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I am new with GTPs and I would like to know if is ok to feed my CB Baby GTP with Gekos or Lizards besides mice.

Thanks for your help!

i would say no.some people use them with hatchlings that will not take pinkies,but if your snake is already taking rodents,i would stay far away from them.the main reason for me would be parasites.feeder lizards are never captive bred.they are always wild caught geckos or anoles that usually come in with their share of parasites.now a second reason would be that they are actuallly a prefered food source for neonate green trees and are oftem eaten in the wild.to feed them would risk the chance of having your snake imprint on them and that causes all sorts of problems in the future.its a lot easier getting a hatchling that has never eaten before on mice,than it is to get one that is already imprinted on reptiles.think about it,it may seem cool to feed him somethinmg different once or twice,but it will be a real pain in the neck if that was all he ate,especialy when he gets larger.before i knew this i tried to offer one of my hatchlings a gecko.he had already been eating mice for about 2 months and didnt want to have anything to do with it.thats all it took for him to imprint on rodents.