Quote Originally Posted by mlededee
hmm, well most of mine get fed off fairly quickly since i give them to my cresteds and there are a lot of mouths there. i found a cup of them recently that is probably more than 6 months old (who put that cup in that cabinet anyhow?! ) and there were still a good number of live worms in it, so i think the question here is not how long will the worms live but how long will it take for your gecko to eat them.

the nice thing about the phoenix worms is that they don't have to eat them in great quantities because they are high in nutritional value, so i'm guessing an adult leo might eat 6-8 per day depending on the size of the worm. that's totally just a guess though, so you're really going to have to experiment and see what works for your leo. try a few at a time and see how many he can eat at once--if you leave them in the dish for more than a day or two, especially if it is hot the worms will dry up and die. definitely keep the dish on the cool side of your tank since they really can't handle heat.
good stuff, I know those numbers are estimations but you have the experience and it helps ease my curiosity a little. This one I have here has been a bit of a problem eater. She took dusted crickets just fine the first few feedings. then she wouldn't take them dusted. After a while she wouldn't take them at all so I went to mealworms and she gobbled them up. then stopped.... It's a little frustrating, I kind of have to annoy her with the food for her to eat it, but I'm hoping phoenix worms will be the answer.

As far as leaving worms in the hot side, I'd rather get her on a steady feeding schedule so I normally just offer food near midnight sometimes a little earlier (on weekends) so I think I'll just do the plop and wait technique, and hopefully she takes

thanks!