what do you first feed your baby leo?

[GeckoGathering]

Night crawlers maybe

I asked about the dead because I heard that some babies can not digest the mealworms and die still young.
is it a mith ?

I think I heard someone say
that about Night Crawlers one time.
I usually have many sizes of meal worms and wax worms.
So my babies get a snickers,
if they eat their Little M Buggers.
Take care. Hj

 

[radar357]

Regular mealworms for babys, supers for juvs on up. Also no losses!

 

[rubym]

quarter crickets and small mealies. I also feed small silkies when I have them.

 

[leopardgeckolover]

mine is mealworms.. its hard to find small mealworms here in philippines.. =) but when i notice that my hatchlings is not eating mealworms i offer them pinheads.. =) but still leaving them a dish of mealworms.. =)

 

[Syris71]

Although I imagine it could get expensive, could you feed hatchlings Pheonix worms? They are small and high in calcium.

 

[Khrysty]

Other than them being expensive, I don't see a reason why you couldn't..

 

[crotaphytidae]

Another really good food item for hatchlings are mini mealworms. They move a whole lot more than regular mealies and are more nutritious.

 

[ElapidSVT]

i don't think i linked my video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9MNVtyBOaQ
leopard geckos have massive heads, typically that indicates an animal capable of consuming very large prey items. that, coupled with the theory that you don't want them to stay babies for long, makes me feed mine the largest meal i can get them to eat each day. typically they gain ~10g a month on that type of feeding and get past the relatively delicate hatchling stage rapidly.

leopard geckos can take prey up to about the same width as their head.

 

[Khrysty]

i don't think i linked my video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9MNVtyBOaQ
leopard geckos have massive heads, typically that indicates an animal capable of consuming very large prey items. that, coupled with the theory that you don't want them to stay babies for long, makes me feed mine the largest meal i can get them to eat each day. typically they gain ~10g a month on that type of feeding and get past the relatively delicate hatchling stage rapidly.

leopard geckos can take prey up to about the same width as their head.

haha I love how he didn't notice the cricket at first..and then he (she?) does that adorable "oh there's food!" head dart lol

 

[bluevapor]

baby food

i feed them 1/4 crix and baby hissers

 

[ajveachster]

We feed them crickets to get the hunting skills up, and supplement with mealies in case we have a slower one. Also, when it comes time to sell them I'm hoping it will be easier for whoever buys them to have 2 feeders already introduced.

 

[cindre2000]

Small pheonix worms and small crickets until they are eating hearty, followed by every type of feeder I can get a hold of.

I have a friend who only feeds pheonix worms to his hatchling beardies since they are just almost as cheap as crickets, easier to care for, and high in calcium.

 

[JohnJohn]

I feed mine small crickets, partly because they take well to them and to get their hunting skills started. But I also feed crickets because I raise my own and have many thousands of them of all sizes. I was surprised to see so many people here start with meal worms and supers. I've always given worms as only an occasional supplementation after the geckos grow some and then throughout adulthood.

I have tried raising my own worms and felt it was a huge pain! Raising crickets has been far easier and more successful for me.

 

[BalloonzForU]

I try them off first on small supers if they don't show interest in them I'll go and get some small crix to get them started and they usually move over to the supers quickly.

 

[Roaming Reptiles]

I start out with regular mealworms and havent had any problems yet

 

[goReptiles]

tiny dubia and gradually switch to supers as the geckos get bigger.

 

[Chewbecca]

Dubia nymphs were their first meals.
Then tried mealies for a few days, they ate them, but not as well.
Then I switched to small supers which they gobbled up NO problems.
And I feed medium supers now.
I'll feed medium supers as small as 6 grams or so.
They can eat them.

I've also managed to get a few to eat sub-adult dubia roaches.

 

[venomcd]

I feed hatchlings small crickets, mealworms, and dubia. Variety is good for them and keeps them from becoming stubborn feeders.

 

[Kizerk]

I prefer to feed crickets since I already have baby two pacman frogs. When it comes to mealworms I'm rather clueless. I offer it mainly crickets, it's fun to see them hunt. Occasionally I offered it a couple of meal worms

 

[Taquiq]

I feed meal worms. They are way easier to maintain and way cheaper.