Snuffles379
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Hello all!
My Leopard Gecko is around eleven and recently he has started eating differently. He doesn't chase crickets nearly as often and when he does try to chase them he hardly ever gets them. Either he is too slow, he cannot see them or misses when he lunges at them.
So I have began to give him giant meal worms more regularly, I've always thrown his food in front of him and have never tried any kind of dish. However, after seeing many of your enclosures in the forums I've noticed many people have dishes with meal worms in them. My problem is I have no idea if he'll find the worms in the dish or if he'll climb over the 1/2 inch rim (needed to keep the worms in) to eat them out of a dish. He often has to see them moving right in front of him to even go for them. Whats your experience with this? Do dishes work? Not work?
Also I saw a lot of people with what looked like small calcium dishes as well. I've never done this because I gut load my crickets but what if I were to put some calcium powder inside the meal worm dish? He's eating a lot of them now and I don't gut load them so would that be a good way for him to get calcium? or would it be too much and/or put him off eating them?
I'm just looking for some general advice and suggestions. Thanks very much!
My Leopard Gecko is around eleven and recently he has started eating differently. He doesn't chase crickets nearly as often and when he does try to chase them he hardly ever gets them. Either he is too slow, he cannot see them or misses when he lunges at them.
So I have began to give him giant meal worms more regularly, I've always thrown his food in front of him and have never tried any kind of dish. However, after seeing many of your enclosures in the forums I've noticed many people have dishes with meal worms in them. My problem is I have no idea if he'll find the worms in the dish or if he'll climb over the 1/2 inch rim (needed to keep the worms in) to eat them out of a dish. He often has to see them moving right in front of him to even go for them. Whats your experience with this? Do dishes work? Not work?
Also I saw a lot of people with what looked like small calcium dishes as well. I've never done this because I gut load my crickets but what if I were to put some calcium powder inside the meal worm dish? He's eating a lot of them now and I don't gut load them so would that be a good way for him to get calcium? or would it be too much and/or put him off eating them?
I'm just looking for some general advice and suggestions. Thanks very much!