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Leopard Gecko Food Leopard gecko are mainly insectivorous, meaning they accept various feeder insects and the occasional vertebrate. Leopard geckos in captivity should be offered a variety of insects, including crickets, Dubia roaches and other feeder cockroaches, Phoenix worms, mealworms, waxworms, silkworms, fly ants and nestling mice. It is best to offer a combination of these feedstuffs not only to ensure a well balanced diet, but also to include a variety to prevent boredom in these animals. At least half of the daily Leopard gecko food should consist of commercial gut loaded insects like crickets and mealworms. Leopard gecko crickets contain most of the main nutritional ingredients, namely carbohydrates, protein, fats, minerals, vitamins and water. Their practicality, efficiency and ease of culturing put them in the number one spot when it comes to Leopard gecko food. Leopard gecko crickets should be gut loaded from at least twenty four hours prior to feeding them to geckos. It is said that mealworms are very tasty Leopard geckos and once they are spoiled they can refuse to eat anything else. Leopard gecko mealworms also contain high amounts of fat and relatively low amounts of protein and calcium. Luckily Leopard geckos are known to do very well on "mealworm only" diets. Although this is the case, Leopard gecko foods should always be balanced out with other feeder insects. Leopard gecko Dubia roaches is a relative new addition to the reptile food market. They should be tasty and exciting for your Leopard gecko to eat. Dubia roaches are smaller than other popular commercial Leopard gecko cockroaches and should be easier to feed to baby geckos. Leopard gecko silkworms is a very good food source for these lizards. It is high in protein and calcium and it seems like Leopard geckos of all ages enjoys to eat them. Leopard gecko Phoenix worms® are a relatively new addition to the feeder insect market. This Leopard gecko food item has been developed as a delicious, balanced and nutritious foodstuff. Phoenix worms are soft bodied are said to be naturally high in calcium. As with mealworms, Leopard gecko waxworms are also tasty and very high in fat with low amounts of protein. Also called Butter worms, Bearded dragon Trevo worms are large, fat worms with a high fat and calcium content. |
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