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What should be the main food my 2 one month old cresites? I give them crickets a few times a week, and they lick some baby food when I handle them. They take a bunch of licks, then thats it. When I leave it in their tank, they don't touch it. So should they get mainly crickets, or mainly baby food? Thanks.

Also, one of mine prefers the ground, the other likes the corn plant I have. Funny thing is that the smaller one takes the plant... (hes not much smaller, just barely noticibally)

Thanks!
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0.0.1 Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtle)
0.0.1 Teliqua gigas (Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink)
0.2.0 Eublepharis macularius (Leopard Geckos)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon (Northern Water Snake)
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Crested Geckos)
0.0.1 Python regius (Ball Python)
?.?.? Assorted goldfish, minnows and guppies
1.0.0 Ferret
1.1.0 Cats
1.0.0 Aussie Cattle Dog/ Border Collie Mix

...mixed properly with water should be the main (if not only) food source for your Cresteds. It's a complete diet when prepared properly and most geckos will eat it (some with more work than others).

Baby food is mostly complex and simple sugars, and not a good choice for food. Also some people mix the CGD with baby food, we used to, but no longer do so.

We also toss in baby Lobster Roaches once a week (dusted with ICB). Most babies really dig the fast moving roaches and its great activity for them.

-Randy
www.neoscales.com

My local petstores don't have the CGD, and my mom won't let me use her credit card, so is there somewhere that I can get it with paypal? Thanks btw, I have one of your pics as my desktop
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0.0.1 Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtle)
0.0.1 Teliqua gigas (Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink)
0.2.0 Eublepharis macularius (Leopard Geckos)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon (Northern Water Snake)
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Crested Geckos)
0.0.1 Python regius (Ball Python)
?.?.? Assorted goldfish, minnows and guppies
1.0.0 Ferret
1.1.0 Cats
1.0.0 Aussie Cattle Dog/ Border Collie Mix

www.sandfiredragonranch.com

Thats where I get mine from

Great! Thanks!
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0.0.1 Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtle)
0.0.1 Teliqua gigas (Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink)
0.2.0 Eublepharis macularius (Leopard Geckos)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon (Northern Water Snake)
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Crested Geckos)
0.0.1 Python regius (Ball Python)
?.?.? Assorted goldfish, minnows and guppies
1.0.0 Ferret
1.1.0 Cats
1.0.0 Aussie Cattle Dog/ Border Collie Mix

I give mine crested gecko diet mixed with baby food, but i will be switching to gargoyle gecko diet mixed with baby food, because it helps more with breaking down the sugars in baby food. I also give them crickets that are gut loaded and sprinkled with ICB. they get the crickets three times a week, and the baby food on the other days.
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1.1.1 crested geckos (Sandy,Soldier,Speckles)
0.0.1 Striped Cal. Kingsnake (Snuggles)
1.1.0 Green Iguanas (Sisco,Speedy)
0.0.2 Emperor Scorpions (Strongbad,Serenity)
0.0.1 Rose Hair Tanrantula (Star)
0.1.0 Pink Toe Tarantula (Sal)

. . . I guess I've never heard of a higher protien level helping to break down sugars.

Hey, I've been wrong before . . .
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Monte Meyer
Powergeckos
Email

dislectics off tha wrold untie!!

This is what I've heard... I stated it like I knew, but should have said I've heard...
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1.1.1 crested geckos (Sandy,Soldier,Speckles)
0.0.1 Striped Cal. Kingsnake (Snuggles)
1.1.0 Green Iguanas (Sisco,Speedy)
0.0.2 Emperor Scorpions (Strongbad,Serenity)
0.0.1 Rose Hair Tanrantula (Star)
0.1.0 Pink Toe Tarantula (Sal)