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Couple of questions from a newer owner!
First of all, I have yet to get my goldie to eat any crickets. I tried a lot of things, but the only thing I can get him to eat is baby food. Is my gecko getting enough nutrition out of just baby food? How often should I put baby food in with him? And is there any chance the crickets I tried to feed him are too large? Next, I’ve noticed a lot of pictures of goldies climbing on the glass in tanks. My goldie cannot stick to the glass. Is there something wrong with him? Is there anything I can do to the glass to make it climbable? Thanks a lot! -Nick |
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| 04/07/08 12:10am |
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Message To: Bur In reference to Message Id: 1692530 Couple of questions from a newer owner!
A full grown goldie will be anywhere from 8 inches to a foot long. You could have a stunted goldie that didn’t receive proper nutrition when young or one that isn’t full grown. Even then, some goldies don’t grow to be that large in their first year and will grow at a much slower rate from then on. Baby food has little to no nutrition, is addictive, and should only be fed at most once a week as a treat. Chances are if you stop feeding baby food, it’ll gradually start eating crickets. You could also put dead bugs in the babyfood, but that may not end well (and rather messily so). Goldies can be fed crickets, superworms, mealworms, roaches, and silkworms. Each gecko is different; some may like one bug and hate the other while another may be opposite. Mine loves superworms (one every other to every third day), is okay with crickets, and hates mealworms. So it’s all a matter of the gecko’s tastes. So long as the cricket is no wider than the width between the eyes of the gecko, it’s fine. Sticking to glass: The gecko may be about to shed soon. There may be un-eaten shed stuck to the toes preventing stick. The tank may be too dry (you need 75 to 80% tank humidity, read by a hydrometer). The tank may be too wet, like trying to climb up a waterfall. The gecko could be sick, where it rarely strays from the bottom of the tank or doesn’t do much at all. Or the gecko may be very stressed and is afraid to in fear of you or anyone in the gecko’s room. The goldie should be in a room secluded from too much activity. |
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| 04/07/08 01:10am |
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Message To: KrazyKelli In reference to Message Id: 1692598 Couple of questions from a newer owner!
As far as the tank being too moist or too dry, I don’t have a hydrometer yet since the pet store in my town doesn’t carry them (for some stupid reason). My goldie tries to climb up the walls of the tank a lot, and it appears that his feet just slip right off. Usually this is a decent amount of time after I mist the tank too. Hopefully a trip to the vet will help everything out for him. In the mean time, thanks again for all the info. It’s much appreciated! Nick |
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| 04/07/08 11:25pm |
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Message To: Bur In reference to Message Id: 1694006 Couple of questions from a newer owner!
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