crix 2 mealies

[g man]

everyone i was wondering what i could do to help my geckos eat mealies, because they dont seem to be interested in them. The reason why i want to swith from crix to mealies is because crix are a pain and stink!!
so if anyone has any info feel free to share

 

[GeckoMandi]

I have the same issue with one of geckos I switched to mealies about 2 months ago, but I have just one gecko out of 7 that I have to buy crickets for. I don't know what to tell you but sometimes they just don't want worms I guess.

 

[LadyGecko]

I don't know if this works or not- buy since they love wax worms you could try squishing one or two waxies onto a dish of mealies and see if that works
Once they get the idea -they might eat them without the waxies
Sandy

 

[pawsfoot]

When I first got my leos they were only eating crix. I just put a lil dish of mealies in their cage everynight and left them there for 1-2 days. If they weren't eaten I would throw them out and try again for a few more days. I slowly started reducing the amount of crix I was feeding them. They soon got the hint, within a day or two. If they don't eat for more then 3 days then I wouldn't push it and I would just stick with mealies. I also heard that you can take a crix and kill it and kinda rub the juices on the mealies and see if they eat them then. Good luck

 

[eyelids]

Crickets = Pain In The Butt

This is exactly why I start all my babys on mealworms. They don't even get to see a cricket until they're 20+ grams and still I only feed my leos crickets once a week as treats.

 

[camay123]

Same here. But they seem, 3 of them, to like mealies. I see them once in a while, flirting with the mealies dish and picking a few here and there. When I come back from work, the number of mealies as reduce.

 

[SwimMom]

Mine absolutely refuses to eat mealies out of a dish. I think she likes the hunt. If I drop a mealie on the cage floor and it wiggles she will hunt it down and eat it right up but if they are in a dish forget it she won't touch them. I start with 5 and just keep going 5 at a time till she stops eating them. some days its 10 some its 15.

 

[ReptileMan27]

You dont have to feed mealies so if your wont eat them its not big deal. Mine love them but also eat crickets. I also reccomend feeding a variety even though its fine to feed cricks or mealies as a staple diet. You could just mainly feed cricks and give them wax worms as a treat once in awhile.