Bugs for Madagascar day gecko

[Nathanb]

Hi,
What else can I feed my day gecko - she's been on a cricket staple with some Morio (super) worms and mealworms. I've been trying to figure out how the worms disappear from the feeding dish so quickly and I got my answer yesterday - the crickets eat them as soon as they go in! (OK - so she's getting some benefit from them in a backward way, but I know she actually quite likes eating both types of worm)

Has anyone got any suggestions about other bugs I could move her onto as a staple that won't eat the Morios and Mealworms? She's in a bio-active setup, so unfortunately hoppers are definitely out as they'll just devour the plants.......!

Hope someone can help
Thanks
Nathan

 

[Ambubadger]

I can only say what my phelsumas eat as I don't have the bigger species, but I've given mine caterpillars, moths, crane flies, and even spiders (obviously you've got to be careful with what kind of spiders). The moths in particular seem to always grab their attention-- maybe it's because if the movement and being able to hunt something down for a change! I know you're asking about bugs, but I also feed my guys some mashed fruit-- banana seems to be popular with them right now.

 

[mkschaefer]

Flies, soldier flies, and Drosophila are also readily consumed. I know several US keepers who also feed roaches. I have seen them consume roaches, but I prefer not to keep them anymore. Many Phelsuma will eat other geckos in the wild as well.