cat_named_noodles
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I was wondering this because Apollo ate 10 crickets and three mealworms tonight! His belly is big and lumpy now too. :lol:
Can you overfeed a leo?
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Allee Toler
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GiGi eats 10 worms every day, on average. Her belly will get really big (a little bigger than a golf ball's diameter), then I don't feed her for two days, and she goes back down.
When you think she's too fat, then skip a feeding. Right now my girls isn't eating at all, so I'm not used to seeing her so skinny. =[ She's my chunky monkey with her thunder thighs. Haha.
When you think she's too fat, then skip a feeding. Right now my girls isn't eating at all, so I'm not used to seeing her so skinny. =[ She's my chunky monkey with her thunder thighs. Haha.
cat_named_noodles
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He's still a juvenile (maybe 2-3 months old). And he eats 5+ crickets every day. The crickets are on the smaller size (up to 1/3"). I always heard that a gecko will eat as many crickets as it needs within 30 min.-1 hour, and to remove the rest. Apollo ate all those crickets and mealworms within 10 mminutes!
Brandonfb75
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I feed all my adult leos everyother day (10) and all my babies everyday (5). The adults get 20 large mealworms or so every feeding and the babies get 8 to 10 mealworms everyday. And everyone get waxworms once amonth.
cat_named_noodles
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Apollo eats 5 crickets on a normal day, and a mealworm or two- yesterday I guess he just pigged out). I weighed him today he gained a gram since yesterday (18 now!). Do you feed your leos crickets at all? How old should a juvie be to eat waxworms (they seem kinda big)?
Allee Toler
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I gave GiGi waxworms when she was only 4 months old. =] Or 4 inches long. She downed them pretty easily. They're extremely soft. Like chewing on a pillow Lol.
I don't feed my gecko crickets. I know, odd. But she bites one, then spits it out. So I don't bother spending the money. Even if it is $1 every 2 dozen.
I don't feed my gecko crickets. I know, odd. But she bites one, then spits it out. So I don't bother spending the money. Even if it is $1 every 2 dozen.
cat_named_noodles
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Apollo is about 5 inches long so maybe he's older than 3 months. Maybe I'll get some waxworms and see if he likes them. He probably will, the little pigster.
ColdBlooded
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Your juvie sounds quite healthy 
it's normal for the young ones to pig out, they are growing and as you know they grow very quickly! When they get a bit older you'll see that they start needing less and you'll need to start feeding every other day.
it's normal for the young ones to pig out, they are growing and as you know they grow very quickly! When they get a bit older you'll see that they start needing less and you'll need to start feeding every other day.
Allee Toler
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Yeah, it's true. GiGi will eat a few worms in a couple days, then totally pig out and eat 20 worms a day for a few day, then I weigh her and she's a whole 5 grams bigger! But not any fatter. Lol.
Brandonfb75
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I only have been feeding mealworms. I started with crickets but it is just easier for me to breed the mealworms and feed them off. My babies will get waxworms when they are about 3 months old.
You can feed your leopard gecko baby with wax worms. It's good, because he needs to be more fat.
You can't overfeed a leopard gecko. The leopard geckos only eat what they want. If they want more you give.
What you can do is overweight your leopard gecko feeding him wax worms or pinkies.
But you can't overfeed your leopard gecko.
You can't overfeed a leopard gecko. The leopard geckos only eat what they want. If they want more you give.
What you can do is overweight your leopard gecko feeding him wax worms or pinkies.
But you can't overfeed your leopard gecko.
colleen0904
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My gecko is full grown and so far, all she will eat is the mealies. She LOVES these things! They are easier for me to keep to, just pop 'em in the fridge. Crickets smell and are annoying if they escape. She completely ignores them anyways, so I am sticking to mealies I think. (That's okay, right? To eat just mealworms?)
I offer about 6-10 of them daily, and sometimes she eats them all and other times she will slow down eating them and I know she is not hungry anymore.
I offer about 6-10 of them daily, and sometimes she eats them all and other times she will slow down eating them and I know she is not hungry anymore.
Allee Toler
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They need added protein to keep them living longer. Hence the crickets and other food sources.
And honestly, if you JUST give them mealworms, they will lack tons of vitamins and calcium. That's why you dust them. So I'm going to have to disagree with your statement of "Leopard geckos can live only eating mealworms"
I don't give only mealworms to my leopard gecko, I give blaptica dubias, crickets, red runners, mealworms, wax worms, etc... BUT the best breeders (like Ron Tremper) only feed their leopard geckos with mealworms and they live! But I don't like to do that.
If you buy a leopard gecko of Ron Tremper, that gecko don't eat crickets.
The proved is: Leopard geckos can live only with mealworms.
If you buy a leopard gecko of Ron Tremper, that gecko don't eat crickets.
The proved is: Leopard geckos can live only with mealworms.
Allee Toler
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Alright, I'll give it to you. It's not worth an argument. If you give it to the mealworm, you'd have to make sure that there's protein and calcium being fed.
I've never received a gecko from Tremper, nor do I plan to. My cousin Makayla got one from him, a RAPTOR, and the gecko was taken to the vet within a couple weeks of her having it. The vet said the calcium levels were too low when it was younger, so one of it's legs were smaller than another. May or may not be because it's from Tremper, but I'd like to physically see the gecko and take it to a vet before I buy it. I knew what I was getting into when I bought GiGi. I knew she didn't drink water on her own, and her body didn't absorb vit-A like it should. So I prepared myself to take her to the vet every two weeks for a check up and hand feed her vit-A mixed with pedia-lite water. I still bought her, well, I got her for free. The breeder knew my grandmother's friend's daughter.
I've never received a gecko from Tremper, nor do I plan to. My cousin Makayla got one from him, a RAPTOR, and the gecko was taken to the vet within a couple weeks of her having it. The vet said the calcium levels were too low when it was younger, so one of it's legs were smaller than another. May or may not be because it's from Tremper, but I'd like to physically see the gecko and take it to a vet before I buy it. I knew what I was getting into when I bought GiGi. I knew she didn't drink water on her own, and her body didn't absorb vit-A like it should. So I prepared myself to take her to the vet every two weeks for a check up and hand feed her vit-A mixed with pedia-lite water. I still bought her, well, I got her for free. The breeder knew my grandmother's friend's daughter.