What size worms (or other food) should you give two leopard geckos?īefore you feed your Leo, it’s important you consider what size food that you should be feeding him. The other worms that you can consider are: In this article, I’ll be giving you the pros and cons of each one of these. However, there is a great selection of worms that you can also consider giving to your leopard gecko. The best food for leopard geckos is crickets or mealworms.
With that being said, you need to choose the right ones. For Leos that will come down to insects & worms as they are insectivores. If you have a leopard gecko obviously you want to give them the best food. A shallow dish of fresh water should be available at all times.What worms are good to feed leopard geckos? CalciWorms® are used for adding the required calcium to a diet, calcium is very important so offer CalciWorms® 2 to 3 times week. Waxworms are intended to be used to add fat to a geckos diet or the occasional treat, Leopard Geckos will quickly become spoiled on waxworms and may refuse other foods so use them sparingly. When using supplements such as waxworms, or Calciworms® Leopard Geckos should be fed 3 to 5 worms 3 times a week. Adults can be fed 6-7 large crickets or mealworms 2 to 3 times a week. Larger food should be offered every other day until they become full grown in about 10-12 months. Be careful not to offer to large of food to prevent choking.īaby Leopard Geckos should be fed 5-7 small crickets or mealworms every day until they reach about 4 inches. Appropriately sized mealworms should be offered in a small dish, crickets will not require a dish. Leopard Geckos should be offered two appropriately sized insects for every inch of their total length every other day. Leopard Geckos are strictly insect eaters so no greens are required. They are nocturnal lizards and have been in the pet trade since the late 1970’s. Leopard Geckos are native to desert areas in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and parts of India.
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