Saving some leopard geckos

[Gobuchul]

I checked in and the geckos have been moved outside, with the heat pads I installed unplugged. I guess there's no point trying to help a situation like this unless I'm willing to go all the way and take the geckos. Quarantine is potentially a big problem though. I live in/rent one room now, and I don't want to put my snakes at risk. Nighttime temps are as low as 50f here, so I think the only chance is if I take them now and just hope being in the opposite corner of my room is enough to keep the snakes safe.

It's exactly the outcome I wanted to avoid, but I guess I kind of saw it coming when I decided to try intervening in the first place. Thanks for the care advice, at least I know what to do if I do take them.

[Gobuchul]

bf and I went over and got the geckos. I think they'll be ok. It seems like they were just eating mealworms for a bit but at least there weren't a bunch of crickets in there. Switching to gutloaded roaches now ofc. Will try to rehome in a few months once I know they're good, but we'll see how that goes.

[Homebody]

bf and I went over and got the geckos. I think they'll be ok. It seems like they were just eating mealworms for a bit but at least there weren't a bunch of crickets in there. Switching to gutloaded roaches now ofc. Will try to rehome in a few months once I know they're good, but we'll see how that goes.

I'm glad to hear these leopard geckos are now in good hands. Good luck rehoming them.

[Gobuchul]

I've been gutloading the roaches with apple and carrot so far, and I'll use pears and other stuff occasionally. These are convenient because they're also what I gutload myself with. I've seen leafy greens recommended, but I don't normally eat them, can I get by without bothering with those? Can I also use microwaved variety vegetables (sweet peas, green beans, corn, carrots)? I've seen stuff that says no beans, but idk if that applies to green beans. Lastly, when gutloading apple or pear, should I avoid using the core? It'd be more convenient than cutting pieces off, but I haven't tried it yet because of the seeds.

If leafy green gutloading is important and microwaved broccoli doesn't cut it I'd prefer spinach only. I just don't normally buy it because I have trouble getting through a whole bag before it goes bad.

[Lord Sorril]

Before I quit on leopard geckos: My mother took a hatchling of mine with a badly deformed leg. She fed exclusively freshly moulted dubia roaches raised on low quality dog food and apples. The Leo lived to 16 years old before she developed a neurological condition. No UV was involved. The only supplement she was using-was a small bowl of in-expiration date Rep-Cal Calcium with Vitamin D.

I never gutloaded any of my feeders, but I did raise them on apples, carrots, and dog food. At one point I was raising crickets and I had 100's of thousands and the *smell*--dear god it was soooo bad and I dumped them all outside and switched to roaches exclusively...I had about 20 Northern Flickers (birds) in my yard for like a week...and my neighbor mentioned that the crickets outside were *extra-loud* that year...lol...

Fun fact: If you are raising Dubias and you want to give their breeding efforts a boost: give them a slice of orange every day...they are one of the only roaches that enjoys mild acidity citrus. Don't try this with crickets or other species of roaches as they are not adapted.

[Bogertophis]

....At one point I was raising crickets and I had 100's of thousands and the *smell*--dear god it was soooo bad and I dumped them all outside and switched to roaches exclusively...I had about 20 Northern Flickers (birds) in my yard for like a week...and my neighbor mentioned that the crickets outside were *extra-loud* that year...lol...

I can imagine how much those crickets reeked- And how happy those birds were...I wonder if your neighbor suspected something?

[Lord Sorril]

I can imagine how much those crickets reeked- And how happy those birds were...I wonder if your neighbor suspected something?

Hahaha yeah, the neighbor did notice something was amiss...she mentioned it to my mother (I was living at home at the time) and she could not keep a secret.
'My son dumped like 50lbs of live crickets outside!' she immediately blurted out.

[Bogertophis]

"50 lbs. of crickets"!!! That would be pretty noticeable... (no more secrets for your mom!)