Feeding Questions

[Desdemona]

Ok, so I am a detailed person and like to know specifics..

Since they are nocternal, do you feed them in the evening?

My guy is pretty small, the lady at the reptile store said twice a day, I gave him 4 little crickets last night (I will check him before i go to work for leftovers and take them out). Is 4 a good number (the random number I grabbed with the little vitamin box since I don't trust myself not to drop them)? Once or twice a day?

I only have the calcium/D3 stuff.. is the multivitmen stuff required as well? I've read sites that say it is and others that only recommend the calcium. The store only recommended the calcium.

How about non-bug items? One care sheet (from a local reptile store) even said baby food on a daily basis (for the powdered vitamins). Since I haven't seen that one anywhere else its not in my plans, but I have read that they like fruit for a sweet treat. Does anyone here feed them fruit on occasion? If so, which ones. I know some are more acidic than others (long time rat owner... those things will kill you for citrus but it will tear up their stomach if you give them to much).

I am all about variety so after I get paid I will stock up on bugs. Is there a good list of all of the editable bugs for these guys? I'm assuming the reptile store will have only the safe ones, but its always good to double check. Also, I only have one... so I need to know how long they will last.

I think that is all, thanks for any posts!

 

[acpart]

Welcome to GF!
Yes, they are nocturnal so they generally eat in the evening but babies often get hungry at other times. Many of us feed in the evening but keep a bowl of mealworms at all times in case they get hungry (if you don't do this, it will be OK too).
I have never known a leopard gecko to eat fruit or vegetables of any kind and any gecko that does is probably the exception that proves the rule.
There is a lot of info on the forums and in the caresheets (click on articles/caresheets above and you'll find a bunch) that discusses supplements. In short, they do need calcium, D3 (but not too much) and vitamins. There are several ways to provide this, discussed in the caresheets.

Keep asking questions.

Aliza