[PGeckoMom]

Hello all!
Today for my bday I have gotten a little Panther Gecko...I did some research and made sure I had the correct items he/she needed.

I just have a few questions...

By looking at my pictures..can you tell about how old it is??

Do you think his tail is too skinny?

It ate a couple very small crickets tonight.

Right now I really can not tell if its a female or male..I think when it gets a little bit bigger I might beable to tell.

Its soo small that finding crickets for his size is very hard. Pin head crickets or slightly larger is not really availiable.

Fruit flies is a pain but i bought some anyways..and the 5 crickets I bought tonight I guess was the last of the few they had that size and they really dont get them in that size.
So is there anyting else i can feed it? How about baby food? I read online somewhere that chicken baby food is good...but i cant find JUST CHICKEN...and they said Chicken and Sweet Potato is ok..well i cant find that either...all i found was Turkey and sweet potato.

What are your thoughts on that... iknow they dont like veg. and fruit.

Oh and if any of you have great names for him/her ...let me know

PGeckoMom

[rcobourn]

It looks like no more than a month or so old, but poor diet could make it a bit older. The tail looks a bit thin. The only convenient way to feed pinhead crickets is to culture your own... but it will take a few weeks from this point, you really need to plan ahead for those. I feed my baby panthers small crickets, turkistan roach nymphs, small mealworms, and small wax worms. All of these I culture myself to have an ample supply of small feeders. Fruit flies, besides being a pain, tend to be better climbers than panthers, so they don't make a good feeder. If using them, make sure to plug all the ventilation holes in your setup during feeding, or they'll escape in mass. Your best bet is to post your need for small feeders on Craigslist or network with local herpers. You haven't posted your location in your profile... that might help, someone local to you might be able to help you get started on feeders.

I've never had a panther gecko take anything not alive and moving... don't waste your time on baby food. I've had day geckos take baby food. None of those freeze dried canned bugs work either.

[Angelicka]

I would suggest ordering crickets online to get the size you need. We use cricketsonline.com, but there are several others out there. Do a little research for who has the best deal for your area. One reason we go with this vendor is because we live close enough that we can get our crickets with overnight delivery for no shipping charge.

[PGeckoMom]

Thank you rcobourn and Angelicka!

So far he/she eats 5 very small crickets a day and his tail is fatter now...its been about a week and a half and little Jax is doing very well.

Once he is bigger I will post pictures...thanks for your help. I found someone near for better sized crickets!

[brifrogie]

i just got one of these too, do you have to feed them pinhead crickets.

[PGeckoMom]

At that age and size I did if I could find any pinheads around. But he has doubled in size since I have gotten him..so now I am just on small/medium crickets.....fruit flies are a pain