[Viridovipera]

I have been noticing that my male sikorae hasnt been eating much of the crickets i put in, because they quickly climb the walls, trunks and plants in the terrarium, opposed to running around on the ground. It doesnt seem like he even cares eating anything above him, mostly just things on the ground. Dont know why it wasnt as much of a problem before, but lately it has been rather extreme. I have considdered using some kind of plastic to make the walls and trunks unavailable for the crickets, but this wouldnt look very good, and i dont think it would work that well because of the plants. Are there any feeders you could recommend, that dont burry/hide instantly (B. dubia), or climbs the walls as fast as possible, and then just stays at the top forever (Crickets), and it would be good if it moved quite alot, so that it catches the gecko's attention.

Im also considdering just feeding alot more, and taking out the leftovers the next day. But thought that might be alot of stress for him? For now i will try ripping of the "jumpinglegs" of the crickets. Or has anyone tried feeding out of containers? I was considdering putting a container wich the crickets cannot escape in the bottom, in addition to some that i release as normal in the cage, so that i can be sure he gets his right ammount, and gets to hunt properly

So how do you tackle this "problem"?

[jadrig]

Pinch their back legs off...

gently pinch their femu at the fattest point and they will release it...

Dont squeeze it all the way...just apply enough pressure so they will release it...All insects will release their legs if you grab them at this point.

[Lordoftheswarms]

By the sounds of things, you are making a few errors.
1. Don't leave crickets in overnight, they are amazing hunters, he will have his fill within a couple minutes. Leaving crickets in overnight will just stress him out.
2. Don't give too many crickets. The most my adult male will eat is about 5 five weekers. But I tend to give fewer than that, about 3 every second night.
3. A container with a few crickets in it can be placed in the enclosure, just put something in the container so the crickets can climb out.

[T-ReXx]

You might want to consider trying roaches. Two species; Blaptica dubia, and Blatta lateralis make excellent feeders for LTs, and neither species can climb smooth surfaces, so feeding dishes work out very well with them. Lateralis in particular is very active, and I have yet to meet a gecko who won't take them. Both species are also very easy to breed and lack the noise and smell associated with crickets.

[Riverside Reptiles]

Dubia and lateralis both work great. Use a "gladware" soft plastic type container to put them in. That way the geckos wont hurt their noses when they power dive on to the prey.

[Viridovipera]

Thanks for the constructive replys. I will try feeding out of a container, see if he will accept that now, he wouldnt as i just had gotten him. He is a cb from early 08 btw. I mostly feed him 3-4 crickets every 2-4 days, though i try to do it abit randomly, so he wont get used to a scedual.