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feeding times

rinoa05_1987 Apr 01, 2004 05:32 PM

hello all,
well i think my leo ate a worm or two and she doesnt seem to be interested in them so i want to try some crickets but i need to know what would the best time be to do this. like after her light goes out, while its still on ya know just a general time period to get a good response out of her.

Replies (6)

grimreaper Apr 01, 2004 06:15 PM

i feed mine weekly. i just put the crickets in the cage with sumtin to nibble on and let the geckos eat when ever they want.
nevin
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.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
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0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
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1 miniture mutt-brutis

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rinoa05_1987 Apr 01, 2004 06:25 PM

i mean tlike time of day/night because i want to try to get her to eat tonight. i have a cricket keeper so i just put crickets in as needed.

grimreaper Apr 01, 2004 07:00 PM

if you put them in now, and there gone by 2marrow morning then you kno they ate.
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1.1 leopard geckos-killer, narvana &sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
.1 bell leopard gecko-ecstacy
.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
.2. amazon tree boas-sweetness&carnage
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-stimpy R.I.P.
0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

rinoa05_1987 Apr 01, 2004 07:10 PM

thanx guys, i put some in and left my room for a bit, and i just came back to feed my bird and she was about to pounce a cricket. the darn thing got away cuz i scared her but at least i know shes trying to eat! guess she doesnt like mealies

grimreaper Apr 01, 2004 07:59 PM

i kno alot of ppl like to feed there geckos every day, but i feed mine every week. if you down the forum youl c a post that sais sumthing like incase ne one wants to kno this is how i feed my geckos once a week. sometimes it works really well for picky leos. but ne way, glad to help.
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1.1 leopard geckos-killer, narvana &sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
.1 bell leopard gecko-ecstacy
.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
.2. amazon tree boas-sweetness&carnage
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-stimpy R.I.P.
0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

Jeremy L. Apr 01, 2004 06:32 PM

They are nocturnal animals. Therefore they will come out at night. I feed mine about 8 or 9 pm. My geckos become active just before dusk, they stay active for about 2 hours then they settle back down untill feeding time.
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Sleep, what is that???????
Just my thoughts and opinions based on my experiences.
Jeremy Letkey
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