How Much & What I Feed My Leopard Gecko | UPDATED

[@Cfodder790]

Wax Worms = gecko cheesecake

[@allgamingnetwork9448]

theyr good for fattining up a skinny rescue

[@allgamingnetwork9448]

@@deimos-n3j i mean as a snack lol

[@xXHatchetRunnerXx]

@@deimos-n3j they are good to fatten up a gecko just as that person said. They said nothing about it being a diet you moron.

[@QueenSmenkhare]

Yeah, my leopard gecko eats those things before I even but it in their feeding bowl xD

[@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832]

@@xXHatchetRunnerXx explain to me how many waxworms it would take to get a gecko fat , alot right that would result in the waxworms being a part of the daily diet, also don't go around calling ppl morons just bc you are a sad lonely person that is angry 24/7 and have nothing to do other than make fun of ppl

[@okayowl]

I feel like it’s difficult to offer a variety when you only own 1 gecko. Feels wasteful to have to buy 50-1000 of a feeder that’s only meant to be fed every now and then. Wish companies/reptile shops would make like a combo box for purchase that features mostly nutritious feeders and a small amount of treats for 1-2 weeks worth of meals.

[@coastalwren]

YES! And the companies that offer things like that are never near me which is such a pain.

[@Sentientmad9m]

Do you have any local pet stores? My mom and pop petstore in my area sells smaller quantities of dubias etc

[@inuyashasangelkagome]

I think rainbow mealworms has a leopard gecko sampler pack. I dunno where you live tho!

[@mileskorb9424]

yeah at petsco they had a variety, it was fairly expensive though

[@mymygonzalez45]

I just ordered from dubiaroaches.com and got their variety pack for my juvenile leopard gecko they have a flatrate of $7 for shipping. I was worried they would be DOA but only a few roaches (3-5) were dead of the 100, which isn't too bad. All the mealworms and calciworms were fine. I really like it so far, and Calcifer (my gecko) seems to enjoy them too!

[@DragonHybrids2409]

That one live cricket: All my friends are dead 3:22

[@Divinixm_]

TheCrazyHyena 24 push me to the edge

[@PotatoWedge-ux5yw]

All my friends are deeaaaad

[@mondoOOI]

gummy bear 2017 push me to the edge

[@savannahg5098]

Ysj Ofnn al my friends are dead

[@bluebeans356]

push me to the edge

[@thundertaill]

I consider myself lucky. My Leo, Saturn, will eat anything under the sun if it is hand fed to her. Doesn't matter the type of insect, the time of year, or even if she's close to / in shed. I'm sure she'd even eat vegetables if her digestive system was built for it, but she is perfectly content with mealworms, crickets, and the occasional butterworm or hornworm. She'll see me feeding my other pets and will stare at me like "Where's mine? I want some! I'm hungry too!" even if she'd just ate. I'm so happy to have her and couldn't feel more special for such an ecstatic eater.

[@rdz1860]

That's my Leo's name he eats whatever and is massive I got him at petsmart turns out hes a blizzard

[@LilyHagan]

That’s amazing! Congratulations! I wish my two boys were like that lol

[@thefantasticferrets3922]

Same my gecko is such a little eater. We feed him like 10 mealworms or dubias every night! He is a baby.

[@kayleighward3429]

Awww I wish my Leo was such a good eater

[@sofiaallar2765]

Same with my little gecko Jellybean. He’ll eat as much as 7-10 crickets a night! (Small crickets ofc) he is a baby so he needs to be fed every night. Lol

[@lricci007]

I have found that keeping mealworms in oatmeal where they are covered by it keeps them from pupating too.

[@plant2188]

I do that for my mealworms lol!

[@tiarenechandler5185]

That actually works as well covering them up with oats they eat as WELL ....and become bigger so u can have mealworms and super worms and i freaking love dubia roaches and crickets as well they grow so fast so u end up WITH a RIDICULOUS colony of dubia ROACHES crickets and meal worms u can also do black soldier FLYS as well .....

[@picklejuice4281]

I used to but the oats attracted pantry moths

[@itzvapid3855]

I use the oatmeal for my colony, like my breeding colony, I find a lot of them pupate

[@itzvapid3855]

But I actually prefer that, so I get more beetles to lay more babies

[@thereal_daxp2263]

The reason they died is because when one cricket dies it releases pheromones that basically tells the other crickets to die

[@akatsuki3399]

One homie goes, they all go.

