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Old 02-14-2008, 05:47 AM
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Help Skipper's losing weight

My leo Skipper has lossed two grams 4g down to 2g
Been offering him 3 crickets a day. he's been pooping three to four times everyday
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Does any one know if repti aid is any good?
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Re: Skipper's losing weight

is he eating the crickets well? try offering more.
are you gut loading and dusting the crickets as well?
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Re: Skipper's losing weight

yes All my crickets are gut loaded. and I do dust them
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Re: Skipper's losing weight

have you tried offering him more crickets? he could probably take a few more than three.
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Re: Skipper's losing weight

here is how I keep My crickets


I use the shaker tubes to apply dust to my crickets
shaker tubes are the black tubes
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Re: Skipper's losing weight

the problam is I think he stop eating them. gave him three last night and had three left tonight so I put another two in.
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