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How much does everyone generally feed. My male has on average 10 crix a night is this fine or is it too much??? i dont want to overfeed or underfeed wat do u think??? On Ron Trempors site he says feed only four crix a day maximum??? Just a general poll really.Thx Gilbery007

My gecko eats around 12-15 small mealworms a night. I've always thought this was quite a bit but most people have said to feed them until they stop eating.

A gecko will eat until its full...remember that

I feed mine mealworms and for adults I will feed anywhere from 15-20 mealworms whether they eat them all or not.

For babies I will usually feed a little bit more. 20-25, and again whether they eat them all or not.

As for crickets...when I have to feed them crickets I just toss in a handful and thats all they get. I try to make my shipment of crickets last for 2 weeks so that every 2 weeks when I get paid I can get another order of crix.
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Shayna
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i feed my leo about 12-15 mealworms per night - or until she stops eating (which is still in the 12-15 mealies range). and all the care sheets i've read said that 2-4 crickets per night is good.. i always thought that was pretty low, but they're the experts i'm still somewhat of a newb

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My leo will not eat crickets. In fact, he wouldn't eat hardly anything at all. I was very worried when I read about how much food everyone else's leos ate and spent ages trying to tempt him with mealworms, locusts, brown crickets, black crickets, (small ones, medium ones,large ones) and wax worms. Of course, he would eat wax worms which are a no-no so I tried not to give him many - hard though when he wouldn't eat anything else at all most nights. However, his tail stayed fat in spite of his "diet" and I kept on trying to tempt him. Then I discovered silkworms and at last he eats every night. Only two, sometimes three, but at least he is regularly eating. It can be a great help reading how much other people feed their pets but it can also cause worries and doubts. The longer I have my reptiles and continue to read these helpful forums, the more I realise that each reptile is an individual with behaviours of their own and there is no definitive answer - just guidelines.

Colleen

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Hi all, thx again. I dont think i'll ever stop feeding my leo crix cuz i keep anoles which i feed crix so it makes my life easier plus i dont mind crix so u think on average 10 crix a nite is fine???Thx Gilbery007