[@Julie-oe5qf]

Literally them: If you die, I die. *intense music*

[@corysummerhays5980]

I stopped being crickets because they r really annoying and die quickly

[@wickedglassbears]

Jonestown Massacre 😂

[@zaixhmc8002]

Lol they really are controlling.

[@brayancendejas8076]

The way I fed my baby leopard gecko mealworms and got him into them was by getting small mealworms and splitting or cutting them in half. I'd hold the gooey insides part close to his face and he'd like the smell so he'd lunge at the worm. He'd eat 10 halves or 5 worms max at a time. But he now eats them whole as a juvenile and hunts them too

[@fionashepley478]

Just curious, are they his main diet?

[@brayancendejas8076]

@@fionashepley478 they are not. I also feed him crickets and am going into dubias soon

[@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832]

@@brayancendejas8076 be careful with Dubai roaches they are quit big ( you can always use the babys instead of cutting them in half)

[@hoodempress9082]

Thank you for this!

[@Julie-oe5qf]

Hey I am also really curious but what should I feed my leo regularly?

[@venus-lavish3529]

Awsome I can use this for my reptile pets aka a bird

[@Josie-6]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6qmamykjdmbZqs

[@mileskorb9424]

I wish this vid was on yt before I got my leo lol

[@leopardgeckotalk]

haha my bad :') I did one a few years back lol

[@mileskorb9424]

@@leopardgeckotalk oh your fine, I watched that vid too and you improved this one a ton

[@myzoo2856]

I offer like 8 or less to a baby

[@yvainestelmack7196]

A warning about phoenix worms: years ago I offered my gecko Cinnamon a phoenix worm which she grabbed with no hesitation. She then gave a disgusted face, squinting her eyes and backing away while shaking her head. I offered another and after a couple seconds she grabbed it again then spat it out. She refused all food for three days and then literally for two years after she would carefully inspect every single bug I offered her, which made feeding her the most agonizing activity in the world as I would have to keep moving the meal worm back to her after it walk away. Moral of the story: some geckos think phoenix worms taste absolutely horrible ... and remember!

[@hilaryhandy5030]

Mine have reacted this way as well. Thankfully they aren’t suspicious of all food now though.

[@MrsVrba]

My Sparks spit them out, too… it’s a shame, since they’re so good for reptiles!

[@shmack72]

Thanks for this! I'm always wondering if I'm feeding 'the right' amounts because some sources vary wildly or are unclear. Glad to know I'm on the same page! I also feed the occasional locust and dubia, and I am starting a dubia colony because my gecko LOVES them. It's not taken off yet- I'll let you know how it goes!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

No problem :) I know it can get super confusing so i thought i'd just show you guys what I do :) I tried breeding dubia once but didnt have much luck lol

[@michellegore1710]

Mine is way picky she eats mealworms and crickets I've tried everything.

[@eemerson7323]

Mine is also picky I finally got her to eat dubia roches they are a great cricket substitute

[@allisonparramore2642]

10-15 - mealworms (pupae & beetles Ok) 5-8 - crickets 10-15 - calciworms (small & healthy) 3-4 - morio worms (treats, pupae OK) 2-3 - waxworms (treats) ▪ Some people say offer as much as the gecko will eat in 15 mins. This is OK for babies, but not for adults because the type of food comes into play. ▪ She links her video on feeding & supplementing schedule in the description ▪ Never force feed a gecko, she has multiple videos on what to do if your gecko won't eat

[@nightinggale6470]

Mealworms are not a healthy staple and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. I wouldn’t feed any more than 8 or so at a time. Her supplement schedule isn’t great; it’s best not to dust every single feeding (with the exception of Repashy Calcium Plus, an all in one). Otherwise dust with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings.

[@8386charlie]

I gave my leo meal worms once, he was scared of them and never touched them. He loves locust!!

[@MacyLeaJCL]

SAME WITH MY LEO her name is Pheonix she is still a lil baby and she hates meal worms she loved locusts and now she is bored of them but we got crickets and waxworms and when we put a cricket on a meal worm and feed it to her with teasers she will eat both the meal worm and crickit

[@andieharshcabuben120]

same for my leo except he loves mealworms and hates crickets i tried feeding him one and he refused after taking one bite

[@tullyDT]

Back in University I used meal worms and wax worms for my thesis experiment (ecology). We kept them refrigerated until they were needed. This put them into a hibernation state that helped make them last longer and discouraged pupation. I cant do that at home though, or I'd be kicked out of the house.

[@dappyhappy773]

Yet another great and informative vid! Much better info than I've ever found in a book x

[@TheOtomeBug]

I breed Dubia roaches for my bearded Dragon. When I get my Leopard gecko can I feed him some of the smaller ones?

