Sinosauropteryx
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Right now I use clear glass bowls of various shapes and sizes.
So far - aside from the two I always use for Pepé and Abuto - I have only used a couple of the larger bowls: one with a typical semi-circular shape and equal proportion of height and width/depth, and one odd cone-shaped funnel dish that terminates in a flat, stout, cylindrical bottom.
My two fan-footed geckos are only around 6 inches so I only give them 1/4 size crickets. Usually I just let the crickets loose in their tank but several times I have used one of the two dishes I mentioned. I wanted to try a dish because I didn't like the idea of small crickets running around and pestering the geckos, not to mention polluting their water dish[1] whenever one of the crickets drowns in it, but I have never seen any of the geckos actually go into either of the dishes. The last time I used one, I found many of the crickets still in there and they were all dead.
Thing is, it is so easy for them to hide in the tank and so difficult for me to see them or find them without rooting around in the tank that I would not be able to tell whether they are being eaten or not, so the bowls are sort of an easy and effortless way for me to tell.
So here is the question: how do you feed small terrestrial geckos that are only a half inch long and that can only eat 1/4 size crickets? Should I just let the crickets go inside the tank or should I place them in a bowl? If I use a bowl, what kind of bowl should I use (size, shape, material, see-through, etc.)? If not, how will I know whether the geckos are actually eating them or they are just hiding or dying somewhere? Should I put in as many as I can, whenever I can, or should I stick to a particular amount and use a specified feeding schedule? If any of you experienced keepers of amall terrestrial geckos (they can be rock climbers) has any advice to share, I would appreciate reading it.
Oh, and please feel free to post what you do with your geckos too [SMILIE]
Thanks for reading.
[1] Yes, I use a water dish. I am aware of the humidity issue but I leave it there in case the droplets of water that I spray on the rocks dry out before the geckos drink them.
So far - aside from the two I always use for Pepé and Abuto - I have only used a couple of the larger bowls: one with a typical semi-circular shape and equal proportion of height and width/depth, and one odd cone-shaped funnel dish that terminates in a flat, stout, cylindrical bottom.
My two fan-footed geckos are only around 6 inches so I only give them 1/4 size crickets. Usually I just let the crickets loose in their tank but several times I have used one of the two dishes I mentioned. I wanted to try a dish because I didn't like the idea of small crickets running around and pestering the geckos, not to mention polluting their water dish[1] whenever one of the crickets drowns in it, but I have never seen any of the geckos actually go into either of the dishes. The last time I used one, I found many of the crickets still in there and they were all dead.
Thing is, it is so easy for them to hide in the tank and so difficult for me to see them or find them without rooting around in the tank that I would not be able to tell whether they are being eaten or not, so the bowls are sort of an easy and effortless way for me to tell.
So here is the question: how do you feed small terrestrial geckos that are only a half inch long and that can only eat 1/4 size crickets? Should I just let the crickets go inside the tank or should I place them in a bowl? If I use a bowl, what kind of bowl should I use (size, shape, material, see-through, etc.)? If not, how will I know whether the geckos are actually eating them or they are just hiding or dying somewhere? Should I put in as many as I can, whenever I can, or should I stick to a particular amount and use a specified feeding schedule? If any of you experienced keepers of amall terrestrial geckos (they can be rock climbers) has any advice to share, I would appreciate reading it.
Oh, and please feel free to post what you do with your geckos too [SMILIE]
Thanks for reading.
[1] Yes, I use a water dish. I am aware of the humidity issue but I leave it there in case the droplets of water that I spray on the rocks dry out before the geckos drink them.