Feeding and habitat

[Rangers1933]

Just checking on my feeding regiment.

3 - Baby Geckco - in 29 gal

I have three hideouts - 1 with wet moss

Temp 90 - high side-- 82 low 70 overnight.

Cycle lights 13 hours-- lights go off at about 8pm -- I feed 20-30- 1/4 crickets -- by morning maybe one or two left-- hiding around.

Small water trap and small calc tray at all times.

I placed small tray or mealworms in cage -- but they never seem to touch the worms.

So is the amount of crickets for 3 babies sufficient? Does set up seem appropriate?

Advise welcome --

 

[acpart]

**I'm moving your post to the correct sub forum. Please check in the future to be sure you have the correct forum. The one you posted in (which comes up first on the list) is for questions about the site in general.

If you're feeding crickets and they are nearly all gone by morning, it's probably the right amount. Some geckos don't like mealworms and the crickets are much more interesting. While I feed my hatchlings mealworms (and it's a riot to see them clustered around the dish after feeding time taking turns at the worms), the ones I keep to adulthood generally get tired of the mealworms and prefer crickets or superworms. If they're already a few months old, you could probably go up to 1/2" or 3/4" crickets. They will eat fewer of them and they will be easier to catch (because they're bigger). If there is light in the room, you really don't need the lights and some geckos are bothered by them (on the other hand, some people report that their geckos like to bask in the lights, so it's up to you).

Aliza

 

[Rangers1933]

Thanks-- wasn't sure because it was crickets and habitat. Does the habitat look ok

 

[JessJohnson87]

It looks great. As they get older they will need their own space, unless you lucked out and have all females then you could house them in a 40 gallon breeder. I would keep an eye out for aggression to, they know before we can see visible signs of it, as to which one's will be male or female.