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sorry about the exclamation marks was to get you all to read.

anyway basicly last night i ranouta crickets. and i was out all day where i coulnt get any more. i sent my dad but they shop had run out. so i did the best ic ould and managed to pick up some dried mealies. it was the closest to gecko food i could find. do i feed them my leo or try and get food again tomorrow. bare in mind its only a baby and it didnt eat properly last night due to a lack of crickets

Most places that sell live crickets also sell live mealworms. They are usually found in a small fridge. The mealworms can be kept in a fridge for 2 - 3 months, so they are great for those times when you run out of crickets. Please remember to gutload the mealies....at least 24 hours prior to feeding your gecko.

I would get rid of the dead mealies....yuck!
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Official Leopard Gecko Freak

1:1 Leos - Gilean and Aurora (1:3 more on the way! WOO!)
2:0 Cats - Troi and Mitsu (shhhhh...don't tell them they're neutered!)
4:0 Betas - So pretty, yet so violent!
1:0 Husband - Eric (He's a lot of work, but it's worth it.)

i know about the feeding but the thing is i coudnt get the food today and i only have dried mealies. so do i fed them or wait till i find some crix? thats my problem i knw abotu feeding.

You can TRY to feed the dead mealies...but I doubt your gecko will want to eat them. Call the store and ask if they carry the live ones - those are much better. If they carry the live mealies, I would go get some ASAP.
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Official Leopard Gecko Freak

1:4:1 Leos - Gilean (HTCT), Aurora (High Yellow), Amber (LVPA), Garnet (Tang), Tigerlily (Hypo Tang), and Mirage (Hypo Tang) (1:0 more on the way! WOO!)
2:0 Cats - Troi and Mitsu (shhhhh...don't tell them they're neutered!)
4:0 Betas - So pretty, yet so violent!
1:0 Husband - Eric (He's a lot of work, but it's worth it.)

i normaly feed crix. the store in town where i sent my dad normaly stocks them but were outa stock. they normaly have atleast some in even fi they are a bit unhealthy. but they didnt. and i was out and it was late so most shops had clsoed by the time i got to wehre i maybe able to get them so only the big shops were open ie pets at home. which is a chain shop and doesnt d anythign for reptiles so i was kidna stuck. i just wanted to knwo if the dead mealies wil do anyharm

The dried mealworms won't do any harm at all. But as Kendergirl said, its unlikely that your baby will eat them.

How long will it be until you can get more live food?

If its a few days, its fine...in my opinion. I know babies are a bit different but these guys are like little 'desert camels'.

When people live in remote areas, I always suggest checking out bug retailers online. You can order practically any kind of prey online through websites these days, making it very easy to feed a variety of bugz. Try searching for online sellers in the UK.

Secondly, why not breed some yourself? My guys are all fed crickets and you can breed those but I HATE them! I'd recommend breeding meal worms or lobster roaches (when your leo is a bit bigger). Roaches are great but may be too big now? Not sure.

Hope that helps a tiny bit...
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Too many Leos
1.0 feline "Spot"
0.1 canine "Tika"

well i only have one leo, i can normaly get live foodn next day. just had a problem now for a bit. i know it will be fine watiing for a day or so but id rather my lil guy dint have to go hungry. it could go a while without food it has a good fat tail. but i shoudl get crix tomoz but il try the mealies because it will be better than nothign for it. cheers all thanks very much. and no way i can breed cos mum will kil me

they should be fine with the dried mealies just make sure you coat them with cal or vitamin powder. try holding them in front of the leo and wiggling it.. my juvies eat anything that moves even my fingers if im not paying attention
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1.0.0 super giant albino "coz"
1.0.0 giant chct super tang het for raptor "Anubis"
1.0.0 yellow banded albino " sammy"
1.0.0 shtct " chico"
0.1.0 A.P.T.O.R "Tabatha"
0.1.0 patternless "precious"
0.2.0 yellow banded albino "steph & mimi"
0.1.0 normal giant"dotty"
0.2.0 htct " heather & bertha"
0.1.0 hi yellow "lisa"
0.1.0 hypo tang het albino"donna"
1.0 pitbull "deuce"

it wont touch them. its only ever eaten crickets so im not surprised. oh well it will be ok its got crix tonight hopefully. cheers all tho