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questions. Not a lot.

lillesspetz May 25, 2005 12:01 PM

I can't remember where I read that they can eat pinkies. I was wondering at what age or size. Or did I read the wrong thing?

Will crickets that are living in the cage bite the geckos?

Can a 3-4 inch gecko live with 6-7 inch geckos?

How many times does a 3-4 inch gecko shed?

How far apart are the shedding(for adults and babies, if different)?

Geckos eat until they are full right?

I think that is about it for now. Thanks!

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Gilbery007 May 25, 2005 12:15 PM

Ok then, you can feed your leo pinkie's but it is only recommended for breeding females. But i tend to give my male 2 pinkie's a year. Crickets will bite your leo if left inside the tank for long periods of time. I would only house female leo's together if they are around the same size and never house 2 males together as they will fight until the death. For a 3-4 inch gecko i would say they should shed quite regularly maybe twice a month, and for an adult once a month. Yeah your gecko will eat until he/she is full. Hope this helps some and check out my site if you require any more info.
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ed_hunter May 25, 2005 12:16 PM

ok im not an expert but i only got my leo today and from what i know from my own research here goes.

they can eat pinkies but only rarely as a treat and only as adults. they are supposed to be good for breeding femails for fattening them up

no a smaller gecko cannot live with a larger one the larger one will bully the smaller one and the smaller one wil get stressed and not eat,

im not sure on how often a smallre one will shed i think its baout every week to every other week

the sheddings for adults and babies are hte same i think

geckos eat untill tehy are full they do not mormaly over eat. i think if htey do they wil be sick. ive heard of babies doing this but they normaly learn

and crickets in the tank can nibbel and harm he gecko they will also stress the geckos.

i think thats right i dont have much experiance but ive read alot andi beleive that is right perhaps sumone with more experiance can tell me if im right.

peachstategeckos May 25, 2005 01:20 PM

Yes, you're right except on the shedding issue. Babies and adults don't have the same shedding patterns. Babies shed alot more than the adults because they are growing more. Congrats on getting your gecko though.
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ed_hunter May 25, 2005 01:33 PM

i thought i said that babys shed more often i new that tho :-P tho i thought they meant do they shed in the same way me being stupid. i think mine is a high yellow. have you got any pics of high yellow babies so i can compare? its yellow coloring is realy bright.

peachstategeckos May 25, 2005 02:46 PM

Haha! You're not stupid I just misunderstood what you were saying. Here's a link to a baby hi-yellow.

PIC
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ed_hunter May 25, 2005 03:03 PM

page not found the pic aint there pearch

peachstategeckos May 25, 2005 03:10 PM

Hmmm...sorry. Try this.

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ed_hunter May 25, 2005 03:11 PM

thats almost identicle to mine

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