Best things to feed to feed a juvenile leo?

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zazutheleopardgecko

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Hi everyone,

I have a juvenile leopard gecko (Im guessing around 5 months or so? not sure) and I want to give him the best diet possible that i can. I have mainly been feeding dubia roaches and the occasional small mealworm and I would like to know what other things I can get besides crickets because I despise crickets.




Thanks!
 
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acpart

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The best thing to feed is a variety. Dubia roaches and mealworms are good. If available, you can add super worms, hornworms and silkworms.

Aliza
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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zazutheleopardgecko said:
What size? My local petstore sells them but they look huge.
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Buy young ones about 3/4 -- 1 inch long. Keep them at low 70s*F to grow them up a little. When they are just about the size your leo needs, place them in a picnic cooler as above. They are very squishy, so your leo may eat a larger hornworm than you think.
 
Marillion

Marillion

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Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Marillion said:
I wish my Leo did. I bought 3 and watched them die one by one over the course of a week or so after trying each day to feed them off. The most he did was give them a lick or a half hearted nibble. I may try again some time in the future...maybe his tastes will change. He is still a juvenile after all.
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Be sure to try again when your leo gets older.

When hornworms have enough food and are kept about 12.8*C, I've had good luck keeping them alive for about one month.
 
Marillion

Marillion

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Not sure where to get food for them from here in Canada though. I tried to feed them Repashy bug burger (that I use for my crickets and mealworms) but I am not sure that they really ate much of it.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Marillion said:
Not sure where to get food for them from here in Canada though. I tried to feed them Repashy bug burger (that I use for my crickets and mealworms) but I am not sure that they really ate much of it.
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In the past I've purchased hornworms at Great Lakes Hornworms. I request that their 32 ounce containers contain enough food to last about 1 month.

Repashy manufactures hornworm food.
 
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zazutheleopardgecko

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Elizabeth Freer said:
Buy young ones about 3/4 -- 1 inch long. Keep them at low 70s*F to grow them up a little. When they are just about the size your leo needs, place them in a picnic cooler as above. They are very squishy, so your leo may eat a larger hornworm than you think.
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I will check them out. Do you have any tips about dusting mealworms? It doesnt stick to them well.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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zazutheleopardgecko said:
I will check them out. Do you have any tips about dusting mealworms? It doesnt stick to them well.
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Can you feed your leo dubia on dusting days? That way you'll be sure that he gets a proper dose.

Some keepers leave certain supplements right in with the mealworms so the leo can lick some. I rarely use mealworms; I've never used superworms.
 
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zazutheleopardgecko

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Elizabeth Freer said:
Can you feed your leo dubia on dusting days? That way you'll be sure that he gets a proper dose.

Some keepers leave certain supplements right in with the mealworms so the leo can lick some. I rarely use mealworms; I've never used superworms.
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Ohh that’s a good idea, the dust sticks really good to the dubia. I’ll try that. I’ve never used super worms either, nobody around me sells them that I can find, maybe I will have to order them online.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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zazutheleopardgecko said:
Ohh that’s a good idea, the dust sticks really good to the dubia. I’ll try that. I’ve never used super worms either, nobody around me sells them that I can find, maybe I will have to order them online.
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Be sure to lightly dust those dubia -- like a sprinkling of powder upon each dubia. If the bugs actually look like snowmen, it's probably too much powder!

  • Place a little powder in a tall plastic container.
  • Add dubia.
  • Swirl bugs to lightly cover them.
  • If too much powder sticks, bounce the dubia up and down in that container to shake off some powder.
 
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