Feeding Coleonyx

[geckocrazy]

I was just wondering if you guys feed your coleonyx anything other than crickets and how often you supplement. So far i've only been feeding mine 1/3 grown crickets and dusting with calcium every other feeding. I don't think that mitratus can take bigger than a 1/3 but let me know if i'm wrong. lol.

 

[Brandon]

To be on the safe side feed prey no larger than the length between the gecko's eyes. I've not kept c. mitratus though, so i can't help you out much there :wink:

 

[Lvbandeds]

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My Coleonyx variegatus variegatus enjoy small mealworms and chopped waxworms.As far as supplements go; calcium and vitamin supplements I put in the mealworms bedding and dust twice aweek for gravid females. I also offer my gravid females calcium on small dish and they lick it from time to time. I did feed them crickets at one time but once they ate mealworms, they got picky and now only prefer mealies. DerekC LvNv

 

[ShannanD25]

I feed my C. Brevis mealies and they love them. I also drop in tiny roach nymphs and they go crazy chasing after them. I figure it is good exercise for them!

 

[Brian]

My C. mitratus go for small crickets, mealworms, waxworms (I only give one very rarely) , sow/pillbugs (wildcaught). One also muched a baby snail once, but didn't seem to like it that much. They also seem to be indifferent to earthworms although they do look at them and lick them.

They looked at slugs, but never ate one that I saw. One went for and ate a millipede that somehow got tracked in on some cork bark or plant or something. I don't feed them though since they have that chemical defense.

I'd also feed tiny roaches if I had them.