Feeding tricks..?
I have a yellow dalmation male crested gecko I picked up from someone a month ago who wasn't taking care of him properly..
He was very skinny, his head is still bigger than his body and his temperment was very docile and lethargic. He has filled out a little since then, and is moving around his tank on his own now.. but he's still a lot less active than other cresteds I've had in the past.
He eats CGD, but I have to put it right infront of his nose for him to know it's
there. I haven't seen him eat anything on his own.
The weird thing is, he is having larger than 'normal' deposits, though I never witness him eating anything - I know a lot of cresteds eat in private, but unless I move him, he is rarely in a different spot than I left him. The crickets I leave in his cage are always still in there (with the exception of the two missing and the third I witnessed him eating).. so I just remove them in the morning and try again later.
I've tried isolating him in a seperate container with the crickets to see if maybe he just isn't finding them in his cage, but he doesn't seem to be phased. He licks the air like he's interested, but that's it. I've tried using tongs and putting them infront of him, but he still won't bite.
Another concern is that he only seems to eat the powder and fruits when I hand feed him, and I don't want him to get into the habit of depending on me. In short - does anyone have any feeding tricks, or should I just stick to a non-cricket diet?
[will post pictures later for anyone who wants to see them]
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