New to this gecko stuff ,advice please :)

[kickinit]

Hey guys,

I just made my first foray into the gecko world ( after a few weeks of lurking around these forums)

The gecko is about 5 months old

I got him on mealworms but since its only been 2 days he has not eaten yet.

My questions are:

First and Foremost, what morph is he?

does it make sense to make my calcium dish the same dish as my mealworm feeding dish ( i plan on just leaving meal worms in there 24/7 and replacing when needed).

IF SO- would i still have to dust the mealworms every 2-3 days since they would effectively be swimming in calcium all the time?

IF NOT- should i keep a seperate dish for calcium and the MW's and dust the meal worms every 2 to 3 days?

Also, other than a moist hide, dry hide, mealworm dish, water dish, and calcium dish, am i missing anything that should be in the tank?

Thanks much!

 

[THE WHISPERER]

does it make sense to make my calcium dish the same dish as my mealworm feeding dish ( i plan on just leaving meal worms in there 24/7 and replacing when needed).
:main_yes:
IF SO- would i still have to dust the mealworms every 2-3 days since they would effectively be swimming in calcium all the time?
:main_no:
IF NOT- should i keep a seperate dish for calcium and the MW's and dust the meal worms every 2 to 3 days?
:main_no:
Also, other than a moist hide, dry hide, mealworm dish, water dish, and calcium dish, am i missing anything that should be in the tank?
Your gecko
Thanks much!
:main_thumbsup:

Sorry felt like being silly. Welcome to GF

 

[Krow]

Sounds like you've got most of it right, what kind of heat sorce are you using?

 

[mainelygeckos]

I think it looks like a high yellow? Correct me if I am wrong but looks an awful lot like mine. Great looking guy too Set up sounds good. UTH under the tank for heat? cool dry hide? other then that sounds like ur off to a good start! Good luck

 

[kickinit]

um

so which one should i do, MW w/ calc in 1 dish w/o dustin OR seperate dishes +dusting every 2-3 days?

its a high yellow? even with a white tale and a little orange by the base? haha just hoping i guess!

 

[Khrysty]

Yep, looks like a high yellow, not quite an adult yet either. Beautiful little guy.

You can keep the mealies in the calcium bowl, a lot of people do. Sometimes you might want to supplement with vitamins, though, in which case you can just dust the mealies before you throw them in the calcium -or- get another bowl and have feed the mealies in there once or twice a week

 

[kickinit]

Thanks for the help everyone