baby question...

[btbam1237]

whats the best way as far as food goes for them, im feeding calcium dusted small millworms right now. just wondering if theres a better route

 

[Ccrashca069]

I feed my hatchlings the small mealworms untill they get around 8-10 grams then they get normal sized mealworms. I dust 2x's a week.

 

[btbam1237]

hes puttin on weight but very slowly

 

[Ccrashca069]

How many mealworms you feeding them? I would give them around 10 each. If they don't eat them all then lower the amount. If they eat them all then add more like 14.

 

[btbam1237]

i usually throw in 8 in a dish at night and take out whats left in the morning, sometimes he leave 4 sometimes he eats them all.... how about wax worms?

 

[LadyGecko]

Wax worms aren't that great for them nutritionally and they can get hooked on them-not all geckos do -but it would be like offering a child the choice of a bowl of vegetable soup and a piece of candy-lol

Just keep doing what you are doing with the meal worms and your little gecko should steadily gain weight if it doesn't have an internal parasite problem

Have you weighed this little one yet?
She's soooooo tiny and cute

:main_yes:

Sandy

 

[Mel&Keith]

Yeah, wax worms are like candy...yummy, but not good for you. Just keep a dish of calcium in her tank at all times and feed (4-8) small mealworms at a time. For little ones more frequent smaller meals are better than huge meals. Some geckos will gorge themselves and then regurgitate to food. Also, dust the worms in a Vitamin powder (we prefer Herptivite) once a week.