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I'm wondering if anyone has any experience breeding feeders in the gecko enclosures. I imagine the first objection some people would have is that the feeders would pester or injure the geckos. I have not found this to be the case when feeder breeding in situ has happened accidentally (I'll provide details below). I like this idea because it reduces the need to feed regularly and in the case of crickets, supplements my supply of the smaller crickets.
Sometimes if crickets get left in an enclosure long enough I get babies but frequently they don't last long because they get dehydrated or starve --most of my enclsures have tile substrate and there's not much to eat. I have had success breeding crickets and superworms in situ in a few of my setups which have: coco fiber substrate, a source of food for the crickets so they don't bother the geckos. In some cases this food source is a container of gutload and in others they "share" the CGD as well. I'm intrigued with the idea of feeders that live out their life cycles in the gecko cage and geckos that can hunt at will. Anyone else try this? Anyone who's done it more extensively want to write an article for Gecko Time about it?
Aliza
Sometimes if crickets get left in an enclosure long enough I get babies but frequently they don't last long because they get dehydrated or starve --most of my enclsures have tile substrate and there's not much to eat. I have had success breeding crickets and superworms in situ in a few of my setups which have: coco fiber substrate, a source of food for the crickets so they don't bother the geckos. In some cases this food source is a container of gutload and in others they "share" the CGD as well. I'm intrigued with the idea of feeders that live out their life cycles in the gecko cage and geckos that can hunt at will. Anyone else try this? Anyone who's done it more extensively want to write an article for Gecko Time about it?
Aliza
