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Posted by en on May 10, 2003 at 22:22:36:
In Reply to: Crested Q's...... posted by nocturnal36 on May 10, 2003 at 20:16:29:
Here's my advice, Mike...feel free to chime in if you feel it's needed
1. The only spare tank i have right now is a 20 gallon high. Im going to have paper towel as substrate, and im going to feed the fruits and crix out of a bowl...anyway, is this tank too big? Will it stress the baby? Or is it "the bigger, the better"?
A 20 gallon is way too big for a hatchling crested and is probably a suitable enclosure for an adult. If you don�t have any smaller glass tanks, don�t be afraid to use those little sweater boxes or �sterilite� containers that you can buy at Target or Walmart. That�s what I use for my younger animals, and not only is it sensible, but it�s economical and a better, more secure habitat for a young gecko.
2. What percentage and schedule of foods should i feed it? ex. 50% (fruits,babyfood)/50% (crickets)? 25%/75%? 75%/25%?
25% to 75% sounds fine. If you want to a full cricket diet would be fine, but I assume that most people would rather use the fruit too. It�s heavily debated but as long as their getting the required protein to grow they�re ok. And bowl feeding is definitely the way to go.
3. I've heard not to feed it citrus fruits...is this true? If so, can anyone please write out a list of acceptable fruits i can feed it? (Or what type of babyfood)
Not many people actually know why not to feed citrus fruits, but I assume that they don�t show interest in them as well as possible ill-side effects. It�s easier to just avoid them all together. Finally, for babyfoods, I usually don�t use babyfood because of the exorbitant amounts of sugar�but it�s really your choice. If you don�t want to give babyfood just buy a couple mangos and bananas and let them get squishy. Then throw them in the blender and freeze them into ice cube trays� and thaw out a cube when need be. Or just go with the babyfood and try different flavors. I usually use papaya, banana apple, Hawaiian delight, use your imagination. You�ll come up with something.
Good Luck
Ian
