[Kristy]

I am planning to get some Repashy CGD Mango soon. But I am understanding some people give fresh fruit. My gecko is only 9 weeks. What is the best way to give fresh fruit, as a treat. Can cresties eat tiny chunks (choke?), big chunks that they suck off of? Do I mash it and mix with water or CGD. Do I just squeeze the juice out of the fruit. If I did papaya or mango or banana, what is the best way to prepare it?? I dont want my little one to choke. And how long can it sit out? I have cut back on the crickets and have luckily seen him going for the CGD, but wander if fresh fruit is really ok.

Off topic . . I just won a repti fogger on ebay for $31!!! Plan to use it in the winter as needed when it gets really dry!

[stellarawesome]

Originally Posted by Kristy

I am planning to get some Repashy CGD Mango soon. But I am understanding some people give fresh fruit. My gecko is only 9 weeks. What is the best way to give fresh fruit, as a treat. Can cresties eat tiny chunks (choke?), big chunks that they suck off of? Do I mash it and mix with water or CGD. Do I just squeeze the juice out of the fruit. If I did papaya or mango or banana, what is the best way to prepare it?? I dont want my little one to choke. And how long can it sit out? I have cut back on the crickets and have luckily seen him going for the CGD, but wander if fresh fruit is really ok.

Off topic . . I just won a repti fogger on ebay for $31!!! Plan to use it in the winter as needed when it gets really dry!

I wouldn't offer Banana as a treat, but mango or especially papaya are very good options. I have only tried mango, but I let mine get very ripe and then I blended it up. I offer fruit as a treat very rarely, but once a month is a nice treat if you're interested in offering fresh fruit.

Before offering any treats or crickets though, I'd be 100% the gecko is putting back that CGD. I'd keep calcium dusted crickets (2-3 appropriatly sized if the baby is 9 grams) once per week. If you're thinking about offering the fruit, I'd skip the crickets that week.

My geckos really loved mango! Eventually I'm going to try papaya.

[Kristy]

So I bought a mango. Cut a little up and squeezed out some juice. Mixed it with Repashy CGD. Looks like my little gecko pigged out on it already!!!!

[l-i-z]

I'd take the food processer an blend it up a bit thicker then a slurry but loose enough to not be a choking hazard. Then add what ya want to it (CDG); I wonder if you can mix fruits?

[raiderchick]

Mine liked mango, but I recently switched to peach. He likes it too. I never notice much food missing, I feed him in a bottle cap.

From what I've seen, geckos don't really bite anything other than bugs, but they lick small chunks out of fruit. You can just put in a chunk of mango, apple, whatever and they will lick at it. Or you can blend it and serve or blend and serve with cgd.

[Kristy]

I recently got mango cgd and my gecko likes that. He didnt like when I squeezed pair juice in the original flavor though.