Feeding Crested Gecko cost.
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Elizabeth Freer
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Buy Pangea's Fruit Mix Complete with Insects. That's an excellent product. It's what my crestie loves. It's also a good idea to feed your crestie crickets several times per month.
The quantity depends upon the size of your crestie.
Have you funds set aside for your crestie's home?
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Elizabeth Freer
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Buy ONLY 8 ounces, because it does have expiration dates when some of the nutrients lose maximum strength.
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How much would I need for a baby crestie and how much for an adult crestie? I'm gonna have a look at cages later because I just need to work out if I have enough money a month to buy the food for a crestie (due to the fact that i'm 15 so I don't really make that much money).
Elizabeth Freer
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I have no idea. Babies become adults within 1 year.
Elizabeth Freer
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I don't know exactly. I've never had to figure it out.
catflint
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hi geckokid,
good on you for doing research! figuring out how much things will cost can be difficult so i can tell you what i do, as i am planning on getting a crested gecko or a green anole sometime in the near future. I know you are just asking about food but from the sounds of it you are struggling to determine the costs of owning this pet
1. first, choose a website that sells reptile stuff. i use amazon but i also use: https://www.joshsfrogs.com/ and Pangea Reptile Supplies | Online Reptile Store | Lizard Supplies.
2. have a list on hand of what you need and start adding to your cart. this will give you an instant idea of the costs. do not skip out, though you can start off more "bare" with your tank and add as money comes in (allowance, job, etc) but you have to promise yourself and your new friend you will provide for it!
i will say the very basics for a crested gecko are this, items to add to your cart bolded:
- 12x12x18 glass terranium. It needs to be taller than it is wide because they are aboreal (prefer heights) creatures. 18 inches is just enough.
- Bedding to catch their poop and keep the humidity up lol. It goes at the bottom of the tank. Eco earth is a popular substrate. (buy it loose and not bricked, because its a huge mess to decompose yourself.) Paper towels work as well and are cheap, but have a harder time holding humidity.
If you choose paper towels, get spaghum moss to put in the tank and keep the humidity up.
- Things to climb: A vine, Branches. One vine will be good enough to start off with, and one branch. You will want to add more as you can afford it! The more things for your gecko to climb on and hide the better.
- Draping fake plants to hide behind. One fluker vine is a good start. You will want to add as many as you can.
- Digital Thermometer/Hydrometer. The dials are cheap and suck. They cost around $4, but for $10 you can get a dual hydrometer/thermometer. You want to make sure the humidity is high.
- Suction cup food ledge. They wont climb down to eat
- Bottle to mist with. Don't use any bottles that previously had windex or anything in them; you want something clean and chemical free!
- That 8oz food we're talking about. It will last you at the very least a month.
- [Optional] Ceramic heater with reflector dome. This is ABSOLUTELY ONLY if where the tank will be is constantly in a below 50 degrees situation. I mention this only because I lived on the east coast and with winter coming up, you want to make sure your gecko never gets too cold. They do not enjoy heat, don't be confused, but if your house is anything like mine used to be with a bunch of draft and poor heating so you're wearing 3 layers of sweatpants, consider it lol
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What do you do next after making this list? Set aside a monthly budget. While 8oz lasts one month, you want to always have a safety net in case something happens- like you drop the food on the floor by accident or something. You also want to add to this monthly budget to help buy things to start making your geckos life happier.
So set aside around $30 a month for your little friend. And an average upfront cost of ~$200 for it's tank and supplies. The gecko itself can be anywhere from $50+. Shipping is almost always around $50. Buy one from a breeder online or locally if you can.
https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptiles/lizards/crested-geckos/home will give you a map of people nearby who are selling geckos. usually always healthier than a pet shop
Once you get a hang of what you need to buy each month you can adjust it, but this is a good starting point. Vet bills will probably have to be discussed with your caretakers.
I know this is a lot of info, but i... have nothing to do this morning and want to help out haha.
Good luck!
good on you for doing research! figuring out how much things will cost can be difficult so i can tell you what i do, as i am planning on getting a crested gecko or a green anole sometime in the near future. I know you are just asking about food but from the sounds of it you are struggling to determine the costs of owning this pet
1. first, choose a website that sells reptile stuff. i use amazon but i also use: https://www.joshsfrogs.com/ and Pangea Reptile Supplies | Online Reptile Store | Lizard Supplies.
2. have a list on hand of what you need and start adding to your cart. this will give you an instant idea of the costs. do not skip out, though you can start off more "bare" with your tank and add as money comes in (allowance, job, etc) but you have to promise yourself and your new friend you will provide for it!
i will say the very basics for a crested gecko are this, items to add to your cart bolded:
- 12x12x18 glass terranium. It needs to be taller than it is wide because they are aboreal (prefer heights) creatures. 18 inches is just enough.
- Bedding to catch their poop and keep the humidity up lol. It goes at the bottom of the tank. Eco earth is a popular substrate. (buy it loose and not bricked, because its a huge mess to decompose yourself.) Paper towels work as well and are cheap, but have a harder time holding humidity.
If you choose paper towels, get spaghum moss to put in the tank and keep the humidity up.
- Things to climb: A vine, Branches. One vine will be good enough to start off with, and one branch. You will want to add more as you can afford it! The more things for your gecko to climb on and hide the better.
- Draping fake plants to hide behind. One fluker vine is a good start. You will want to add as many as you can.
- Digital Thermometer/Hydrometer. The dials are cheap and suck. They cost around $4, but for $10 you can get a dual hydrometer/thermometer. You want to make sure the humidity is high.
- Suction cup food ledge. They wont climb down to eat
- Bottle to mist with. Don't use any bottles that previously had windex or anything in them; you want something clean and chemical free!
- That 8oz food we're talking about. It will last you at the very least a month.
- [Optional] Ceramic heater with reflector dome. This is ABSOLUTELY ONLY if where the tank will be is constantly in a below 50 degrees situation. I mention this only because I lived on the east coast and with winter coming up, you want to make sure your gecko never gets too cold. They do not enjoy heat, don't be confused, but if your house is anything like mine used to be with a bunch of draft and poor heating so you're wearing 3 layers of sweatpants, consider it lol
-----------
What do you do next after making this list? Set aside a monthly budget. While 8oz lasts one month, you want to always have a safety net in case something happens- like you drop the food on the floor by accident or something. You also want to add to this monthly budget to help buy things to start making your geckos life happier.
So set aside around $30 a month for your little friend. And an average upfront cost of ~$200 for it's tank and supplies. The gecko itself can be anywhere from $50+. Shipping is almost always around $50. Buy one from a breeder online or locally if you can.
https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptiles/lizards/crested-geckos/home will give you a map of people nearby who are selling geckos. usually always healthier than a pet shop
Once you get a hang of what you need to buy each month you can adjust it, but this is a good starting point. Vet bills will probably have to be discussed with your caretakers.
I know this is a lot of info, but i... have nothing to do this morning and want to help out haha.
Good luck!
Thank you all for your help. I was just concerned about whether or not I could afford a Crestie in terms of monthly costs. I'll do some further research before committing myself to a Crestie, so that I don't end up not knowing something that could harm the Crestie. Just as I type this I realized how good my username for this site is, I use this username for everything and I think this is the only site I registered it with that it works. Again thank you everyone.
Elizabeth Freer
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You ARE welcome!
Check out the Reptile Supply Company in Sacramento, California too.
I hope you can get a crestie now. If not now, then later.
