GEckos and Termites

mib15cp · #1 03-07-2010, 09:11 AM

hey guys,

just wanted to know what you think about feeding cyrtodactylus geckos with termites from the wild.. i've been keeping a young cyrtodactylus philippinicus male and 2 lepidodactylus herrei (1 male and 1 female) in the same tank, they get along well though.. i've fed them crickets, grasshoppers, fruitflies, small beetles and termites all caught from the wild.. do you guys think that termites are good?..

Lordoftheswarms · #2 03-07-2010, 09:38 AM

Where are you getting the termites from? Hopefully no where near anyone's houses.

mib15cp · #3 03-09-2010, 02:03 AM

from forests and hills.. i go trekking when i'm bored so i catch small crickets, grasshoppers, beetles and termites for my geckos along the way..

Santek · #4 03-16-2010, 07:46 PM

I'm very new to keeping a gecko, so please don't take offense if I am wrong.. but I read that it is a big no-no to give insects "from the wild" to your geckos? Maybe it's different if you catch them on your long treks.. but I read things like finding them in your backyard is very bad because they carry pesticides and other harmful chemicals

mib15cp · #5 03-16-2010, 11:45 PM

thanks for the concern santek.. the things is that, yeah i've researched how to feed geckos and it's risky giving them bugs you caught from the wild, these termites are nowhere near any houses.. i figured that since my geckos encounter these termites from time to time they should theoretically eat them if i put some in the tank although i didn't know if they did eat them on a regular basis when they were still in the wild.. just curious what impact termites will make nutrition wise on geckos..

mib15cp · #6 03-16-2010, 11:59 PM

by the way santek, what kind of geckos do you have?..

Santek · #7 03-17-2010, 12:35 AM

I have one Leopard Gecko, just got him a few days ago

so yes, as I said, I'm very new to caring for a Gecko.. just wanted to mention something that I read when researching how to care for a Gecko. I'm not quite sure but, are you saying that your Geckos were caught in the wild?

Wanderer · #8 03-17-2010, 03:32 AM

soft bodied insects collected well away from areas where pesticides are used can be a great addition to a gecko's diet. The technical term is 'field plankton'. I take my insect net to various nature trails and clearings in the summer months maybe once a week.

most of my geckos go mental for flies and moths

mib15cp · #9 03-17-2010, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Santek

I have one Leopard Gecko, just got him a few days ago

so yes, as I said, I'm very new to caring for a Gecko.. just wanted to mention something that I read when researching how to care for a Gecko. I'm not quite sure but, are you saying that your Geckos were caught in the wild?

yep, all of them are from the wild.. everything in their tank is from the area where i caught them and i also arranged the rocks, small pieces of wood and moss almost exactly like how it looked like in their area.. just wanted to give them a feel-at-home tank environment..

mib15cp · #10 03-17-2010, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wanderer

soft bodied insects collected well away from areas where pesticides are used can be a great addition to a gecko's diet. The technical term is 'field plankton'. I take my insect net to various nature trails and clearings in the summer months maybe once a week.

most of my geckos go mental for flies and moths

thanks for the input wanderer.. what kind of geckos do you have?.. i collect feeder bugs from where i caught my geckos, the same hill where they came from..