Cost of food monthly
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TheresaB.C
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Depend on where you get them. It usually cost me 30$ weekly, keep in mind i am feeding a leo, a aft, a fully grown bearded dragon and a blue tongue skink.
Yoshi'smom
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As stated in your other post, I would avoid feeding a crested gecko mealworms.
Most other feeder insects are ok though and should be used as a supplement to the Meal Replacement Powder diets.
A small bag of Pangea is about $12 shipped. If you only have one crested gecko this small bag should last you quite a while. Probably somewhere in the range of 3-4 months, depending on the size of the gecko and how much you offer. Then you can offer insects when you're able to.
Most other feeder insects are ok though and should be used as a supplement to the Meal Replacement Powder diets.
A small bag of Pangea is about $12 shipped. If you only have one crested gecko this small bag should last you quite a while. Probably somewhere in the range of 3-4 months, depending on the size of the gecko and how much you offer. Then you can offer insects when you're able to.
Elizabeth Freer
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I use Pangea's Complete diets: Pangea Fruit Mix Complete with Insects, Pangea Complete Watermelon & Mango Gecko Food, and Pangea Complete Banana & Apricot Gecko Food.
Try the 2 oz size (with Insects) first. Also comes in 8 oz, +. Opened life when refrigerated is 1 year after you open it. Unopened shelf life is 2 years.
Try the 2 oz size (with Insects) first. Also comes in 8 oz, +. Opened life when refrigerated is 1 year after you open it. Unopened shelf life is 2 years.
This thread is just for the dry food. Thanks for the info.
For worms I was thinking of breeding some superworms. Thus will eventually be free.
Yoshi'smom
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I would still avoid superworms as well. Pretty much the same build as mealworms. Not a soft bodied worm.
How long do you think the 2oz will last for 1 crested gecko?
What about the Phoneix Worms?
Elizabeth Freer
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Yoshi'smom
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Phoenix worms are ok. But as Elizabeth said, crickets are usually the best insect for cresties. They are far more active than worms and illicit a much better feeding response. Dubious roaches are also am excellent choice.
Crickets smell though thus I don't want to feed them to it. I thought of Dubious roaches. Am concerned that the food for them would attract german roaches inside. I just got that problem under control, which occurred because I had a small leak from water heater which is under counter tops in kitchen.
Elizabeth Freer
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It's easy to keep young crickets alive for about 2 months. Too much moisture is what causes them to die and decay prematurely. That's what causes them to "smell". My 1/2 growns and younger really do not smell at all.
2/3s grown crickets do perish faster.
Click: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...feeding-issues-/68574-cricket-guidelines.html
2/3s grown crickets do perish faster.
Click: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...feeding-issues-/68574-cricket-guidelines.html
What about the noise though. I live in a 400sq ft apartment. I think the chirping would be unbearable.
Elizabeth Freer
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I'm glad you're researching and troubleshooting beforehand. Crickets chirp when they get older, like 2/3rds grown males. I put my crickets in the bathroom and close my bedroom door.
It's important for cresties to have some well-fed insects too. If cricket chirping bothers you, maybe a crestie would not be a good pet.
Crickets are not the only bugs they can eat.
Elizabeth Freer
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No they aren't. What bugs do you have in mind?
Get banded crickets. They do chirp, but it's so quiet, it shouldn't bother you. I regularly have 1000 of them, and they're nowhere near as loud as just dozen regular crickets.
There's info at this link to compare different species. It might help you decide which ones to use.
New Crickets Are Here!
Cricket smell irritates my chemical allergy. Thus I will be feeding the gecko worms. It is between earth worms, superworms, and phonex worms. Uncertain which I will feed.
Elizabeth Freer
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Hildeiv ~
Just a caution: Please never feed butterworms to cresties. Butterworms will cause severe facial burns.
Superworms aren't soft bodied worms. Their outer layer contains chitin that's particularly hard to digest.
You may wish to try Blaptica dubia roaches. Experiment with small ones before you get into breeding them.
Yoshi'smom
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I would not feed superworms because of the hard exoskeleton and earth worms are not their natural prey. They aren't a good option either.
Keep in mind that whatever insects you do feed, need to be size appropriate. If a feeder is too large you risk choking.
If you feed Pangaea with insects flavor you won't need to supplement with insects often at all.