my new crested

Question
hi diane i have a new crested gecko ive had her about 5 days. i have been giving her  baby food mixed with the crested gecko diet but he hasnt really been eating um. but today i gave her 2 large crickets and 1 small one and she LOVED it i just wanted to know if the large is to big she semmed to hve no problem eating them. but i just wanted to know how many of the large crickets i can feed her at one time and also how often? also i just got her and ive never had any reptile before and im kinda scared about handeling her exspecially the getting her out of the cage part like how to pick her up and stuff, and what do i do if she jumps away can you give me some advise? also will she bite me?
  sorry for so many questions i just dont want to do anything wrong.
one more thing it normally stays cool in my house like 70 and i have a 20watt house bulb in there should i change the bulb or get a red one or something else?
well i got to go hope to hear from you soon thanks so much
   chelsea

Answer
Hi Chelsea,
Its normal for them to not eat for a few days as moving to a new home can be rather stressful for them. On the babyfood, keep trying...he may never have had the crested gecko diet so you may have to use only a small amount of it to start out.
Peach, apricot and papaya seem to be their favorite flavors.
Crickets and other insects are really their main diet. The rule with the size of the insects are that you never feed anything that is larger than the space between their eyes.  Too large of insects can cause blockages.
Basically, with insects, they should eat anywhere from 3-8 crickets every other day.  Its important to use the correct sized crickets.
On biting, yep...they can bite as any other reptile.  Will it hurt?  It can vary due to age....from something as light as a tiny pinch to a hard bite that can draw blood.  I have leopard geckos and its basically a pinch.  Crested geckos don't have really strong jaws so you will most likely get a little pinch.  
On picking him up..the best and easiest is to scoop them from underneath and hold one hand over top to prevent any jumps. I've always found that placing them on a bed with pillows around on the sides of it (on top) gives geckos free time and exercise....allowing them to crawl on my hands, etc.
They only need temperatures that are normal room temperatures with an area in the tank that is heated to the low 80's.  For that, you can use a regular low wattage household lightbulb....if  your room temperature drops below 68-70 at night, you can use a low wattage ceramic heat emitter or a low wattage nocturnal bulb for them.
During the day,even though they are nocturnal, they do benefit from a low uvb output fluorescent tube.
For the tank, what you put on the floor of the tank is important as they do need a humid environment...70-80% humidity...a good choice is the terrarium moss as its not so loose that they will eat it when hunting.  Don't use sand(not natural to them at all) or other small, loose "litter" type for the bottom of the tank as the risk of them eating it while hunting is too great.
For a good thermometer, I suggest the Acurite brand available at Wal Mart and other stores.  It measures two temperatures and the humidity. It has a probe on the end of a wire that you can hang in the warmest part of the tank(under the lightbulb) at your geckos level and the other part(the main part) can be stuck to the side of the tank or just put leaning in the tank in the middle of the tank to measure temperatures there.
Be sure to mist your tank.  Placing fake silk plants and some climbing branches is needed.  When you mist, your gecko will lick water drops from the plants or side of the tank.
Here are some links to more info on them.  You will see minor differences in the care each site recommends, which happens with all reptile care info sheets.  If something really confuses you that you read, let me know and I will try to clarify it for you.
Don;t be afraid of your gecko...although I must admit when I first got into reptiles I was rather leery of them!!!  You will find that each time you do anything with your gecko you are less afraid and more secure in what you are doing with him!!!  

http://www.crestedgecko.com/cg_care.htm
http://www.pangeareptile.com/id52.htm
http://www.thegeckospot.com/crestedcareindex.html