Health & Care · Cold-Blooded Crew
Micro-Dietary Scaling
Sourcing, Gut-Loading, and Presenting Micro-Prey
Hatchlings need food sized for their tiny mouths, and adult feeder insects can choke or starve them. 20 modules on feeding the smallest babies: the sizing rule, pinhead crickets, flightless fruit flies, springtails, bean and flour beetles, gut-loading, safe hydration for feeders, dusting without the mess, clean feeding stations, feeding schedules, stopping escapes, the low-calorie trap, avoiding vitamin A overload, spotting deficiencies, culture records, species tips, rescuing crashed cultures, and moving up to bigger prey.
About this course
A newborn gecko, frog, or chameleon can't eat what an adult eats. Feeders that are too big can choke a baby or simply go uneaten while it starves. This course scales your feeding kitchen down to the right size. You will learn the sizing rule for every meal, how to raise and contain pinhead crickets, culture flightless fruit flies, harvest springtails, and add beetles for variety. You will learn how to gut-load and dust tiny insects without coating the tub in powder, give feeders safe water, set up clean feeding stations, and feed on the right schedule. You will also learn how to avoid the low-calorie trap and vitamin overload, spot soft bones early, keep culture records, rescue crashed cultures, and move growing juveniles onto bigger prey.
What you'll learn
- Why adult feeder insects are dangerous for hatchlings, and the eye-width sizing rule
- Raising and containing pinhead crickets and culturing flightless fruit flies
- Springtails and beetles for the tiniest babies and for variety
- Gut-loading, safe water for feeders, and mess-free dusting
- Feeding schedules, clean feeding stations, stopping escapes, and the low-calorie trap
- Avoiding vitamin overload, spotting deficiencies, culture records, and moving up
Who this is for
Keepers and breeders of hatchling geckos, chameleons, dart frogs, and other tiny exotics who want a steady, safe supply of the right-sized food.
Course outline (20 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 20 lessons