Hello,
Arwen, my sister's fat tail gecko, is now eating on her own. Not only that, she is eating like a pig. Crickets. She's bulking up fast. Which leads to a new question. Should I limit her to how much she eats, or let her eat her fill? The first time she ate on her own, she ate 9 crickets, and still wanted more. The day afterwards, she ate about 15. With my own gecko(leopard), I let her eat her fill. However, she eats about 9 crickets and mealworms every two days. If I offer her more, she shows no interest. As of now, I'm limiting Arwen's food, but feeding her every day an average about 8 crickets.
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Fat tail eating
Craig W
Jun 11, 2006 01:12 PM
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Canio
Jun 11, 2006 02:34 PM
I have always gone by the let them eat their fill school of thought. I think as long as you are feeding them something like crickets or mealies you are fine. Letting them eat all they want of something high in fat like wax worms would not be so good. Kind of like how you can eat all the veggies you want but shouldn't eat 10 bowls of ice cream.
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