[geckofreak]

okay first of all i know this is a dumb Q and i should have don't my research before getting one but i just got a crested from my friend, and am wondering what do feed it. i have him in a very nice planted 30 gallon viv with a water bowl. but i am unsure on the diet. i know they eat nectar but were could you get that from and also the previous owner only fed them crickets. will it be hard to get him to switch over to nectar?

[Martinotti Reptiles]

Cresties will eat something known as Crested Gecko Diet, and you can get it online or at any pet store. You mix it with water in the proportion it says on the little bottle and voila! Mine love CGD, but if yours has never had any then it might need a little while to get used to it. Try putting a small bottle cap or something with a tiny amount of CGD along with a couple crickets. The maybe try reducing the amount of crickets he gets and see if the CGD starts disapearing from the top. And when you see he's eating it then you can give him more and more of it.

At least you're asking questions instead of taking care of him incorrectly Feel free to ask any more questions you have.

[geckofreak]

ok thanks that will help alot. i remeber seeing a food called rapishay or somthing at my local petstore. i think i will try that out

[zohariels]

Repashy. Yes thats the stuff! All my guys love it. Also crested geckos rarely if ever drink from a water bowl, when you mist them down they lick the drops of the glass, plants, their eyeballs....! Have fun!