feeding dead food

[lar20]

is there any way i might be able to feed my gecko dead mealworms with ease cus thats all i have right now and i might not be able to get live ones for like a week or 2 but pet co sucks and only had dead ones

 

[erskinelake]

Mealworms in any form aren't a great idea. Do you have a local pet store with crickets? Or can someone get you back to ***** for them?

 

[BlackDiamondGeckos]

Why arent mealworms a great idea? I'm pretty sure the majority of breeders use them as a staple food source or mixed with other feeders.

I personally use both mealworms and dubia, along with some supers and wax everynow and then, and pinkies for the breeders when needed. Mealworms make up about 60-70% of their diet, dubia 25-30% and 5-10% other.

 

[lar20]

Mealworms in any form aren't a great idea. Do you have a local pet store with crickets? Or can someone get you back to ***** for them?

i hate crickets lol they are discusting and mealworms are fine ron temper has been using them since the 70s and hes always been fine with them and so have many other people

either way that doesnt answer my question lol i just need advise on getting him to eat dead food should i just like wave it in front of his face or somthing?

and im not even 100% sure my local pet co sells live food i didnt see any when ive been there so im checking around other stores there was one im going to soon but like i said it wont be for like a week but ive seen live there before

 

[BlackDiamondGeckos]

Do you mean like just dead mealworms or the ones that are baked n dried or what not? Either way, I would never feed mine that. They wouldn't even think about eating it.

 

[lar20]

Do you mean like just dead mealworms or the ones that are baked n dried or what not? Either way, I would never feed mine that. They wouldn't even think about eating it.

they came in a can and they arent dried their just like dead lol idk its all i have until i can get my hands on some live

 

[thestack510]

Mine won't eat anything dead.

 

[Norrad]

Mealworms in any form aren't a great idea. Do you have a local pet store with crickets? Or can someone get you back to ***** for them?

LoL?

 

[Clink]

If you wiggle them around with some tongs they may eat them. If that's all you have then try it. I don't recommend making his diet up on gooey dead mealworms (I know the product you're talking about). The problem I see with them is they must have preservatives in there to make them gooey and keep them from rotting, and that cannot be good for a leo, just like it's not good for people. Anything fresh is better than anything preserved and dead.

 

[lar20]

If you wiggle them around with some tongs they may eat them. If that's all you have then try it. I don't recommend making his diet up on gooey dead mealworms (I know the product you're talking about). The problem I see with them is they must have preservatives in there to make them gooey and keep them from rotting, and that cannot be good for a leo, just like it's not good for people. Anything fresh is better than anything preserved and dead.

yeah i know i dont plan on making this his diet if i can find live mealworms thats great if not then i can go to live crickets if i absolutely have to lol but i would rather have him eating somthing for now then being hungry

 

[JordanAng420]

I suggest ordering from somewhere online. There are lots of great mealworm suppliers that can have feeder insects shipped to you in just a few days, for MUCH better deals than you get in chain stores. Plus, they live longer than the ones from the stores, IMO. You never know just how long that plastic container has been sitting in that fridge...

If that's not possible, open your phonebook and look for a fishing supplies/tackle store. They usually always carry live worms.

 

[JordanAng420]

My point being, you might as well just NOT feed anything until you can get live, GUTLOADED dusted insects.

You can't gutload a dead mealworm. You can try, it's just not possible. The animals are receiving nothing but chitin from the exoskeleton when they're not fed properly prior to usage.

 

[Clink]

The juicy crap in the can probably has some low quality vitamins sprinkled in there too.
Live is always the way to go.

 

[laughing dog]

it should be fine if you hand feed, or poke it on the ground, or use something thin like a twity tie peice to move it. my baby leos even attack the pooper scooper, and my toad gets fed all the dead bugs to him which seems to make him happy as the cat food he gets in his dish also and toads absorb toxins more than anything, so if he were going to be sick from them he wouldnt constantly be bright and singing away for a gf.

 

[GeckoGal]

So your not gonna feed your gecko live food because you don't like crickets? I don't think that's fair. the canned stuff isn't good for your gecko like fresh gutloaded insects are! IMO

 

[ez2animate]

Theres nothing wrong with mealworms. Steve sykes only uses mealworms and look at his leos.