Crested Gecko Care Advice?

Pandalove · May 2009

whisperer wrote:

I don't have a problem with handling bugs, as a matter of fact, I often let pill bugs crawl on me... LOL, they're cute. I have trouble keeping them alive (we tried with my borther's leopard gecko) and I can't buy 3-6 crickets every few days, because I can't go to the pet store that often. Cresties can have crested gecko diet, and then the crickets will come from my brothers lizard.

i usually get 20, if you get a small housing space for the crickets (doesn't cost that much), they will live longer.

ShesTheManROX · May 2009

Just hijacking here... I feed crickets to my quails quite often and,I've found that if you cut up an egg carton or two and put it in an ice-cream container (I had a square cut out of the lid with some shade cloth stapled to cover it for air and such) get maybe about 15 medium sized ones, they really like it in there and last at least two weeks, but if you ask your pet shop what they feed their crickets then you could probrably feed the crickets whatever they suggest and well yeah mine actually breed so thats a way to save some money. I haven't bought crickets in ages.

AshleeBrooke · May 2009

I buy about 500 crickets for a 2 week period. You usually have some that will die but about 95% of mine live. I feed mine carrots, romaine lettuce, sliced potatoes, and some dog food. I put old toilet paper rolls also in the tank. Thats if I can take enough away from the gerbils. xD If you see any dead crickets in the tank/cage you mustget them out. Dead crickets will kill the others.

UnknownDreamland · May 2009

When we had some frogs, we actually made a "cricket farm" out of a tank and some egg cartons. It worked really well, actually. Bought quite a few crickets and let them breed.

Doggywhisperer · May 2009

So, would my empty critter keeper (also know is an isolation tank for crabs) work for keeping? With paper towel under it, egg carton and carrot?

Pandalove · May 2009

whisperer wrote:

So, would my empty critter keeper (also know is an isolation tank for crabs) work for keeping? With paper towel under it, egg carton and carrot?

that would work.

Doggywhisperer · May 2009

cool. Um, where do I keep them? I DON'T want those in my room!

Pandalove · May 2009

whisperer wrote:

cool. Um, where do I keep them? I DON'T want those in my room!

anywhere really, as long as it's a cool dry place. i usually keep mine in my room next to my lizards cage.

AshleeBrooke · May 2009

My geckos and crickets live in the bathroom next to my room. xD

Doggywhisperer · May 2009

your lizards are in your bathroom? Mine will be in my room, but I wouldn't be able to sleep with crickets in their...

Pandalove · May 2009

whisperer wrote:

your lizards are in your bathroom? Mine will be in my room, but I wouldn't be able to sleep with crickets in their...

mine usually don't chirp, and if they do it's not loud or for very long.

AshleeBrooke · May 2009

If you get the adults they chirp like crazy. Drives us insane sometimes. You can get the smaller ones that are like one stage away from adults and they don't chirp yet.

Pandalove · May 2009

Zoe wrote:

If you get the adults they chirp like crazy. Drives us insane sometimes. You can get the smaller ones that are like one stage away from adults and they don't chirp yet.

XD i usually get adults, i acidentally dropped thier container and they got out they where all in the house chirping. the next morning we where like o.o i guess it all depends where you get them, the ones i get from petsmart don't make any noise and they are adults..huge! 0_o

Doggywhisperer · May 2009

Lol, it' not the chirping it's the fact that there's bugs in my room! LOL.

iluvdogs111 · May 2009

Do you have a garage or something you could keep the crickets in?

Doggywhisperer · May 2009

I have, like a shed attached to my house that leads to the basement... Ah well, I'll use CGD and get crickets when m brother does....

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Crested Gecko Care Advice?

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