Keeping maggots out of Crested Gecko dish

[Bottomfeeder]

I just went to change the CGD in my Crestie's dish, and I saw that, like always, he ate a good amount of it. Then I noticed something wiggling around, then another, then another. I was so disgusted that the whole dish went out the window, literally. I've seen fuit flies flying around in my Herp tanks before, so I'm not surprised. What should I do?

 

[fisher12889]

Switch out the food more often?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

It was in there MAYBE 3 days.

 

[Citrinellus]

I give my crested gecko fresh cgd at night and remove it the next morning. I think your best bet is just making it in smaller portions and going that route...

 

[InfiniteSoFi]

i agree with Citinellus, i breed cresteds. your best bet is to take the food out every morning. You dont want to get ants either, red ants can kill cresteds

 

[ozz465]

yea i saw the same thing a few times,now i just offer smaller portions and change it out daily.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I agree. Change it every day. I put the dish in before I turn out the lights at night and it's licked clean by morning.

 

[Sylvias]

I only feed my cresty every 3 days and his dish is always out the next morning. I was under the impression that CGD spoils if left out for to long. I am not positive, have never actually looked into it but I just assumed so since the instructions suggest that you refrigerate it if you mix up large amounts at a time.

 

[coreyweinkoetz]

Don't add water to it. The breeder it came from more then likely did not mix it they give it to them as power in a dish check out u tube the crested gecko . com and see what there feeding