How to contain lateralis in food dish??

[gothra]

My first lot of lateralis babies has finally grown to a slightly bigger size suitable for feeding. However, they can climb out of the food dish like its flat ground. They are such good climbers!! The dishes I used are 1 inch tall plastic containers; I used them for crickets and superworms and they worked fine. Now I need to switch all my food dishes to glass/ceramic ones...

How does everyone feed off their lateralis (without them escaping)? I was hoping to feed my 2 hatchlings lateralis since they're small and active, but that didn't work out. The dishes that were able to keep the lateralis in were too tall for my babies. Now I end up with a bucket of crickets once again... :main_no:

 

[T-ReXx]

For babies I just leave the roaches loose in the tubs. The geckos find them no problem. Tong feeding is also an option.

 

[gothra]

Maybe I'll wait a little longer to tong feed them. I live in sub-tropical region, can't afford to have the lats escape. I tong feed my dubias too. Thanks Ted.

 

[T-ReXx]

Just a tip, if you want to make the lats easier to handle, stick em in the fridge for about 15-20 mins, they cool off and slow down a lot. They'll still move around a bit, but nice and slow. They'll "wake up" in about 10-15 min at room temp.

 

[tastyworms]

TSK Supply sells some disposable (semi reusable) feeder dishes that have lids with a 1" lip. They're designed so that the insects can't reach the sides of the dish.

http://www.tsksupply.com/products/Worm%7B47%7DWater-Dish-%28Small%29-.html

 

[GeckoGathering]

Teaching bugs to "sit" and "Stay"

My first lot of lateralis babies has finally grown to a slightly bigger size suitable for feeding. However, they can climb out of the food dish like its flat ground. They are such good climbers!! The dishes I used are 1 inch tall plastic containers; I used them for crickets and superworms and they worked fine. Now I need to switch all my food dishes to glass/ceramic ones...

How does everyone feed off their lateralis (without them escaping)? I was hoping to feed my 2 hatchlings lateralis since they're small and active, but that didn't work out. The dishes that were able to keep the lateralis in were too tall for my babies. Now I end up with a bucket of crickets once again... :main_no:

Hi Bonnie.
I use these bowls for most everything.
Any prey and also for water.
They are 2 1/2 "deep(+I set them on1/4 in thick tile
squares), 4" diameter of slick porselland.
The gecko gets a build up with ledge to rest at the top
of the bowl.....see one of my build ups photos for a example.:main_thumbsup:

Can do a Roach Room where the gecko will go in the room and scarf down roaches.. See Vid.
Take Care. HJ

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[Fencer04]

I'm getting some of those TSK dishes for mealworms, I just can't stand the shipping price. It's almost as much as the dishes themselves.

 

[T-ReXx]

TSK Supply sells some disposable (semi reusable) feeder dishes that have lids with a 1" lip. They're designed so that the insects can't reach the sides of the dish.

http://www.tsksupply.com/products/Worm%7B47%7DWater-Dish-%28Small%29-.html

These won't work with lateralis. I have some and the roaches can climb them no problem.

 

[gothra]

I'm going to go with tong feeding them. The lats can climb REALLY well, I figured glass, ceramics, or glossy new plastic are the only materials that can keep them in. They can climb out with the tiniest bit of grit on the surface.

I tong fed some to my adults last night, my leos seem to really like them. Since the lats are very soft shelled, there were a couple times where the leo just chomped the first half of the roach, leaving the roach butt still attached to the tweezer...lol (yuck).

 

[5HiddenLizards]

Lateralis

I only feed my fatty the lateralis. I use these small plastic dishes to put them in. They are about 1 1/5in tall. If there are too many roaches in there, then they climb out. But I usually put 6 at a time & they can't climb out.

I have a cork bark slab on the side that helps hold the container in place. She usually stands on that & grabs them out of the container. Sometimes they crawl up her head & escape, but she gets them by the end of the night.

I partially cover the container sides with substrate to help hold it in. The noise they make trying to get out attracts her, so seeing them isn't really a problem.