Size Of Crickets?

[panicbess]

My two lil ones are around 4months. The smaller one is around 4", and the larger one is around 6" How big of prey should i get? They gobble the smalls up but some get lost since they are tiny. I tried M' size but im a little apprehensive about that size jump?

 

[ReptileWorld]

i felt the same way with my first little guys. a lot of people dont agree with me but i say go big or go home. lots of other people take the safe way out. but i have never had a problem.

 

[justindh1]

I really do believe that geckos can eat bigger prey items then most people think. I have herd of breeders feeding smaller supers to their hatchlings and them having no issue what so ever. I would go ahead and step up a size in feeder. They will surprise you on what they can get down. I have fed large roaches and super worms to geckos that were smaller but they had no issue with getting them down.

 

[TokayKeeper]

From a growth standpoint, multiple (frequent) small meals are suppose to be more favorable over large meals. A large meal sits in the gut where the digestive system has to pool resources to work at it. Multiple small meals maintains an elevated state of metabolism and doesn't "shock" the body as much into, "Oh god, we gotta digest this huge source of energy."

 

[panicbess]

Thanks again.I love this site.