[Sycko]

Hi there,
im new to keeping Geckos, i bought 2 females from my local pet shop on Friday aft were the woman advised me not to feed them for a couple of days while they settle in and advised me to feed them on Crickets,
so its now sunday and i have just dropped a couple of Crickets in the viv after powdering them but the Geckos dont seem intrested at all, infact they have barely left there hide since Friday. One cricket was right next to them and they turned away and walked off.
after reading a few posts on here i have learned this is pretty normal and it can take aslong as up to 2 weeks to settle in and start eating.
but as im still learning any tips would be great especialy when it comes to feeding? how many crickets,what time of day and how often also how long have i to keep the Crickets in if the Geckos havnt eaten them? and do i have to vary there diet between Crickets and Worms?
also is it best to remove the Geckos from there viv and place them in another smaller tank while eating or drop the crickets in there viv and let them hunt them down
Thnx in advance

Jon



Leopard Geckos
not sure on the age but there pretty small and was told there young
Viv is a 27 gallon tank
small wood chippings and heat mat under the glass
eating and pooing - i havnt seen any of it yet
temps are 89-91 on warm side - 79-81 on cool side

[Luko]

Hi, totally normal although mine started eating straight away sometimes they can take upto two weeks to get used to there new home. I feed my every other day about five or six small crickets just make sure what ever they don't eat are removed because I'm told they can bite. I sometimes put a few worms in the feeding dish every so often if he seems to be hunting crickets. I've only had mine 3 weeks and only just held him you've just got to be patient but it's defo worth it. Good luck I'm sure someone else could answer all your questions as I'm relatively new to this to.

[Sycko]

thnx Luko yes its defo worth it, ive held mine a couple of times one of them seems realy friendly were the other wants to be off there eating reg now, one has just chased a cricket across the tank and snaffled him while the other munched on a wax worm