Amount of mealworms to feed.

[Yonny]

Our gecko nugget is 7-8 months old. She has a very healthy appetite and I was wondering whether there was a certain number of mealworms we should be feeding her. It seems that we put a fair amount in, and she eats every one of them! Is this a sign we should add more? Should there be one or two left over?

Sorry if you feel this is a very basic question but we dont want to be starving her, obviously.

 

[bonus41]

i feed 13-18 mealworms a day but i think i'm over feeding my gecko is 6 months is this to much she just came out of "winter mode"

 

[Euphillia]

I let mine eat as much as they want. If she is overweight maybe feed every other day. I personally wouldn't worry otherwise.

 

[KelliH]

Yeah, I just always keep mealies in the dish.

 

[Yonny]

Thanks everyone, and can you tell me are waxworms to be considered as a treat for the gecko? We were thinking about getting some for her and we just want to know how many, how often.

 

[WulfSC]

Hi Emma, and welcome to the forum.

To my knowledge, Waxworms are very fatting for Leopard geckos. So, to answer your question (correctly I hope), YES. Waxworms should be considered a treat. I feed mine 1 or 2 waxworms a week. Sometimes... every other week.

 

[prettyinpink]

I wouldn't suggest feeding wax worms unless it's needed, they're very high in fat. Why give your kid cake if we can control it is the way I see it. If she's already got a healthy diet there's no need to add fat that's not needed

 

[WulfSC]

Good point, Erica.

 

[Dog Shrink]

But variety is the spice of life. Some of the healthiest leos are fed a diet consisting of several different feeder insects including wax worms in rotation as an occasional treat. There are certain times you like to have a lil extra weight on your leo, the diet needs don't stay consistant just because we feed a consistant diet.

I'd be considering switching your leo over so supers possibly. At 7 mos old my leo was eating 3-4 supers 3x a week with a 2-3 mealworm snack on sundays. Now with winter slowdown and the fact heis turning 1 year old in march he's eating 1-2 supers 3x a week with a rare treat of wax worms 1 or 2 sundays out of the month. His appetite is picking back up tho. Dinner monday consisted of 3 superworms and 2 mealies.