Eating Question 2

Got any data to back that up? I'd sure be interested in seeing it. I know for a fact that some of the ingredients are freezable without negative consequences, but I do not know about all of them.

Nope. I'd have to look up each ingredient in CGD individually and I really don't have the time for that right now. Just what I know from nutrition... frozen food usually aren't as good as fresh. But then CGD is dried.. so who knows. I think I'll ask the creator of the diet.. I'll keep you posted on that.

Thanks, I'd definitely be interested to hear the results of that.

To be honest I think it is pointless to feed the cgd and baby food and insects .. the crested gecko diet was designed as a stand alone feeding method and it is cautioned about changeing up the formula if you do this you need to take in to account calcuim /phosphorus ratio
I personally had little success with the crested gecko diet and found that my animals look better are more active and reproduce better without it .
On the frozen issue, the ingredients of the crested gecko diet are allready highly processed and come from stored bulk ingredients allready I dont think a week or 2 in the freezer is going to effect the nutritional value that much in that short of time period

Thanks for your input, Robert. What is your feeding schedule, and do you vary it according to age/size/gender?

I offer both insects and fresh fruit or baby food from day one for all of them and feed both daily , the only thing that varies is the size and variety of the insects

And with both daily you don't have any problems with picky eaters not getting enough of one or the other? I have noticed that they can get downright picky about their food, though some seem happy to eat just about anything.

Marla I have no problems with picky eaters at all probably due to the fact the insect part of the diet varies day to day ... crickets roaches meal worms silk worms and some wax worms now and then

do you mix any supplements in with the baby food--reptivite, calcium, etc.--or do you just give it to them as is?

All righty, Robert, here's a question for you: my new babies were given papaya and CGD their first night, but I couldn't tell if they touched it because I served it spread out on a yogurt lid. The second night, I served the same mixture but had moved them to a smaller container and put it on a little piece of foil. When I checked them this morning, the small mound (1/2 tsp or so) was gone and the entire inside of the enclosure had been smeared with it. It looked like they had a contest to see who could spread more around. Is that a good sign that they ate some? I'm sure it will be easier to see them eat when their little crickets get here at least.