[@doublet2084]

Yes. Hopefully it will eat them. Mine doesn't like dubia but my buddies does.

[@eemerson7323]

Yes mine love them

[@kittycats-tu3nc]

I love this Channel! I was questioning how many this really helped! :D

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thanks! Aw no problem :D

[@relieveddimetrodon9058]

@@leopardgeckotalk hey so didn't know how i could reach out 2 u but how many dubias should i feed. my leo is adult. idk how many adult babies or sub adult roaches i should feed

[@dutzu1081]

Hi can you help me ?? My leopard gecko is an adult and he dont want to eat mealworms at all,he eats just crickets.when he was a juvenile he ATE a lot of mealworms But now is like he cant SEE them.im giving him an adult feeding schedule and he is now eating 4-6 crickets.Now because he left the brumation im trying to give him a bigger number that you sad in the video.The problem is that im out of crickets and he dont want to eat mealworms.Is he just picky or he probably dont like mealworms at all ? Just Tell your opinion.Thank you anyway for all ur vids,LOVE them👍👍👍please answer,someone!please.

[@bobatea7392]

my leo will only eat worms, if tried all of the types of insects but she only takes mealworm and waxworms :(

[@Lusewing]

My boy, Calcifer, loves his locusts but its not something I can keep in all the time. I mostly breed mealworms and Dubia roachs for him to eat, with an isopod or two as a rare treat. However, since keeping Ghost mantises, and having a couple that have miss molted, I decided to offer them to him to give them a quick end and not waste anything (raptorials removed to avoid sharp points). He went CRAZY! Both times snatched the mantis away as soon as he saw it, chomped it down and then started scanning for more with wide pupils.

[@Sam-ps2rc]

Lusewing they eat praying mantis’??

[@Lusewing]

@@Sam-ps2rc Mine has. It seemed such a waste to have the dieing mantises just put out of their misery and thrown away.

[@kaylachristine2377]

You forgot the beloved Dubia roach!!! & hornworms!!

[@poopyrose8180]

My little guy is a fan of horn worms

[@Emily-ol2mk]

I think hornworms are illegal in her area

[@RubyRoberts-b4e]

Hornworms r illegal in her area I think and she used to use dubia roaches but not many of her geckos liked them :)

[@susanna_wolfe]

Yes! Very good video. It's hard to find the actual amount that people feed their geckos. That was one of my biggest questions before I got my first one and the answer was always "however many they'll eat in 15 min." Yeah. Not helpful. XD I used to feed mealworms as a staple and my first geckos grew up on them... While mealworms aren't the best I certainly wouldn't call them a treat like some people do. They are more of a side dish. Strange enough after I switched to a staple of crickets my geckos got very chubby. XD

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Haha thanks :) yeah I mean this is just what I have always done and it's worked well. Its pretty interesting to see how the geckos will weigh when fed the exact same amount. Like Diego will be 95-105g, where as Gizmo will be 50-60g lol

[@klmaracle3062]

Thank you for such an educational video! Have you ever done a video that explains a leopard geckos eating patterns for a full year? It would be helpful to see how their food consumption changes. You mention here that in Spring the geckos eat less, and my own gecko is also eating less right now. Thank you for posting!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thank you :) Yes it's called a year in the life of a gecko - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4XUpmqZhJiLntU

[@maryannesteele]

That one live cricket: All my friends are dead... push me to the mouth of the gecko 😪😔 don't make me suffer 3:22

[@jenelleadams3764]

iv been searching these videos because im getting one,but im very scared so this video is so helpful for me.

[@thedailylifeofpets2805]

Same

[@giselecompere5200]

I feed my baby leopard gecko a medium size of mealworms and 10-15

[@jackc008]

Me too!

[@franchiscayoung9711]

Same and someone said it was way too much

[@jackc008]

@@franchiscayoung9711 how much do you feed now? i only feed 10 and sometimes 11 if hes a good boy

[@franchiscayoung9711]

Milky Way 10 I order micro so by the time I feed them the mealworms there still super small I may have 5 medium but this time I bought 20,000 so I’ll be able to give them decent sizes now. And before there would be about 5-7 left and I would take those out and give them fresh ones

[@myamay1511]

I have a younger gecko. I would consider her a baby but I feed her around 8 meal worms give or take!💜

[@ibz]

are giant mealworms the same as super worms?

[@nightinggale6470]

Nope.

