question about baby veiled

[karmacham]

this may sound a bit stupid, but my newest baby quit eating for about a week to 10 days...I cleaned out the cage, and went and bought him baby crickets today, and made a boo boo..I went to put in a few crickets, and got bumped by a falling light (not from the cage) and dumped the entire bag in there...about 25 baby crickets...anyway, the veiled went nuts, eating like crazy, so far ate about 10 in the last 10 minutes...should I leave the crickets in there, (he's still eating like crazy) will this gorging hurt him, should I try to get them out? I'm not sure what to do here, never had this eating frenzy happen before....

 

[jannb]

How old is he?

 

[karmacham]

maybe 3 months if that...he is really tiny

 

[karmacham]

 

[jannb]

I would take out some of the crickets and save a few for tomorrow. Jann

 

[karmacham]

will do...thanks

 

[Bradlyharris27]

Yea take some out .. I started of with a 3 week old and now he's nine but they eat like crazy when they are growing I fed mine about 20 a day 10 in the morning ten for dinner and some worms In between for snacks

 

[PREACHAP]

Yes, having readily available food is good for young ones, but too much is too much
I would give my veiled about 15 crickets when he was 4 months and let him eat til content, sometimes he would eat all sometimes not.