HOW OFTEN SHOULD I GIVE IT PINHEADS?? I HAVE A FEW MEALIES IN A DISH BUT HE JUST LICKS THEM THE CRICKETS HE RUNS AFTER AND EATS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW
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baby gecko question??PLEASE REPLY ASAP
angl2001
Oct 20, 2003 06:50 PM
Replies (9)
marty_gecko
Oct 20, 2003 07:11 PM
For new hatchlings, I would feed them every day.
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angl2001
Oct 20, 2003 07:13 PM
i dont know how old he is not a new born here is a pic....
OnceAHero
Oct 20, 2003 07:24 PM
>>i dont know how old he is not a new born here is a pic....
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se enough to newborn that I too would recommend feeding him as much as he wants every day. You can do this by giving him dusted small crickets and then, after about an hour, removing any stragglers who don't know how to be eaten 
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MidWest Geckos
xelda
Oct 20, 2003 08:14 PM
np
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chickabowwow
3.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 3 eggs a' cookin' 
royalgoldreps
Oct 20, 2003 09:02 PM
is more than sufficient, even for hatchlings, in the Ca dusting catagory. Too much of a good thing is bad too. Don't overdo it. I dust even less than that and no problems here.
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Steven
Royal Gold Reptiles
Offspring available now from LV Patternless Albino stock for '03 and '04.
Working towards Bell Patternless Albinos for '05.
xelda
Oct 20, 2003 10:01 PM
I just think the crickets are so tiny anyway that they don't really get that much powder to stick, especially with all that running around.
Do you know of any cases where a leo has been overdosed on calcium though?
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chickabowwow
3.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 3 eggs a' cookin'
royalgoldreps
Oct 21, 2003 11:08 AM
I have seen some hypothetical messages that relate to suspected Ca induced disease.
My main input is from experience in raising quite a few dozen hatchlings and the idea of "Why over do it?"
If 2-3 times a week works, why risk 7 days a week? "Too much of a good thing is bad" theory.
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Steven
Royal Gold Reptiles
Offspring available now from LV Patternless Albino stock for '03 and '04.
Working towards Bell Patternless Albinos for '05.
LeoEyes
Oct 20, 2003 08:17 PM
I would feed him every night, as much as he will eat, and remove any uneaten crickets after. :-]
LeoBeginner
Oct 21, 2003 05:51 AM
I'd say move up to bigger crickets and feed as many as he'll eat. After 10-15 minutes, if he hasn't gone after them, pick them out. Pinheads are pretty tiny, and if he's that big, he can take a bigger meal. Feeding him pinheads would be like feeding a human individual cheerios. Any crickets smaller than his head should be fine (3/4 the size of his head is a safe guide).
Mine's 2 months old and was eating some good sized crickets last night. mmmm....crickets....
If he gets freaked by the bigger crickets, try putting one in at a time and herding the little jumper towards him. Once he sees it near him he'll be off for the hunt!
Mine's 2 months old and ate 4 crickets last night (about 3/8-1/2" long cricks). The breeder saids he was eating 2-3/night, but she didn't eat yesterday, so I guess she was making up for it.
Hope this helps.
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Blaine
0.0.1 HY/Patternless/Normal Leo (Echo)
