My giant day gecko Dingo will only eat wax worms, and on occation a cricket or silk worm. I don't mind paying extra for him to eat, but i was wondering if this is healthy for him as i've heard of wax worms being contributed to fatty liver problems.
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Day Gecko feeding
crimsonwolf1313
Feb 13, 2004 04:50 PM
Replies (2)
geckogirl72
Feb 14, 2004 02:35 PM
You're correct. Wax worms are ok every once in awhile as they are also more difficult to digest. Crickets should be their primary food source. Sometimes, my geckos get bored with the crickets, and they'll cut back on eating them, after awhile they gobble them up like crazy again. Mealworms and fruit baby food are other supplemental food sources I usually give them, but should not be given in place of crickets. Maybe one reason Dingo isn't eating the crickets is because there are some left over in the tank? They get stressed out if there are a bunch running around, so only give a few at a time, and make sure you take the ones they don't eat out.
Hope it helps.
lisa
juliecwuk
Feb 15, 2004 02:22 PM
Hi,
My adult male madagascan day gecko (phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis) has also always refused to eat crickets since before i purchased him 2.5 years ago. He was fed waxworms in place of crickets for the majority of his year in the pet shop before i purchased him and i have vary rarely managed to get him to eat crickets. I remember there always being crickets in his tank in the pet shop and i would assume he aquired this "fear" aswell as a favourite for waxworms.
Over the years i have provided him extra fruit with extra supplements to attempt to make up for the lack of crickets, he seems to be doing fine but one would assume he might not live longer than he could. I have managed to get him to eat baby locusts and he loves moths (both wild caught and waxmoths). I have recently put him with a female and he has eaten one cricket and seems interested when she eats crickets but he is still reluctant.
I have just purchased the day gecko meal replacement food which has appeared on the market, i will try him with this in replacement of waxworms for a day and see what happens. i will let you know if there is any change.
regards
julie
