mealworms and carrots

[Gpoop]

I've had my gecko since sunday and he's eaten a few superworms but when I throw in mealworms, he runs up to them, sniffs then walks off. I have a feeder dish that I keep in his tank with mealworms in it with a sliced carrot. He always sniffs them but doesn't eat. Could the smell of carrots be throwing him off?

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Sometimes smaller feeders don't interest them enough. If he's already taking on superworms, then you will probably want to feed supers and skip the mealworms.

 

[Gpoop]

Ok. Since I had him he's been eating 1 or 2 every other day.

 

[scm133]

I slip a superworm in with my mealworms. The super worm is very active and keeps the sleepy mealworms moving. All that movement in the tray excites my geckos.

 

[Desdemona]

oooh, I like that idea Sally. After I feed off my current batch of mealies I'm going to just Supers.

 

[joshuadude]

Desdemona, may I ask what size your leo is? I also just got mine a few days ago, and neither the crickets nor mealies seem to interest him. So I am going to try superworms if he is a big enough size. He is roughly 6 inches