[@viewer_discretion0]

Heyy! Good morning/evening. I have a quick question. 1.) How often should I feed her? She is aboutttt 9 months old, probably 10 months this month sometime. I was told every day-every other day. (Yes, I went to a professional place, dont worry ^^)

[@fionashepley478]

Every other day. Once she’s a year old, every 3-4 days/twice a week

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ah i mentioned this in the video and linked the video where i talk about it :)

[@viewer_discretion0]

Leopard Gecko ack, im sorry. Musta missed it :)

[@kenzieg1260]

I don’t know if this is true, but I’ve been told that if you keep mealworms in the fridge they won’t pupate.

[@fionashepley478]

It is true.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

yeah it can slow them down, just make sure they're at least room temp before feeding them to your geckos.

[@kenzieg1260]

Yeah, usually I’ll live them out for a few minutes.

[@Jsaunde]

Hey, my baby is about 5-6 months old. I feed him between 12-18 mealworms, they're not big compared to the ones you have. Sure theres the occasional large one or two. I tend to feed 20-25 and he eats through about 2/3 of them which leads me to believe his appetite allows for 13-15, but with that said I like to leave a few more then that due to me being busy and if hes hungry he can just go munch on some.

[@sarahbrooks7386]

First of all, I am not Sarah that's my mom's name I'm Vivien. Second of all, I love your channel and it has helped me learn a lot while having a leopard gecko. What I have been wanting to ask is: Is it okay for me to be feeding my gecko Monday and Friday he is about a year and a half old he seems to be doing well? But when I watched your bone disease video and it listed poorly feeding I got worried he might get it. So, do you have any feedback on whether I should be feeding him more? Thank you so much.

[@nightinggale6470]

Yes, every Monday and Friday is fine.

[@zelda2025]

Thank you so much for all the videos you make. I’m getting my gecko (Makar) next week, and I had a lot of research to do building up to this point. I have gained lots of essential information from your videos. Thanks to you, he will have a good life. Before I found your videos, I found misinformation saying that leopard geckos only need to be fed once a week. Thank you for helping me!

[@WisteriaWinds]

I don’t know why im watching this because i can’t have one and its just making want one more 😂. I hope i get one someday

[@MONSTER-rx2vn]

Keep trying my mom hates reptiles and I thought I was never gonna get one just show ur parents that your doing the research and if you have any pets take extra car of them to show your ready it works and is a great argument

[@MONSTER-rx2vn]

I just ordered all the stuff waiting 1 week to get my gecko

[@WisteriaWinds]

@@MONSTER-rx2vn cool!

[@indigochild3334]

Omg I need to hear this my leo hasnt been eating his meal worms but eats 60 crickets in 3 days lol good to know its cause I need to switch his food thanks !

[@willgromadzki1984]

Yeeeeet

[@mattrange2126]

I’m about to get a leo and I feel so overwhelmed by what to feed, how much and when

[@CadenHeuving-wm1ch]

Me too. Stuff like what to feed and what supplements to use stresses me out

[@mlj1309]

​@@CadenHeuving-wm1ch so far for supplement the most common are calcium and D3 (except if you use an UVB lighting you dont have to give d3 as it can create a vitamin overload). For insects, start with two varieties maybe so not to feel overwhelmed. I am also learning step by step for my future gecko!

[@terrikemp8751]

My 4 month old Bearded Dragon goes crazy for the black solder flies. It is really funny because they are so small compared to my Bearded Dragon, she has gotten huge sense I have gotten her. When she sees one she will chase it all over her cage, and if I catch one and feed it to her she acts like I'm giving her the best treat in the world. They are really hard to catch with feeding tongs though lol.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

haha that's great! Lots of exercise and natural enrichment :)

[@doroteabole3667]

So I'm watching this as I'm handling my crestie and he was VERY interested in the mealworms.... He is literally 2 months old

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aw that's so cute :)

[@doroteabole3667]

@@leopardgeckotalk thank you! Your channel helped me so much with deciding to get him! Thank you so much 😊

[@aleafurbabiesminidinos828]

My baby crestie has been eating 2 small mealworms at a time since he's been 2 months

[@luvlost03]

What about dubia roaches? I usually feed about 5 and those are my staple feeders along with mealworms and occasionally superworms, hornworms and wax works. I really hate crickets but once in a while I'll pick some up just so that they have a varied diet

[@andrea-akmop4701]

Do you offer adult roaches and is your gecko an adult cause i have a leo and i don't want to overfeed him with dubia roaches.

[@luvlost03]

@@andrea-akmop4701 I feed my adult leo med size and my juvenile slightly smaller ones, adult roaches get big too big for leo's. The insect shouldn't be much bigger(width)than the space between the leopard geckos eyes.

