I bought a very young crested at NARBC because of the write up I saw in Reptiles. I thought it would make a great addition to my menagerie. After 10 days, I wasn't satisfied that he was eating yet, though he appears active and not wasting. I guess he(?) is eating so little that I couldn't notice it. Anyway, just to give myself peace of mind, I put some of the 2 fruits to 1 meat repcal mixture I've read about in here, put some on the end of a blunt toothpick and the little guy started licking it off right away. It was one of the most rewarding things that has ever happened to me in my years of herp keeping. If you had told me a year ago I would be feeding a hatchling reptile baby food from a toothpick, I would have laughed at you. It was really very sweet and cute. Forgive me for getting emotional and gushy here...just thought I would share.
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The Coolest Thing I've Ever Done..
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It is very cool indeed to hand feed them like that. If it likes that diet, you can offer it in a lid and not fill it up. This way you can see around the edges if it ate. I would also recommend switching over to either the Gargoyle gecko diet or Crested gecko diet. The Gargoyle just has more protien which is good for babies.
good luck.
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Bill DiFabio
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I also was worried a couple times about the crested babies we bred so I got out a syringe, filled it with baby food, sat the geckos on my hand and they would lick right off the syringe until it was gone...an excellent idea also for taming your animal.
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Life is what happens when you are making other plans.......
actually I get the cheap store brand small dixie type cups and cut them down to around 2 inches high (smaller for hatchlings) and put the babyfood,vits mixture in there... I gently touch my fingertip full of baby food to their snout and that it, that cute long tongue comes out after that yummy stuff! its amazing how strong that little tongue is! 
yes it very cool and rewarding knowing that these little critters will literaly take the food right from your hand...
I was always alittle worried about the gargoyle as I have heard that they have two sharp teeth in the front that I have NEVER seen nor felt fortunately.........
bye for now...........
sue
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