humidity, water, and mealworms

[killuminati]

1. My humidity is at around 70. I have no idea why, I have a full screen top and a water bowl and humid hide on the cold side. How can I bring it down?

2. What water should I use, tap water or bottled water. Does it matter. Im currently using bottled.

3. I know mealworms arn't that healthy but could I feed them to my leo when they turn into a beetle or in there cocoon? Would it be healthier?

 

[geckogirl123]

1. My humidity is at around 70. I have no idea why, I have a full screen top and a water bowl and humid hide on the cold side. How can I bring it down?

2. What water should I use, tap water or bottled water. Does it matter. Im currently using bottled.

3. I know mealworms arn't that healthy but could I feed them to my leo when they turn into a beetle or in there cocoon? Would it be healthier?

1.you can bring it down by having no water inthe tank
2.bottled water
3.NO dont let your mealies turn to bettles and NO cocoons ether mealies are
high in fat but are ok in moderation the maine staple should still be crickets!

 

[Allee Toler]

1.you can bring it down by having no water inthe tank
2.bottled water
3.NO dont let your mealies turn to bettles and NO cocoons ether mealies are
high in fat but are ok in moderation the maine staple should still be crickets!

Mealworms are fine as a feeder, but not as a staple. There should be no staple. They need a varied diet.

Personally, I hate crickets. They're hallow, noisy, smelly, get loose, and one gecko can go through 15 in one sitting. If you don't mind spending a ton of money to buy a feeder that will most likely drown itself, by all means use only crickets. I do crickets once a week. I buy 300 crickets every friday and feed them off.

Good feeders are silkworms (I just started using these literally 2 weeks ago, and so far so good), butterworms (great for treats), superworms (I feed these the most since they last forever and 2 supers a day is plenty for a full grown leo), roaches (just all around great, really. My roomie won't let me have them. Lol.), moths (I use waxworms, grow them up into cocoons, and then when they emerge as moths I feed them, geckos go nuts for them). Variety is key.

You humidity gauge is above your humid hide. Try setting it on the floor and waiting a day then read the measurement. Pretty sure the humid hide is evaporating directly over it, causing the humidity to be high in that one location.

 

[Hilde]

Check to see if the gauge actually works properly. Those round ones are very susceptible to sticking, even new ones aren't necessarily accurate. Try putting it in a sealed container (deli cup will work) next to a soaking wet paper towel, leave it for half an hour or so. You should see it register close to 100%. Then remove it, put it in the fridge which is generally low humidity, check to see if it goes down.

 

[killuminati]

1.you can bring it down by having no water inthe tank
2.bottled water
3.NO dont let your mealies turn to bettles and NO cocoons ether mealies are
high in fat but are ok in moderation the maine staple should still be crickets!

Do you know why to not let them turn into beetles or cocoons?

Mealworms are fine as a feeder, but not as a staple. There should be no staple. They need a varied diet.

Personally, I hate crickets. They're hallow, noisy, smelly, get loose, and one gecko can go through 15 in one sitting. If you don't mind spending a ton of money to buy a feeder that will most likely drown itself, by all means use only crickets. I do crickets once a week. I buy 300 crickets every friday and feed them off.

Good feeders are silkworms (I just started using these literally 2 weeks ago, and so far so good), butterworms (great for treats), superworms (I feed these the most since they last forever and 2 supers a day is plenty for a full grown leo), roaches (just all around great, really. My roomie won't let me have them. Lol.), moths (I use waxworms, grow them up into cocoons, and then when they emerge as moths I feed them, geckos go nuts for them). Variety is key.

You humidity gauge is above your humid hide. Try setting it on the floor and waiting a day then read the measurement. Pretty sure the humid hide is evaporating directly over it, causing the humidity to be high in that one location.

I dont feed mealworms as a staple, It has been feeding on just crickets at the petstore so I wanted to give it more variety. I hate crickets to a couple have already got loose in my house but I eventually caught them. So when I went to get another feeder I was gonna get some superworms but then a guy said not to cuz they can bite the leo's? They dont sell silkworms or roaches (my mom wouldnt let me have roaches anyways) theres only butter's, wax, super's, crickets and mealies. Is feeding butter's the same as feeding waxworms (once a week)? Are butter's better then waxworms? And when u let the waxworms turn into moths how many do u feed a leo?

I actually just put my humid hide in there, it was usually at 65 before.

Check to see if the gauge actually works properly. Those round ones are very susceptible to sticking, even new ones aren't necessarily accurate. Try putting it in a sealed container (deli cup will work) next to a soaking wet paper towel, leave it for half an hour or so. You should see it register close to 100%. Then remove it, put it in the fridge which is generally low humidity, check to see if it goes down.

k ill do that.

 

[acpart]

The only reason to let your mealworms turn into beetles or cocoons (aliens) is if you want to breed more mealworms. I dont' think the non-worm forms are bad for leopard geckos but I have never seen a gecko eat the other forms.

A variety of feeders is good, but geckos have and do live well on mealworms, especially the ones that won't eat anything else. Superworms are fine. If they bite the leos, the leos will shake them off. They bite me a whole lot more than they bit the leos (if you hold the superworms behind the head with your fingers or with tweezers they can't bite)

Some people prefer bottled water; I've been fine with tap water

It would be interesting to check the humidity in the room where your reptiles are. If it's high in the room, it will be high in the tank.

Aliza

 

[killuminati]

The only reason to let your mealworms turn into beetles or cocoons (aliens) is if you want to breed more mealworms. I dont' think the non-worm forms are bad for leopard geckos but I have never seen a gecko eat the other forms.

A variety of feeders is good, but geckos have and do live well on mealworms, especially the ones that won't eat anything else. Superworms are fine. If they bite the leos, the leos will shake them off. They bite me a whole lot more than they bit the leos (if you hold the superworms behind the head with your fingers or with tweezers they can't bite)

Some people prefer bottled water; I've been fine with tap water

It would be interesting to check the humidity in the room where your reptiles are. If it's high in the room, it will be high in the tank.

Aliza

It's in my bedroom

 

[Allee Toler]

Butters are a better treat than waxies. Both have fat, but butters are high in calcium. I feed supers often and I've never had a problem with biting. Just don't leave the supers in over night.