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[RepBex]

what is the best way to fatten up a gecko that is a fussy eater at times and can refuse any food for 2 days thne eat fine the next to get her up to the weight of her tank mate ?

i feed size to hoppers and mealworms

i got her to eat 3 hoppers earlyer today and will feed her again later to see what she will take

i just gave hook some of his food he had 1 hoppers and 7+ mealworms

they always have mealworms in a dish and they both do eat out of it

PS
i got her in june and she was still little

 

[fallen_angel]

Slurry everyday

 

[RepBex]

i know slurry is a great thing but i have not got the capability to make it at the moment

 

[fallen_angel]

The other thing too is that some just grow faster than others and you may not be able to get her at the size of the tank mate. What is their weight difference?

 

[RepBex]

one is in 50 g and she is only in the 40gs i am not sure of the exact amount with out looking for the book

 

[fallen_angel]

That's not too bad of a difference really, at least once they are that size. Do you feel or think she is getting bullied?

 

[tokayok123]

1 or 2 wax worms a week

 

[GatorGirl286]

one of my geckos was barely growing, at least nothing like my other gecko so i started feeding her superworms at one per day since she is little. since then she has hit a growth spurt and grew 6 grams in 4 days. worth a try.

 

[nats]

Nothing is better than waxies for picky eaters because I have never met a leo that didnt love them.
Two or 3 good size waxies a day for a few weeks will fatten him right up.
Just dont let him get addicted to them

 

[fallen_angel]

We feed supers too and ours too grow rather quickly

 

[LeoMartin]

Waxworms will help they have fat in them.

 

[RepBex]

I cannot get hold of superworms here and i am not sure about useing waxies as they are adictive

 

[RepBex]

are super worms just mealworms but large ?

 

[LeapinLizards]

Everyone has their ideas about wax worms. I've fed waxies to pretty thin geckos (one or two waxies per day), and also given them their food ration of meal worms, or crickets, and they've eaten those just fine. I've never had the problem of a gecko REFUSING other foods because of the wax worms. I also know that Eric (Oregon Gecko) feeds them to his geckos when they are looking a little thin from breeding, and he has told me they work wonders.

Now I can imagine if you fed straight wax worms for their entire meals, 7 days a week, then tried to get them back on meal worms and crickets, there could be a day or two of refusing. That's like giving a child twinkies and cupcakes for a week, then trying to hand them a salad :main_laugh:. You'll be just fine in giving her/him one or two waxies a day to get some weight on her if you feel she is too thin :main_yes:

 

[RepBex]

okay thank you i might get some tomorrow

 

[Digby Rigby]

Locusts

Being in the UK you have access to one of the superlative of all feeders locusts. Locusta migratoria are the smaller ones nymphs from them should be fine. You might have to clip the back legs depending on the gecko. Here in the states hoppers refer to young rodents. You might also try Pachnoda beetle larva.

Digby Rigby [email protected]

 

[RepBex]

i already feed Hoppers (small locusts) along side mealworms

crickets are just 2 gross lol i do pull their backlegs of aswell

i shall do a search for the pachnda beetle larva now i think Edit ( they bite dont they ???????? )