[orbit516]

I have had my new skunk gecko for about 4 weeks now. Since I have got him he hasn't ate. He might of had half a cm long cricket, but thats about it. I set him up a nice tank with branches to climb on, lighting and everything. Could it be that he wants to eat a live cricket? What should I try guys, anything would be of great help thanks

[cliff_f]

Originally Posted by orbit516

I have had my new skunk gecko for about 4 weeks now. Since I have got him he hasn't ate. He might of had half a cm long cricket, but thats about it. I set him up a nice tank with branches to climb on, lighting and everything. Could it be that he wants to eat a live cricket? What should I try guys, anything would be of great help thanks

You should be feeding him live crickets in the first place. Geckos usually wont eat dead crickets.

[orbit516]

thanks. The staff at petco is clueless. They told me to go with the pack of dead crickets.

[cliff_f]

Yeah most people at petco are clueless. I dont see what the point of those dead crickets are. Your gecko is a hunter so he will want live crickets to attack and eat. They usually dont get a bowl of dead crickets handed to them in the wild so they dont know what to do with it. Also the movement of live crickets stimulates a feeding response.

[orbit516]

How much crickets do you suggest I drop in his tank at once. I do not want them going uneaten overnight as the noise will drive me crazy

[cliff_f]

Just start off with 2-3 appropriate sized crickets and make sure he eats them. Really you shouldn't need to feed more than 5 every other day.