Re: [gecko]T-Rex Crested Gecko Food

[Rick Gale]

With the crested gecko diet, I've found that I have to use just slightly 
less than a 2:1 ratio of water to food.  If I do 2 parts water to 1 part 
food by volume (say, 1 level teaspoon of water to 1/2 level teaspoon of 
food), the mixture is slightly too runny.  If, however, I use, say, a 
slightly rounded 1/2 teaspoon of food with the same amount of water, it 
comes out better.  I also typically don't notice any sort of "gelling" 
taking place, unless you mean the dehydrated food absorbing the water and 
the mixture becoming a tiny bit thicker... I use slightly warm water to 
speed this process up, and I mix continuously with a toothpick or some other 
small implement until the mixture does not show any more obviously dry bits 
of food.  At this point, using the ratio I described above, I tend to get a 
pretty consistent result.

But is there something I'm not doing or should be doing differently?  It 
appears that all my gex take the food, though it's a bit difficult to tell 
because the amount I give them (due to using slightly deep dishes) is so 
much greater than the quantity they can consume.  If you think it's 
important that I stick to a more strick 2:1 ratio, let me know. This is just 
my own experience.  Glad the subject was raised though.

Rick

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