Leos not interested in mealworms?

[HLReptiles]

Hey guys, I have 3 leopard geckos, and 2 of them aren't interested in mealworms at all. I have my own mealworm farm and I really don't want to start a cricket farm cause of the smell etc. Any ideas to get them started? Thanks guys! -Harrison from HLReptiles.

[commingforu]

Try adding a carrot or something with the mealworms to make them move a little more. If that doesn't work then those two leos might just not like mealworms.

[Mr Oni]

Shake them up and dust them. Like angry bees my mealworms wiggle more after that.

If not they usually play dead and lay there.
It works for me but sometimes i just gotta cherry pick the ones that are nonstop crawlers/wigglers

[anatess]

My Leo won't eat mealworms or even super worms.

Even with carrots and dusting...

[MarkS]

How are you feeding the mealworms? Do you just toss them in the cage or put them in a bowl? I use worm dishes like these http://www.tsksupply.com/small-worm-dish/, some Leo's I never actually see eat, but the worms disappear so I know they're eating them. You could also start a colony of B. dubia roaches. Far less smell then crickets and no noise. Some of my Leos won't touch THOSE but most of them will and it makes for a nice alternate food source.

[anatess]

I use this:



I put 10 at a time and they're still there a week later...

[HLReptiles]

I'm using a dish like that, but I have tried feeding them via tweezers, they just don't seem interested. I'm gonna try crickets and see how that goes, hopefully they will start eating them.

[Rorschach]

Crickets are the way to go. I like the roaches, but the dude selling them around here sells them for like .79 a piece.

[Shaney]

Mine wasn't interested either, turns out he couldn't see them in the dish! I put an extra slate tile next to the bowl for him to stand on so he could he could see them and now he eats them