[@eternalbrea]

luvlost03 she has tried dubias in the past but none of her leopard geckos would eat them. This is why she doesn’t talk about them, she’s never had success with feeding them

[@ieeshao2999]

I have a baby and I feed him 6 or 7

[@leopardgeckotalk]

ah nice :)

[@fionashepley478]

Keep in mind that mealworms are not healthy for their main diet

[@screbend6877]

*Anyone know any reputable reptile sellers in the UK around the Surrey/London area?* I'm looking to get a leopard gecko of my own, but I want to avoid going to big chain retailers like Pets at Home because of the stigma of mistreating the animals.

[@starringmeag4487]

Screb End I live in the US, but any Reptile Conventions have lots of choices, and you can always buy online. Many breeders are very careful about making sure their animals are shipped safely.

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

Great video. I personally just let mine eat as much as they want for about 15 minutes with any bug.

[@pandora1655]

unfortunately my aft won't eat anything but crickets 😭 i would like to variate his food but that's a big no :// i've been forced to put my mealworms in the compost

[@radzz2226]

that’s what my leo does. it’s makes me mad how i spend money on various worms and he never tries it :/

[@pandora1655]

PanicXsocial omg same he is so picky that it drives me crazy i spend so much money for him to eat different kind of bugs but nope nope nope flfodofkf

[@starbyray7828]

None of me Geckos will touch calci worms (I don't blame them they smell so unappetising), they always escaped or were spat out when offered. The Soldier flies were occasionally eaten by my Cresties, when the escapees pupated and started buzzing around the viv. The Flies mostly escaped into my room when opening the viv doors (quite easy for ME to catch however lol). I have stopped buying wax worms, my male Leo will ONLY eat those and will refuse to eat anything else. It has taken months to wean him off them. The others do not show much interest in them until they are pupae or moths. Then they will snatch the pupae and go bananas chasing the moths!. I am lucky that crickets from Swell Reptiles and from my Local Fisheries & Reptile Centre are sourced from a supplier very near as the crow flies to where I live so they are always tip top. (Just a shame I cannot buy direct ). However I noticed the Crickets are quite vicious biters and it was putting my Geckos off them. They really bite onto the feeding tongs. Since I have seen them also bite my geckos I nip the crickets head off. Now all my Geckos happily eat them. Also any dropped ones get eaten by the Orange Isopods instead of scurrying around my bioactive vivariums chewing through my plants.

[@alexisgeorgia]

Starby Ray I loved how detailed this all was, it was great to read about :) I just bought Phoenix worms, and if they pupate I’ll see if my frogs will take them. I also have friend with other beardies and leos, so if my two geckos refuse them I could give them to someone else

[@starbyray7828]

@@alexisgeorgia I love Leopard Gecko's videos, they are always very clear concise and informative. I always refer to them if I want to find out anything about my Cresties and Leos. Rebecca's ant video was the first one I saw on this channel and I was fascinated. I then began watching all of her content and became VERY interested in both Crested and Leopard Geckos. I spent a year watching and researching before taking the plunge and buying my first Crestie quickly followed by a 2nd (Literally a week apart). I wanted to make sure I knew as much as I could before buying them. Also its very rare for there to be any in Cresties in stock. Finally there were 3 at the reptile centre and I bought two of them. Having taken the plunge and finding that I could manage them quite well I kept watching and learning. 3 months later I fell in love with a young pre-owned Leo. After much thought and consideration I bought him. A year later I bought my 2nd pre-owned Leo she was/is BEAUTIFUL.... I now have a 4 members to my reptile family. I am expecting my fifth. I have recovered a 2 newly laid Crestie eggs from her viv. She hides them very well in her bioactive viv (only one appears viable). Due to circumstances beyond my control caused by my neighbours I had to evacuate my reptiles immediately and my cresties had to go in a container together. Instalove!. I had not PLANNED to raise my own but my hand was forced. So now I am hoping to successfully hatch the viable egg and have a new born to raise in about 3 months time fingers crossed.

[@Puppylover-xp9mk]

Tysm for the advice I’m getting a leopard gecko Thursday so if anyone that seen my comment could u let me know any good names I will reply if I choose the name

[@piperbuck2959]

I hope you have fun with you gecko, I named mine dot because she has two dots around her eyes....I would just look at how the gecko looks and maybe go from there! Have fun!

