Crickets too fast

[AdamSkates224]

i think the crickets are too fast for my gecko. is there anyone to "slow them down"

 

[clear]

put them in the fridge or freezer for a short time

 

[Kelentari]

Break off those back legs! Tongs are good for that. Pick them up by a back leg and let them wiggle themselves off. Or you could try switching to mealworms.

 

[AdamSkates224]

he aonly likes wax worms so i feed him crickets

 

[moosassah]

You'll need to break him of the wax worms habit asap. They are the twinkies of leo world. Leave a dish with mealies in his cage. He'll eat from it eventually...could be months so you'll need to take the pupae out as they form.

Taking off the hind legs has always worked for me.

 

[bitterbeauty]

I always feel back about breaking off their legs lol

Even if they are about to be eaten...thats still gotta hurt!

 

[MelissaDiane]

When I got my first gecko in July I found that she wasn't quick enough for crickets so I started feeding her with tongs. But then that was a pain for me. So I switched to mealworms & bought some phoenix worms. Between the two different types of worms she is doing well. Also, I noticed when I dust my crickets in the vit or calcium powder that slows them down too. I just got another gecko this past week & she is very quick & has no problem with crickets. I just think each gecko is a little different when it comes to these things.

 

[Bling_my_leo]

I do the same. I just hold the cricket by it's torso and rip it's back legs off with my fingers. I feel bad about it, it must hurt alot. But they are going to die soon anyways. GECKO FOOD!!

Emma.

 

[Sammag]

A good way to stop mealworms from pupating is to not use them but use superworms as those are nutritionally better and dont pupate at the fast rate that mealworm do.

 

[gothra]

I do the same. I just hold the cricket by it's torso and rip it's back legs off with my fingers. I feel bad about it, it must hurt alot. But they are going to die soon anyways. GECKO FOOD!!

Emma.

I use 2 tongs to pull off their back legs...one for holding the cricket still, the other one for pulling off the back legs. This way I don't have to touch it with my finger...yea, I'm scared of crickets.

 

[nats]

I just break their back legs!

I dont think crickets have nerve endings!!??

P.S. Their legs sometime fall off anyway in the cage.
My terrariums are always full of cricket legs!!

 

[RepBex]

I use Hoppers i remove there legs to prevent chokeing but even with legs they are not hard for my geckos even when they are in the lazyest moods

 

[chaosapiant]

Someone mentioned how the crickets slow down when being dusted, and that is very true. I take a cap full of vitamin or calcium powder, and dip the crickets heads into it. With their eyes and antenna covered in powder, they are practically blind, and tend to just slowly walk around the tank instead of the cartwheels and backflips they are known for. And I envy all of you who can get a gecko to eat out of a dish. My gecko will not eat even superworms from a dish, and they are super wiggly!

 

[laurlaur12]

my new leo seems to be too slow for crickets too. she is also new, so she may jsut be getting used to her new home. i found that by the time she caught them, almost all of the calcium i had dusted them with was gone. is that bad?? she has a dish of it at all times, but i just can't get it to stay on the crickets

 

[nats]

my new leo seems to be too slow for crickets too. she is also new, so she may jsut be getting used to her new home. i found that by the time she caught them, almost all of the calcium i had dusted them with was gone. is that bad?? she has a dish of it at all times, but i just can't get it to stay on the crickets

Just be patient.
It takes them a little practice.

What are you using to dust them with?
Repashy calcium plus sticks really well. In fact, after I dust a bunch, and
I put the un-eaten ones back in their tub, they have dust still on them a few days later.