Hello!

[Smaug_The_Gecko]

Perhaps you could feed them on top of a plastic lid or a plate or something?

I might try that... thanks.

 

[Smaug_The_Gecko]

The lid didn't work, he just walked over them. He did eat one silkie tonight. I'm afraid once I work through this batch, I won't be ordering any more.

 

[majahawt]

The lid didn't work, he just walked over them. He did eat one silkie tonight. I'm afraid once I work through this batch, I won't be ordering any more.

Sometimes they just stop liking certain foods, or have periods where they don't want them. One of mine is refusing everything but mealworms right now lol

 

[Smaug_The_Gecko]

Sometimes they just stop liking certain foods, or have periods where they don't want them. One of mine is refusing everything but mealworms right now lol

How do you keep him healthy in those circumstances? Just dusting? That's good to know. I want him to have the best diet possible and it seems like he gained in health and weight very well. He's growing so fast and finally getting that fatty tail I want him to have!

He spends a lot of time snoozing in his humid hide. I admit my house air is pretty dry. Instead of just putting moss in there or a wet paper towel. I covered the bottom of the hide completely in damp paper towel. I just change it out every day. He loves it!

 

[majahawt]

How do you keep him healthy in those circumstances? Just dusting? That's good to know. I want him to have the best diet possible and it seems like he gained in health and weight very well. He's growing so fast and finally getting that fatty tail I want him to have!

He spends a lot of time snoozing in his humid hide. I admit my house air is pretty dry. Instead of just putting moss in there or a wet paper towel. I covered the bottom of the hide completely in damp paper towel. I just change it out every day. He loves it!

Yeah dusting. I continue to try offering other things now and then, eventually she'll grow out of it. My other one had the same thing when he was younger as well and now he eats pretty much everything :>

 

[Smaug_The_Gecko]

Okay so, I put a couple of Silkies in over night and by the morning it was gone. I'm only feeding him once per day. So he WILL eat a silkie if he gets peckish enough. In the mean time I'm doing what I can to keep them alive. They're so ... poopy doopy. More so than even crickets. I was watching him do his thing. He's getting so fat and happy!

My order of Dubia roaches came in during some snowy weather. I told the Post Office to hold them but they didn't. When I got them in the house, I thought they were all dead. I was so disappointed. I put them in a bowl when I saw a couple twitching. Well, 30 minutes or so later, they all came to life! I was so relieved! Smaug is in love with these little things.

 

[Smaug_The_Gecko]

Funny story: Smaug and I were staring at each other for about 20 minutes today. Which is an improvement. He was actually pretty relaxed. In fact. He was closing his eyes and falling asleep. But then he started feeling weird so he hid himself behind his log, not inside it.

I guess he expected me to go away. When he came back around he log, he was like "OH SHE'S STILL THERE! AAAAAAAH" He ran past his hide, then into his hide, making it rock, he was so eager to get away.

And I've got my hands up like: I didn't do anything!

Ah geez. I hope this isn't set back.

 

[Smaug_The_Gecko]

Wow it's been a long time since I've posted.

Let me tell you that my Gecko is living large and now completely hand tame. I can tell you the truth that he's a little lap-lizard. I don't handle him unless I have a lot of time to be still and hang. He treats me as a heating pad. He loves being picked up after eating. He'll just sit there, clearly wanting to be warm.

I wish I had a better picture but he doesn't like to sit still.



He feeds exclusively on Dubia Roaches now. With mealworms as treats.