Hi all,
Some of you out there may already know about feeding silkworms to geckos.
I had a gecko that suddenly got to be a very picky eater. Wouldn't eat mealworms or crickets after a while (my other two love them). After taking the gecko to the vet 3 times, a vitamin shot, calcionate drops, fecal tests, and bug slurry, I finally got her eating again with silkworms.
She would eat waxworms through the hunger strike period but I didn't want to go too far down that path as it would lead to even more health problems.
Tried coating mealworms with waxworm guts. No joy. She figured out that one and wouldn't eat it.
Silkworms proved to be the key. She chowed down 5 medium sized ones tonight. Loves them as much as my others love the occasional waxworm.
Silkworms tend to be a bit expensive and little harder to get where I'm at but they are turning out to be a pretty good solution. I've tried phoenix worms before. She wouldn't eat those.
So, I don't know if this will fix your problems with hunger striking geckos but it appears to have solved mine. I imagine geckos, like people, have different favorite foods so trying a few different ones might be the key to solving problems like these.
Nothing beats a trip to the vet though for certainty.
N.F.
