mix&match

[fickle]

nt to be a n00b or anything but what the heck is CGD is it crested gecko diet

 

[jtmoney528]

naw, a big female auric will trump a sara any day

Those figures were on average :yahoo:

I'm pretty sure the millis are about 10-20 dollars. All you need is a natural setup (suitable for the crested) and to feed it some fruits/veggies. I hear they eat poop and CGD too.

They do eat poop, and wastes, and other stuff They are fruit eaters pretty much. We used to sell em for 18$ for an adult.

nt to be a n00b or anything but what the heck is CGD is it crested gecko diet

CGD = Crested Gecko Diet, or a MRP (meal replacement powder) ... Its made by Allen Repashy.

 

[PassPort]

the clark's diet is a superior product IMO

 

[mh728]

the clark's diet is a superior product IMO

I used to feed clark's back in the day, where do you buy it now? My first crested loved that stuff.

 

[jtmoney528]

I used to feed clark's back in the day, where do you buy it now? My first crested loved that stuff.

Patrick

aka PMP Index

 

[mh728]

Patrick

aka PMP Index

Thanks.

 

[fickle]

well thanx alot i might buy a mili does any one know how to take care of one

 

[fickle]

thanx alot guys i may get a milipede if they dont freak me out when i check them out

 

[mikey]

With a millipede you generally want to have a natural setup with cocofiber or something similar as the substrate as they sometimes like to burrow in it. As far as feeding if you have live plants they will eat any fallen leaves, gecko poop, left over CGD and other waste in the tank. On top of that you should definately provide them with veggies.

Giant millipedes are herbivores, dining in the wild on decaying lat material. In captivity they can be fed a variety of vegetables and fruits, cut into small pieces. Softer vegetables and fruits are best - try leaf lettuce, cucumber (reported as a favorite food of millipedes), tomatoes, melon, peaches, bananas, etc. The food can be fed in a shallow dish or jar lid. They prefer food that is starting to decay so leaving it for a day or so is not a problem. It is also a good idea to provide some leaf litter (decaying leaves - freezing is a good idea to reduce the number of bugs introduced on the leaves).
Calcium should be added to the diet - dust the food lightly with a vitamin supplement containing calcium.

SOURCE: African Giant Millipedes as Pets

 

[jtmoney528]

Also they would like a basking site

 

[fickle]

thanx guys i decided against it though they just freak me right the f*** out

 

[jtmoney528]

I dont personally like them either, but it was just a suggestion

 

[fickle]

yeah the lady i bought my crestie from uses them and she sugessted them too

 

[PassPort]

just get another crested. Best case scenario, you end up with two females and grab a male for cheap, next best, you end up with a pair, and worst case you end up with a male and then have to split them.

 

[rhacoboy]

i personally would not mix any species. There could be many probs with that
1.) Fighting, geckos of unsimilar size will probably fight
2.) Breeding of different species. Since you can't keep to males together you'll either be keeping .2 together or 1.1.
3.) The geckos could end up killing eachother
4.) Fighting over food

There could be many probs with this so i suggest only keeping cresteds with cresteds. I had a garg and a crestie together once and the crestie killed the garg, pretty tough crestie huh?

 

[jtmoney528]

i personally would not mix any species. There could be many probs with that
1.) Fighting, geckos of unsimilar size will probably fight
2.) Breeding of different species. Since you can't keep to males together you'll either be keeping .2 together or 1.1.
3.) The geckos could end up killing eachother
4.) Fighting over food

There could be many probs with this so i suggest only keeping cresteds with cresteds. I had a garg and a crestie together once and the crestie killed the garg, pretty tough crestie huh?

Wow usually its the other way around.

 

[PassPort]

I currently keep my cresteds that have out grown the "nursery" with my agricolae, then again I'm always mixing species for cage space reasons.
Never had any problems, then again, I'm an experienced herper with over 15 years in the hobby. I'm not calling myself a guru by any means, but I know what I'm doing for the most part. Rookies shouldn't try mixing species at all. You need to be able to asses how the species will interact and what niches each will fill.

 

[fickle]

thats is pretty amazing about the crestie killin the garg i wood defiitly put my money on the garg i will hae to wait to get another crestie anyway b/c dont have another tank if they are both males so i got to wait and thanx for al the info i guess i cood be caled a rookie i only have 4-5 years of herping haha

 

[PassPort]

If it's been 5 years of a few months with this, a few months with that, then yes, you spread your self too thin. If it's been 5 years of just leos, then you're an experience leo keeper, but a rookie with other things. We all have something we can learn.