I have two golden geckos,a madigascar panther gecko,and a white lined gecko that where given to me 2 weeks ago. I got their cages all set up the same way. All are in 55 gal. tanks. The temp. is running between 80 and 85. I'm using a 150 watt ceramic heat imidtor with a zoo med heating pad, with a water dish seting over it that has a air stone to stir up the water to help with humidity. my humidtiy is ranging from 60 to 80.I have a tropic aire-reptile humidifier & air exchanger running to also help with humidity. I've tried leting the crickets run lose and i've tried to put them in a bowl 3 inches high and big enough that the geckos can get in and the crickets can't get out. So they can't run around and bite the geckos as a vet. told me to do. I've tried to feed them wax worms,and i've tried peach baby food with zoo med's reptivite mixed in with it. But i can't get them to eat. Can someone help me figure out how to get them to eat. I also need to get some info. on the madigascar panther gecko i'm having trouble finding anything on him.
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i can't get my geckos to eat
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All of the different species you have mentioned need to be separated. The panther gecko (Paroedura picta) can be housed in a 10 gallon and the white lined gecko (assuming you are talking about Gekko vittatus) can be housed in a 10 gallon as well. The two golden geckos (Gekko ulikovski) can be housed in the 55 gal., but no less than a 20 gal. You should research the care for each species and attempt to recreate a similar habitat like from which they originate. There should be a fair amount of literature on the species that you have mentioned. First thing though, separate the species. Most reasons for not eating are stress related and husbandry problems cause most of the stress in reptiles. As far as the crickets go, let them run free and monitor how much the gecko(s) eat, because uneaten crickets crawling on the geckos can be a big stress also. Set them up in appropriate habitats of correct humidity and temperature and allow a day or two of adjustment, before you begin feeding them again.
