Recent content by JeanTownsend

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm confused as to why crested geckos and others in that family are given the MPD rather than what they eat in the wild. Yet snakes are given real rats (dead, sure, but they don't come from a can). Leopard geckos are given real insects. Bearded...

What's the difference when using it to separate the drainage layer from the regular substrate?

I'm adding up all the costs of owning a gargoyle gecko (I suppose it would probably be the same for crested and chahouas, too; not sure about leachies). What does the Pangea/Respashy fruit mix cost per month? How long does an eight or sixteen ounce bag/bottle last? What do crickets (eventually I...

I was in the pet store the other day buying rats for my ball python, and I was just looking around. There was a tokay gecko (aren't tokay geckos not for beginners and thus not supposed to be in a petshop???), on his back between his wall and hide. I asked the cashier and she said, "Oh, he does...

So none of the articles/videos pertaining to the care of gargoyle geckos (the species I'm interested in) mentioned about feeding the feeder insects, though some did say they give their insects fruit. Is a commercial food necessary, or will the fruits work? I know it's vital to dust the insects...