[@geotheleo2716]

Leopard gecko this video answered so many of my questions Yay

[@dobbyhumbert52]

My 8 month old gecko only eats crickets and has done since I got her in December. I’ve tried her with Mario worms and mealworms but she didn’t eat any of them. I want to vary her diet but how can I?

[@b_ball3496]

If she only wants to eat crickets you can't force her if she seems to be getting bored with food try something else if it ain't broke dont fix it

[@alyssaross4692]

I feed my 2 month three meal worms a day and dust them with calcium and give her crickets some times usually 3 a per week

[@moonlark5039]

Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. When fed regularly they will lead to an obese gecko. It’s best to feed mainly live crickets or dubia roaches. A good supplement schedule is dusting with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings

[@aaronpalmer7425]

Insect eating Geckos love moths, where I used to live we would leave the back porch light on so we could water the garden you could easily spot in the summer 7+ Geckos around the light for the moths. They had learned that the light = food. Also they didn't touch the other flying insects just the moths.

[@geotheleo2716]

My gecko has stuck shed :( and im going to try to get it off... he seems so grumpy when he has stuck shed.

[@harrydaniels6900]

Try using a warm water bath

[@strawberry__sinn]

My leopard gecko is ovulating and refusing to eat, what do I do??

[@leopardgeckotalk]

normal this time of year, just try to offer a little each feeding, just in case :)

[@avasubbarao4361]

Can we have a drogo video soon ?

[@gardian1701]

Also, you can keep mealworms in the fridge! they'll slow right down but will still eat and gut load. 👌

[@WhisperingHydrangeas]

Thank you so much for your tutorials! My mother has let me have a leopard gecko and these videos are incredibly helpful^^

[@youzelin1199]

i offer 4-5 mealworms

[@pupsparrotsyt3370]

When my leopard gecko was a baby I would give her two large meal worms in the morning and two in the evening

[@fionashepley478]

Just curious, are mealworms her main diet?

[@henz1335]

Fiona Shepley i use half meal worms and half discoid roaches (dubia isn’t legal where i live). my gecko is like a teenager now i feed him 5 days a week and alternate between 8 medium mealworms and 6 medium roaches

[@fionashepley478]

hani farouki I’d use the discoids as his main diet, with mealworms only occasionally. Mealworms are fatty and not healthy as a staple, and feeding them too often will result in an overweight gecko. For variety you can use feeders like crickets, silkworms, black soldier fly larvae, superworms, and occasional hornworms. The more variety the better. How many months old is your gecko?

[@slotiix4298]

Fiona Shepley h

[@llove-electrical]

Pets at home use a supplier called monkfield nutrition if I were you I would look for somewhere that use perigrine live foods as a supplier

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yeah it said monkfield on the label lol. I usually buy from Internet Reptile, not 100% sure who their supplier is though

[@logantesta1938]

I feed my baby 3 or 4 mealworms

[@fionashepley478]

Are mealworms your gecko’s main diet?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

ah cool

[@FreshCannedEels]

I've slowly stopped feeding my gecko cricket because she don't care for them unless she's very hungry. I buy them from the pet store I work at, 15, to feed over the course of the week. Mainly because they never last no matter how much food and water I put in there. Half the time, 3-5 of them die before I can even feed them. Right now, Tandy, my gecko, gets a mix of mealworms, crickets, dubai roaches, calci, with giant mealworms and waxworms as snacks. Each meal is about 10-15 mix of each.

[@seang9770]

Do you ever give hornworms as a treat? Mine love them

[@Zach_Bonett]

Since Leopard Gecko lives in the UK, she can not but hornworms because hornworms are illegal there

[@Zach_Bonett]

Buy* not but

[@seang9770]

Random_Boi why are they illegal in the UK?

[@Lusewing]

@@seang9770 They are considered a crop pest. Same as why a lot of places cant sell Dubia roaches.

[@skyloveup]

@@seang9770 hornworms destroy tomatoes out here in the states 🙈

[@lucianasadventures985]

I use just a heat pad do I need a overhead heating?

[@LilyHagan]

Luciana's Adventures nope! As long as they have underneath heat and a day night cycle :)

[@jessicalipscombe9117]

my about 4-5 month leopard gecko eats darkling beetles, mealworms, pupas, crickets and waxworms, oh boy! it eats so well! a tiny but of movement and that bug is gone!

[@starnaito]

If you can get ahold of banded crickets, I really recommend getting those instead of the standard pet store crickets. The bandeds don't smell as much, they're not as noisy, and best of all - they grow slower and live longer. :) My gecko prefers the pupae over the mealworms. He pokes them to watch them twitch before eating. XD He loves silkworms, too, but unfortunately, they're not cheap and don't live long. When I feed him black soldier fly larva, I only give him about 5-8. He loses interest in those very quickly. (And I can typically feed the flies to my mantis.)

