Mealworms help

[drillsar]

I went to my local lfs and they only had one size, There kind of big can I cut them so there smaller for my gecko?

 

[eyelids]

You could try it, but they usually only go after moving prey items... How big are the mealworms and how big is your gecko? Believe it or not, I feed my hatchlings full size mealworms without any problems....

 

[drillsar]

There about a inch, Its a baby. Some ar dead I got it from petsmart, I put a apple in it.

 

[eyelids]

It should do fine on them...

When I hatched my first geckos I too was under the impression that they required very small mealworms... I ordered 5000 1/4 inch mealworms and found out after that that they can handle 3/4 to 1 inch mealworms...

 

[gaparicio]

I do the exact same thing. I buy one size (medium - 3/4) mealworms for all my geckos. Adults or hatchlings, they scarf them down with no problem. When Hatchling I would assume they wouldn't go for nonmoving prey. My hatchlings go for the most active mealies first then the slower ones last.

 

[Evergreen]

When I got my leo, they told me to cut up the mealworms, because the gecko was so small. I cut one up in two, the gecko didn't go near it, so I threw a mealworm in there about 1 inch long, and she ate it right up, no problems.

 

[GoGo]

Yea with leos thats fine, throwin the whole mealie in. The only problem you would have would be like if it was a crestie, they dont do as well.