crested gecko food question

[daleo8803]

ok i got a crested gecko from the reptile show three days ago. i picked up the repashy gecko food. i mixed it like the package says( one part gecko food with two parts water). he has not touched it. i tong feed him three small criks today but i was told that their main diet should be the gecko food. what am i doing wrong?? any help would be great!

dale

 

[halfwaynowhere]

give him more time, he'll eat it. most animals go through an adjustment period when they get put in a new environment. if you hold out on crickets, he'll get hungry, and he'll eat the crested gecko food.

 

[tabor]

when i first got mine and they were SMALL (like 2 weeks old tops), and i couldnt get one to eat anything it seemed... i got some crested gecko diet, and some banana flavored baby food.

mixed the two together, and a little bit of water, and she went to it immediately!

i dont like to feed baby food that often, but i use crested gecko diet laced baby food as a treat at least once a month. my geckos always gorge themselves on it and get little pot bellies after eating it

 

[daleo8803]

thanks guys!! i will try the baby food thing first. i just read that you can mix the gecko food with it and increase the amount of gecko food till its just the gecko food. thank again!!!

dale

 

[Thompson08]

I heard baby food can be bad for them so only give it as a treat like tabor does

 

[Mushroom Spore]

I've also frequently seen it said that cresteds often ARE eating the prepared diets, but people tend to give them large amounts at a time and they sometimes don't eat enough that we easily notice some of the food is gone.

 

[equuskat]

I've also frequently seen it said that cresteds often ARE eating the prepared diets, but people tend to give them large amounts at a time and they sometimes don't eat enough that we easily notice some of the food is gone.

Yeah I totally agree. They don't eat a ton. Just feed them enough to eat - adjust the amount.

 

[Bird Man]

I thought the same thing, that they weren't eating the premade diet, they did eat some crickets, though. I must have mixed too much, because I mixed less the following night, I didn't want to waste it, and the next morning most of it was gone. I read 1 tsp of food should be offered per gecko.