[@gethinrichards333]

How are the ants?

[@gracestephens5782]

Can someone help me ? I’m starting to prepare for my first ever gecko and I’m wondering if I only feed them live or if there are other things ? I’m very confused !

[@harrydaniels6900]

grace Stephens some of them may eat pre killed insects but most of the times, they don’t like them. Try to get yourself some small crickets, mealworms or Dubia roaches.

[@harrydaniels6900]

Also, I have my own colony of dubia roaches and it’s a lot easier to feed my gecko without having to go and buy insects every now and then.

[@nightinggale6470]

Never feed dead insects, they have barely any nutritional value. Feed mainly live crickets or roaches, with different types of worms for variety.

[@gracestephens5782]

Nighting Gale thank you :)

[@meganlamm1568]

I have a roughly 3-4 month year old Leo and I tend to give him about 6-8 medium sized mealworms (a little smaller then average)

[@Kinikko]

Mine is so picky she will only eat crickets and superworms. Anything smaller and she doesn't give a flip about it and completely ignores it lol.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Have you tried Dubias?

[@audri0na]

My baby leopard gecko eats mealworms and I honestly just feed her/him 5 and if she/him wants more I give her a couple more Srry I say “her/him” bec she is to young to know the gender 😂

[@nightinggale6470]

Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. It’s best to feed mainly live crickets or roaches, with different types of worms for variety.

[@audri0na]

@@nightinggale6470 my mom won’t by roaches and she/him is scared of crickets and where I got her/him told me to feed mealworms to her 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@nightinggale6470]

@@audri0na too many mealworms will make the gecko overweight. Keep trying to feed her crickets. You can try tong feeding or hand feeding them, or put some crickets in the fridge for a few minutes before feeding to slow them down. Silkworms, black soldier fly larvae, and hornworms are some nutritious worms you can feed. The more variety in their diet, the better.

[@audri0na]

@@nightinggale6470 I am going by what I was told and they aren’t harming her and a lot of people feed their leopard gecko mealworms but okay and thanks!

[@nightinggale6470]

@@audri0na just because a lot of people feed only or mainly mealworms doesn’t mean it’s a good thing. They do that because they’re convenient. Here’s an article explaining why mealworms make a poor staple: www.geckodan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pros-and-Cons-of-Mealworms.pdf Mealworms are fatty and feeding too many will make your gecko overweight, and it takes ages to get them back to a healthy weight.

[@thatonenerd1697]

When my newest geckos were babies I would occasionally give them mealworms I would pick out the smaller ones that came in the “large” size tub and give them maybe 2/3

[@StrayMegumi]

Some of my geckos eat dubia roaches and red runner roaches mostly all my boys as the girls can be pretty faddy only wanting mealworms wax worms and crickets 😖 girls are always harder I think the boys just eat anything offered 🤣🤣

[@leopardgeckotalk]

haha yeah, my girls have all started going off of their food lol

[@stevestauff2196]

Can you use munchies (crunchy mealworms)?

[@nightinggale6470]

I don’t know what you mean by munchies/crunchy mealworms, how are they different from regular mealworms? Mealworms in general aren’t the healthiest staple, and a varied diet is best.

[@evielong2421]

I have a leopard gecko her names Dottie she’s about 4 months and I have different sized mealworms I offer her 10 in a bowl because she’s just started Eating out of a bowl so she has 10 small ones but she doesn’t always eat them all but she had a medium mealworm and I had to pull it out her mouth because the mealworm was fighting back xx

[@nightinggale6470]

Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet at all, and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. It’s best to feed mainly live crickets or roaches.

[@thepethouse538]

My male eats 2 to 4 mealworms or 1 to 2 large locust 2 times a weeks and my female eats 3 smaller large locust or 4 mealworms twice a week I do think 8 crickets or 10 to 15 mealworms is a bit to much. When they get crickets they only gwt 2 to 4. Or dubias 2 to 3 mediums and I don't feed morio worms but they do get 2 waxworms each every few months

[@xoluv2904]

Omg I love your videos so much!! I'd like to know how you transport your geckos to go to the vet for their check up?!💞🦎

[@trintrin9086]

are night time black lights save for leopard geckos? 75 watt the one i have is : black nightlight bulb - incandescent reptile lighting

[@fionashepley478]

No.

