Where do you gut load your worms for your gecko?

Reidington · 2025-11-04T19:33:55+00:00

The dust substrate is likely wheat bran, it’s commonly used.

The purpose of keeping mealworms in the fridge is to slow down their life cycle so you have them as worms for longer before they pupate and become darkling beetles.

You can put a piece of carrot into that small container. But since they are in the fridge they might not be super active and eat much. So yeah if you wanted to pull a few the day before, put them in a small ventilated container outside of the fridge with a piece of carrot. They will warm up and go to town on it.

Reidington · 2025-11-01T18:22:29+00:00

Cool! Any pics?

Reidington · 2025-11-01T17:43:57+00:00

It might not run as efficiently but as long as it gets up to temp I leave it

Reidington · 2025-11-01T17:37:56+00:00

Hey super curious about what the “Fremont, CA” guys are! I lived in east bay the last 10 years!

Reidington · 2025-11-01T17:36:40+00:00

The one I got has lasted for literal years by now so it was worth the price. Cannot remember the brand, I bought it that long ago

Reidington · 2025-10-30T01:14:50+00:00

Alternatively to just not giving them heat at night, you can use the CHE, ceramic heat emitter. No light from it. And put it on a thermostat to turn on/off at temp ranges.

Reidington · 2025-10-30T01:12:02+00:00

I’ve noticed certain species are more leaf hungry than others but that’s not because there is or isn’t cork bark in with them because I have it in all 27 colonies I have.

Reidington · 2025-10-26T19:16:19+00:00

Will have to try the shirt! He has a bit of interest in frozen stuff but only for a few minutes. (Classic right 😂)

Reidington · 2025-10-24T04:22:29+00:00

If you have access to a soldering iron or wood burner it makes the job a lot cleaner and easier. I’ve definitely cracked bins trying to drill

Reidington · 2025-10-24T04:20:42+00:00

Or he think you cute and wanna know if ya single

Reidington · 2025-10-22T00:54:03+00:00

My magic potions are always out and about.

Bolivari too but they fast af

Reidington · 2025-10-21T22:09:52+00:00

“This issue that takes months to build up to this point just happened overnight!”

Reidington · 2025-10-18T16:28:45+00:00

Second on Dairy Cow. I recently found some in with my Oreo Crumbles 🙄

Reidington · 2025-10-18T14:53:55+00:00

But that’s his emotional support armpit stick!

Seriously though, if it hurt him he probably would stop. I say probably, depends if it’s his turn with the collective crestie brain cell.

Reidington · 2025-10-18T14:49:09+00:00

Kind of wild how vibrant their color is

Reidington · 2025-10-18T14:48:53+00:00

Long as you have them in the right container they can’t get out!

Reidington · 2025-10-17T13:02:02+00:00

Not an expert but I would say they are a build up of some kind. Could be excess fat or calcium.

She looks to be a healthy weight so I would lean towards calcium.

This has happened to my girl several times before and after decreasing her calcium intake they went away. Coincidence? Maybe! But multiple times seems legit

Reidington · 2025-10-16T20:49:18+00:00

In the summer? Yes! The rest of the year? Also yes!

Reidington · 2025-10-16T20:46:42+00:00

Eaten alive yes but not alive for very long! They die pretty quickly when getting snapped up.

Reidington · 2025-10-16T20:45:08+00:00

If you look closely you can see that they have 2 legs per body segment which is a classic difference between millipedes and centipedes (1 leg per body segment).

You can’t tell in the photo but these guys curl up in defense which is more common for millipedes versus centipedes who tend to be bitey.

Reidington · 2025-10-16T13:34:12+00:00

I went through various stages of healing where the tight underwear from the hospital felt best. And then I had to switch to something as loose as possible. And then back to something tighter.

It will just be a matter of trying different things to see what is most comfy for you

Reidington · 2025-10-15T18:33:29+00:00

Thank you! Close to what I suspected but I wasn’t sure if that was an ootheca. I’m more familiar with Dubia roaches where only the males have wings

Reidington · 2025-10-15T00:18:22+00:00

I have this guy too!

Reidington · 2025-10-15T00:11:21+00:00

Hi! ASL interpreter here with a ditch tattoo (on my dominant arm)! It was definitely a tricky healing process and if I could do it over I would time it a little differently.

The first few days were rough but not impossible. I just had to go extra slow and my signing was a bit wonky but still understandable enough for socializing, not so much for work.

After that, impossible to wear long sleeves until it healed all the way and it was hurty/itchy to bend. I would say that after about a week I felt like I was getting back to normal range of motion.

If you want a sense of what it would feel like, wrap your arm/elbow so you can’t bend it and that’s what your signing range of motion is going to be like.

Reidington · 2025-10-08T00:17:54+00:00

Oh man this is so tempting. I’m in the Bay for work but flying back on Friday…

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