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Lucien
at Sun Mar 26 01:42:01 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Lucien ]
My babies all get fed every day until they're 8 months old.. then they're switched to an every other day feeding schedule. I feed primarily mealworms, superworms and pinkies to all my adults. I have a few that won't take pinkies so they get more superworms. If you keep them correctly at the correct temps they will eat you out of house and home. For 23 leos I go through almost 2000 mealworms a week... a little over half that in superworms... I have females that routinely throw between 9 and 11 clutches every year without losing more than a quarter of their weight and it all comes back within 2-3 weeks. I keep my leos with a belly heat area of between 110 and 115 degrees F... a warm end temp of 92 and a cool end temp of 81. 3 hides for a 1.3 setup... in sterlite 39 gallon enclosures... with ventilation holes on the sides near the top. I also keep them at an overall higher humidity than most people and never have problems with shedding or with dehydration or respiratory problems.. I worked out what worked best for me and what kept them healthiest. This is my regime and thats given me my best results. It might not be something every keeper finds favor with but I'd far rather judge my husbandry by the health of my captives than by someone else's measure no matter their experience. My leo's conditions are better indicators than words on a forum for how my methods work for me.
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Lucien
1.1 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)(Sutekh and Isis)
5.11.Leopard geckos (1.2 Blizzards (Caine, Phoenix, and Mirage), 0.2 Tangerine Albinos (Tequila Sunrise ...Tiki for short, and Casper), 1.0 Tremper Albino (Mycah), 0.3 Poss. Het. Albino (Annika, Lace, and Aris), 1.1 dbl. het blizzard x tang albino (Malice, Malfeas), 1.0 Full Stripe Chocolate Tremper Albino (Discord), 0.1 pastel (Raven) and 1.2 Normals)
0.1 Savannah Monitor (Kiros) (R.I.P. November 18, 2005)
13 rats (plus pups)
2 Dogs (Loki and Storm)
2 cats (Ashe and Hercules)
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RE: A Feeding Observation for you all - Lucien, Sun Mar 26 01:42:01 2006 