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I have a juvenile/adult (I'm not sure how big they get) and 2 baby mediterranean geckos.

My local pet shop sells crickets in two sizes, small and large. The large are about 3/4 to full grown and are much too large for my animals. The smalls are anywhere from 1/8" to a little bigger than 1/4".

The juvenile/adult does fine on even the larger smalls I've bought although the mediums in the size range are probably better.

But the babies are doing good to eat even the crickets on the smaller end of the size range. The smallest I get are about right, but I only get maybe 4 of this size out of two dozen.

What's the harm in feeding food that's a little too large? If they're able to catch and eat it does that mean it's not too large?

And secondly, what else might I feed my baby med. geckos? I only have two so I don't want to order pinheads online as I'll have to buy 250 minimum which will not be pinheads anymore by the time I get through with them. Are there any other commonly available feeders that you'd suggest?

Thanks for the help.

Ive seen people mention Fruit Flys when feeding very small geckos. I see them in pet shops but havent had a Gecko so small it couldnt eat small crickets.
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AKA wingless fruit flies. www.wormman.com has them, and even tells you how to keep a colony going so you can raise your own.
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Thanks for the info. Can you give me any info on the differences, if there are any, between "wingless" and "flightless" fruit flies.

As I understand it flightless fruit flies have wings but they're limp and ineffective for flying. Where as the wingless fruit fly has no wings at all.

Are they the same fly with different mutations? Different flies? And, if different, are they equivilent as far as feeder insects go?

Is one easier/better in any significant way?

And also from my original post, what's the potential harm w/ feeding insects that might be considered too large? If the animal is able to catch an eat the prey is that enough to say that the prey's not too large?

Thanks for all of the help.

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When you said "Mine didn't like" you're referring to your Mediterranean geckos? Or are you just referring to your geckos in general?

And when you say "mini mealworms" do you mean just small mealworms, or are these some special mealworms?

Thanks for your help.

>When you said "Mine didn't like" you're referring to your Mediterranean geckos? Or are you just referring to your geckos in general?

I can't speak for the other poster, but the baby mediterraneans i've raised loved small sized mealworms. It would be good to dust them with calcium powder.

>And when you say "mini mealworms" do you mean just small mealworms, or are these some special mealworms?

The small mealworms from www.wormman.com will works just fine. Feed them a dry gutload meal, and slices of patato/apple/carrot. As the worms grow larger, you can feed them to your adults.