaking cotton.
I realise the best way too keep my gecko healthy diet-wise is to keep my crickets healthy, any advise?
Thanks.
