Gecko Time: To Pinkie or not to Pinkie

[acpart]

Should reptiles eat mammals? This article is the result of some investigation about leopard geckos eating pinkie mice: http://www.geckotime.com/to-pinkie-or-not-to-pinkie/

Aliza

 

[ReptileWorld]

years ago as a child i fed all my breeding females pinkie mice. it wasnt very often and it seem to have no negative effect from what i see. i always thought of it as a steak dinner for them lol. the only thing i feed my leopards now is meal worms, wax worms, dubia, crickets ect...

 

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

Most reptiles DO eat mammals- snakes, various other lizards... although the lizards are in the wild. I heard feeding pinkies makes leos very aggressive. I suggest not to.

 

[katie_]

I think you hit the nail on the head when you stated that leopard geckos are insectivors, but opportunistic hunters. How often would a gecko stumble upon an unattended mouse nest? Probably not often.

 

[marauderhex]

If it's the difference between life and death, go for it, but on a normal basis, it shouldn't be part of their diet.

 

[acpart]

I wouldn't mind if some of you guys put your comments on the site so the author can see them (I'll direct her here too). Nice discussion, keep it up.

Aliza