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I am having the time of my life watching them eat. They are so amazing. I'll type more and post pic's when I'm not so pre-occupied. How many crickets/ mealworms should I put in? The geckos are really tiny maybe two and a half inches (maybe smaller). The blizzard I got is a little pig, I think I might have to separate her for a bit, she's eating all the food. She looks so white so far. I also got a beautiful baby albino and a beautiful baby hypo. Excuse my writing skills tonight, I just drove four and a half hours to get them, plus I wrote two finals today (no sleep for about 48 hours, maybe more). Coffee is my new best friend. I really need to sleep but it's to exciting and entertaining.

Lisa
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0.1 Hypo Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1.0 Pacman Frog (Phatty)
1.0 Lovebird (Tony Montana)
1.0 Elkhound (Otto)
0.1 Malamute (Paris)
5.0 Bettas

LOL congrats, the baby blizz looks great..

as for how many crickets/mealworms you should put in...
I always went by the "6 for every gecko" rule..where you add 6 FOOD ITEMS by each gecko in the tank, by doing this they're more likely to each get a good amount of food, you sai the little blizz is a voracious eater eh' ? lol i dont ever think ive seen or heard about a blizz who wasn't, if she keeps this up and doesnt let the other 2 eat..then a seperation should be taken into consideration,
you could also try raising the other 2 on only mealworms and the blizz on just crickets, that way the blizz will only eat the crickets, and the other 2 will have all the mealies they want, if you want me to elaborate on that, lol i will, dont hesitate to ask

Hey Tokay, they are so great (besides the fact I have not slept since Tuesday, but can't go to sleep now because I am too excited about them and too worried they will bite each other).

LOL I think I hear what your saying with the mealworms, except the bilzzard is the only one who will eat them , oh well I figure out something

I have so many more stories to tell, pictures to post, and questions to ask, but I'll wait until I make more sense.

Oh how old do you think she is? at the most she is as big as my pinky.

Lisa
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0.1 Hypo Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1.0 Pacman Frog (Phatty)
1.0 Lovebird (Tony Montana)
1.0 Elkhound (Otto)
0.1 Malamute (Paris)
5.0 Bettas

hmm as big as your pinky...so thats about 3 1/2 inches..i'd say maybe..3 weeks old, cant be sure though

sucks to hear thats she's the only one who will eat the mealies...maybe ypou might be able to switch it araound? ~shrug~

my pinky is less than 2 1/2", lol, and I have big hands, a girl with pinkys that size would have to be a monster
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0.1 Hypo Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1.0 Pacman Frog (Phatty)
1.0 Lovebird (Tony Montana)
1.0 Elkhound (Otto)
0.1 Malamute (Paris)
5.0 Bettas

LMAO!,
she's probably in the 2-4 week old mark right no

i was looking at my pinky when i read that and its about 3 1/2 inches long so...LOL...its 6:25 AM and i havn't gon to sleep yet give a guy a break LOL

Dan

it's almost five am here, and like I said I haven't been to bed in a few days. it's easier to understand tired talk when your tired. speaking of being tired I'm crashing, I hope they are ok in the morning.
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0.1 Hypo Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1.0 Pacman Frog (Phatty)
1.0 Lovebird (Tony Montana)
1.0 Elkhound (Otto)
0.1 Malamute (Paris)
5.0 Bettas

lol...u guys are hilarious...and come to think about...tokay dude...WHAT KINDA MONSTOR ARE YOU?!...mine is about 2 and 1/2 too..well a weeny longer...but dang....hehhe jk....i want a blizzard now!!...i think other than hatching...i love to watch geckos eat...and if those little white dudes eat like hell...im gonna have a hell of a time watching it eat like hell...>...victorville...here i come...and if there are any blizzards there...BEWARE...ERIC CHEN IS COMING!!! WHAHAHHA...okay...its kinda early right now too...im soo psyched about the show...three weird people weird talking....lol...but atleast we all understand each other...ha..ha...ha...

-eric chen

Hey Ericchen, I've had a few hours of sleep now, hopefully I make a bit more sense, lol.

Lisa
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0.1 Hypo Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1.0 Pacman Frog (Phatty)
1.0 Lovebird (Tony Montana)
1.0 Elkhound (Otto)
0.1 Malamute (Paris)
5.0 Bettas

hmm...is it just me or are blizzards known to be piggies...they seem to hog all the food huh....well anyway...congratulations on ur new babies!...and now...im gonna go to the victorville show to hopefully get some for myself ...i couldn't help but notice...but all ur geckos are females...O.o...ever planning on breeding them?...watching geckos hatch is the most rewarding...altho ive only done it once...2 fertile eggs from my hi-yellow ....now i have another clutch (due late may)...i think they are both nice and fertile...but not sure...those things are dang tiny when they hatch...a miracle to see them eat anything.......

Thank you, I had never heard that blizzards are pigs, but this one sure is. I'm not big on breeding, unless I could keep them all (which I cannot afford right now). I'm one of those animal rights activist (LOL) who cannot stand seeing animals being sold in pet stores. It went against all my beliefs to acctualy buy these little girls. I know, I know it sounds crazy, but that's just they way I was brought up.

Lisa
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0.1 Hypo Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1.0 Pacman Frog (Phatty)
1.0 Lovebird (Tony Montana)
1.0 Elkhound (Otto)
0.1 Malamute (Paris)
5.0 Bettas