New owners, try bowl feeding your lizard!

[whimsy]

I'm posting this because I am a new P. grandis owner, and I JUST tried bowl feeding crickets to him. It is awesome! I'll never feed him any other way!

Here's the deal if you don't know, prep your crickets with calcium/D3, then... put 'em in a small clear bowl and put 'em in view of your hungry lizard. Won't the crickets jump out, you ask. No! They can't. The advantages are obvious and numerous. No worries about ingesting substrate. You can keep track of how many are eaten. The only disadvantage is if you're a cricket.

The sight of the bowl is already like a dinner bell to him.

Thanks to josua for inspiring me to try this.

 

[LEOPARD1]

Not all Geckos regardless of specie/sub-specie will bowl feed. Its quite easy on the owner when they do, no more chasing and trying to find uneaten prey or risk annoying the hell out of the gecko when the prey climbs on them or in a Crickets case, starts to nibble on your Gecko.

 

[lbanta]

I have been looking at all the stores for a clear bowl with straight sides to try bowl feeding and I have not found anything I liked. I found this little Nosh bowl online at Crate and Barrel for 1.95. plus shipping of 4.95. I am waiting for it to arrive. I like the look of this bowl because of the straight sides and it is smooth glass so the dubias can't get out. I will put a little rock next to part of it so she can get into the bowl like Elizabeth has. Hoping this will work for me.

 

[LEOPARD1]

I use a shrimp bowl for small Dubia nymphs. Many small candle holders (tea light..etc) have dimensions of 3" D x 1.5" H which seem to work well for larger prey items and thus adults. If you search long enough you will find 3" D x 1.3" H.

 

[whimsy]

lbanta, my bowl has sloped sides and they still can't get out. It's a clear ramekin that came with a baking set. Heck, I think an opaque bowl would work as long as they are looking down, like my guy did. Good luck with it.

 

[josua]

"Not all Geckos regardless of specie/sub-specie will bowl feed." Which one doesn't? I tried it with arround 30 species and never had a problem with it. In the beginning they often do not get how to get inside if it's transparent, but they learn quickly.

 

[whimsy]

I would like to revise my bowl feeding tip a little, since I recently had a cricket get knocked out of the bowl into the substrate. I now put my gecko's crickets into a beaker. He gets a little confused if he approaches from a lower level. As long as he sees it from above, there's no issue.

 

[lbanta]

Can he get them out of a vessel that deep? I would like you to post a video of that! Quite a feat!

 

[whimsy]

Posting a video would be a feat for me. :biggrin:

As long as he sees them from above, no problem. I have conditioned him by flicking the edge of the glass, then showing him the crickets in the bottom. He knows the sound and positions himself for the jump into the beaker.

I'll see if I can get a video.

 

[Tongue Flicker]

A shallow dish works just fine with me. I never leave uneaten prey items with my geckos especially crickets

 

[LEOPARD1]

"Not all Geckos regardless of specie/sub-specie will bowl feed." Which one doesn't? I tried it with arround 30 species and never had a problem with it. In the beginning they often do not get how to get inside if it's transparent, but they learn quickly.

I just got off a flight from Qatar and the Xanax still hasn't worn off.

If I had 30 species of Gekko I would never get laid, what a poor soul and life that must be.

Good Luck with that....

 

[whimsy]

So much for friendly forum...

 

[LEOPARD1]

So much for friendly forum...

It was a long flight.

My apologies. I used to keep every specie of Buthid in my Parents house. I had a Leiurus Quinquestriatus get across to the second wing of the house and climb in bed with my mom. She was fully envenomated. I also was questioned because "How does a 12 year old get a Leiurus quinquestriatus and breed them with our laws..

Lets just say I didnt get laid that year.

Not all Gecko species are wise to have......either. As for bowls......if they eat out of them GOOD. I am currently still hand feeding a CB Hardwickii ....maybe it will change or maybe I am just a sucker for a ugly looking Gecko.

 

[Aimless]

YES, folks, please keep it polite in here. Leopard1, I will delete any upcoming similar remarks.

 

[LEOPARD1]

YES, folks, please keep it polite in here. Leopard1, I will any upcoming similar remarks.

I didnt quite understand the post " I will ---- any up coming remarks."

I was jet lagged half loopy and made a comment that wasn't polite.

My sincerest apologies. I am still getting my sleep cycle in check.

Salaam....

 

[Aimless]

sorry, that was meant to say "delete". it's all good, please just use more caution later.

 

[LEOPARD1]

sorry, that was meant to say "delete". it's all good, please just use more caution later.

Will do.