#126---Monthly Feeding & Supplement Schedule for leopard geckos 18 months old +
Feed an adult leopard gecko crickets or dubia 2x per week and mealworms 1x per week:
Crickets or dubia>Monday
Crickets or dubia>Thursday
Mealworms>Saturday
- Use Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 1x per week. Lightly dust it on half the crickets or dubia, not every insect at that feeding.
- Use Zoo Med ReptiVite multivitamins without D3 lightly dusted on crickets or dubia every other week or 2x per month. Maybe only lightly dust half of the insects at that feeding.
- Use some plain precipitated calcium carbonate (purer than oyster shell calcium). The NOW brand sold in health foods stores is ideal.
Feed finely ground Zoo Med's Natural Adult Bearded Dragon Food (or an equivalent high quality dry diet) 24/7 to the insects and worms to cover the basics. Add high calcium, low phosphorus veggies like collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and pesticide-free dandelion flowers/greens in a dish off to the side for extra calcium and for moisture! Vary your leopard gecko's diet. Crickets, Blaptica dubia, hornworms, Phoenix worms, and silkworms are all good.
Nutritional Comparisons of Insects & Worms
Monthly Schedule for Leos 18 months old +
Week 1:
Crickets or dubia>Monday-
D3 Repti Calcium
Crickets or dubia>Thursday- no dusting
Mealworms>Saturday- no dusting
Week 2:
Crickets or dubia>Monday-
D3 Repti Calcium
Crickets or dubia>Thursday-
plain (no D3) ReptiVite multivitamins
Mealworms>Saturday- no dusting
Week 3:
Crickets or dubia>Monday-
D3 Repti Calcium
Crickets or dubia>Thursday- no dusting
Mealworms>Saturday- no dusting
Week 4:
Crickets or dubia>Monday-
D3 Repti Calcium
Crickets or dubia>Thursday-
plain (no D3) ReptiVite multivitamins
Mealworms>Saturday- no dusting
Week 5:
Continue this every other week schedule.
I plan on getting three or four tomorrow actually. All of my geckos eat crickets and meal worms except my male who won't even turn his head for mealworms. He bit one once and spit it out lol