[@tonyhilton8607]

I have a 7-month-old leopard gecko I give her like 7mm worms and two wax worms everyday

[@iluvmilfs8736]

Instead if feeding crickets I actually feed my gecko dubia roaches there very nutritious for them. My gecko never liked crickets so that’s why I switched.

[@summerdawn6272]

I usually give my gecko around 5-6 mealworms and if i sometimes will give him extra if i think he wants more... he just turned 4 months :)

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aww cute :)

[@fionashepley478]

Keep in mind that mealworms are not healthy for their main diet

[@summerdawn6272]

Fiona Shepley I include crickets also! :)

[@hb688]

My gecko turns his nose up at wax worms!!!

[@eemerson7323]

My oldest did the same thing but my youngest got addicted

[@exploringwithadrian3417]

What kind of bedding do you use?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Earthmix Arid

[@tinksmith4964]

*OMG* life hack - stick fly tape to the top & that way only the flies get caught and you can keep the crawlers

[@rozsmith6850]

My young gecko ate 6 mealworms at one shot, then wouldn't eat again for over 10 days. Too much! 1 medium cricket today for the first time since then!

[@bobbymckeel1034]

I have a baby like 1 month old and 2 that are 6 months old, my two 6 month olds eat like 15 large crickets or 10 large/medium dúbia roaches everyday and the baby eats medium dúbias

[@karenbroile8156]

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[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thanks :)

[@karenbroile8156]

Leopard Gecko i love you

[@starringmeag4487]

May I please just explain that with the newly titled pandemic COVID-19 (aka coronavirus), it is even more important to WASH YOUR HANDS after handling, feeding, or cleaning the enclosures of your reptiles!!! Seriously... we should be doing this all the time, but even more now with an official pandemic and many cities on lockdown and international trips canceled. Just stay healthy and PLEASE BE HYGIENIC.

[@jenna6078]

Also my baby gecko I will feed her about 5 medium sized meal worms. She is about 6 months old at this point. So not necessarily a baby.

[@gusto8069]

I just adopted my kids 7yr old gecko from their mothers. They did crickets mostly but I got dubia roaches and she loves them (kinda big), I'm now doing superworms in between roaches. She seems hungry everyday!? I'm trying to not do every day but like every 3 I was told?

[@arvindmanohar3916]

Is it OK to buy insects from Petco or PetSmart?

[@fionashepley478]

Depends on how good the individual location is. I sometimes buy feeder insects from my local Petsmart and don’t have problems but mainly get them from a local petstore. You can also get them online on sites such as rainbowmealworms.com and dubiaroaches.com

[@Eneby00]

I bought 300 calci worms because I wanted something both my leopard gecko and my fire skinks would eat but my leopard gecko refuses to eat them. :((

[@coledawg1080]

just very quickly i have a baby leopard gecko and i feed her 5-8 meal worms and 1-2 wax worms every other day and 4-6 crickets ps.not all of those every day

[@lexx1537]

Never ever buy crickets from pets at home, bought a box, got home, put them in a tank. Died that night, cleaned the cage, bought some more, died a few hours hours later. And it’s happened many times.

[@DJSleepyDx]

What are your thoughts on dubia/discoid roaches?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Dubia Roaches are meant to be pretty healthy. My geckos weren't fans of them when I first tried them.

[@DJSleepyDx]

@@leopardgeckotalk I'm going to try and get a discoid roach (cant have dubias since i live in florida) colony going soon my 10 month old leo Ignatius seems to be the type to eat anything i give him.

[@KStuck616]

What is the best system for keeping feeder insects?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

a well ventilated, decent sized, secured box :) Critter keepers are usually too small

[@rowan0331]

Is it true that you should dust crickets in a calcium supplement? I'm also curious as to where the best places to buy insects are.

[@nightinggale6470]

Yes, the insects should be dusted with calcium and multivitamins. Repashy Calcium Plus is a good all in one. A tube UVB bulb is beneficial for them. You can buy feeders online or from pet stores.

[@rowan0331]

@@nightinggale6470 Thank you! 😊

[@karenbroile8156]

10 more limes until her next video can you do it

[@leah___6627]

I feed off crickets to the animals at my work, but personally I don't think I'll ever feed crickets to my own reptiles. I have my own breeding colony of dubias already and I plan on breeding other insects at some point. Hopefully silkworms and maybe other species of roaches.

[@angelicamccoy6113]

Another good 'hide' for mealworms is a toilet paper tube cut in half and of course you can use as many as you want but its closer to the soil so they feel more natural

[@leopardgeckotalk]

ah yes :)