[robferblue]

fruit flies. they love em. put rotten fruit in and stand back!
one of my lizards died while i was away, but the other if fat and healthy. BUT he seems to shed a lot and always have problems shedding even tho i mist and keep it humid.

[fucial]

I got a pair of these a week ago tomorrow. I have a question about their eating habits for anyone that has these guys as pets.

Since bringing them home, they've only eaten three small (not pinhead) crickets between them. I'm keeping them at a constant daytime temperature of 82 degrees with a spot where they can get to the mid to high 80's. The spot is UVA and I have a UVB fluorescent bulb. Lights are on for 14-15 hours then I switch to an undertank heater and the ambient temperature goes to the mid 70's. They are sprayed several times per day to raise the humidity to more than 85%. I had them in a terrarium with EcoEarth for a substrate, climbing vines. But after more than 2 days of not eating, I moved them to a small cricket-keeper which I placed inside the terrarium with paper towels for substrate and a cardboard hiding spot which I spray to give them drink and for humidity. After putting in there is when the three crickets were eaten, but only over the course of the next 3-1/2 days. After 4 days of not eating, I picked up fruit flies. They were not interested. They have produced some feces, but since they are together I can't say which one is producing it or which is even eating (or both).

So my question is, how often do these guys eat? Should I be worried? Any comments are appreciated!!!!!!

Also, I saw some posts in this thread about other food items like grapes and honey. What other food items can I offer them? And does anyone have the recipe for the fruit and honey mixture described in the care sheet?

[robferblue]

i have a pair.
when i first got them i used to worry about feeding...but they snapped up the teeny crckets that i put in.
the male will lick honey off my finger, and/or find it in the cage.
i put in crickets ina feeding bowl and leave them there. i do not see them eat now.
i also put in grapes cut in half, which i see them lick.
and a pear that i let go off to attract fruit flies, which i have never seen them eat, but i am told they do.

my problem is that the male seems to shed every 2-3 weeks, but not very well, so i have to isolate him and cover him in water and shed aid to help him with his shed, particularly his eyes.
yes, it is humid enough.
hmmmmm

[Thetattooedone]

Hmm, no expert here; but I have had a male (used to be paired up, but the female died a couple of weeks after she arrived) for about 3 months now and he is an eating machine. Have you checked them for mites/parasites? Might be worth while as that may be contributing to the problem. They could just be stressed from being in a new environment as well. I feed a daily diet of FF's and 1/4 inch crickets 3x/week and I mix plain yogurt with tropical baby food and a mulitvitamin to give to him 2x/week. He is always very aggressive when feeding. He also jumps into the feeding cup on a regular basis!!! Good luck with them. They're awsome little geckos.

Brent

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Sorry to here she died brent Im producing hatchlings now so let m eknow if you are looking for another girl down the road .

My pair has eatten heavily from day 1 . i feed sm to med size crickets , mealies , wax worms , LG fruit flys and yogurt . I feed every other day . I recommend looking for mights , and getting fecal samples out to someone to look for parasites . Im not sure who can help with fecals though

[Thetattooedone]

Thanks, definitely let me know. I would like to get this guy some lady friends!! Crappy thing is she seemed to be doing fine! Active, good weight, no outward appearance of parasites and treated before I received her w/ Flagyll. Day before I found her dead, I saw her shoot off of her perch and attempt to grab some FF's only to see her arms kinda seize up. After a few minutes she seemed fine. I had been supplementing them with good supplements (just bought before they arrived) but I found her lifeless on her perch the next day. Very strange The male has thrived, moved him into his 46 bowfront and he's living large! Literally! Haha, dude is kinda round in the middle!

Originally Posted by jpg

Sorry to here she died brent Im producing hatchlings now so let m eknow if you are looking for another girl down the road .

My pair has eatten heavily from day 1 . i feed sm to med size crickets , mealies , wax worms , LG fruit flys and yogurt . I feed every other day . I recommend looking for mights , and getting fecal samples out to someone to look for parasites . Im not sure who can help with fecals though

[geckodude1]

to maintain humidity, could i use a ultrasonic fogger?

[fucial]

Well, my male is doing quite well, but the female didn't make it. I was so sad. Jpg, if you do have any ladies, I would love to give one a home.

[herpetologicalgirl]

Bought what I thought was a pair last friday (turned out to be two males) so I put them in a 10 gallon tank separated by a thick piece of plastic. The male that was initially blue has been very dark (almost black) these last few days. I have a UVB light on them right now and both have good basking areas. I have some fake busy viney plants in there to give them added cover. I'm getting 2 exo-terras today for them. My problem is that I have not seen either of them eat! I've seen them lap up some water after I mist, but that's it. The majority of the time that I have seen them, the dominant male has been almost black! The younger male (that was mistaken for a female) has not exhibited any change in color that would lead me to believe he is equally stressed.

I have no idea what to do! I don't want to loose either of them!

I have offered fruit flies, pinhead crickets, fruit and honey mixtures, JUST honey, and I have YET to see either of them eat. I started out with the honey mixture on the bottom of the tank, then I changed it so that they are elevated (so they don't have to go to the bottom to eat), and STILL nothing. The stressed out male is really worrying me.... I thought they'd lighten up once I had them separated and in a good enclosure, but I guess that's not the case. What am I doing wrong??? Or am I just being impatient?? HELP!

['stoph]

either he's too cold or he has a retained shed cutting off his bloodcirculation either way give him a handwarm bath. Don't drown him...