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ooohboy123
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can anybody tell me what the best breeding diet for a leopard gecko.Thanks,Josh
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BEST TO EAT???????????
Since I am retired and observe my gecko's on a regular daily basis, my comments are from being a gecko hobbyist/ breeder. Other information is from questions and comments from some of what appears to be successful breeders.
From what I have learned about successful
diets for breeding gecko's is that there has been success
with a variety of food stuffs. Of course all good results seem to have two things in common.
#One is that the meal worms, crickets, food group mixture, etc., chosen is that (it) be fed healthy gut load foods.
#Two is probably the most important and that is the supplementation your gecko gets. (calcium, vitamins, etc.)
If crickets are chosen I think you should be aware of possible dangers to the health of the gecko.
You should be either cleaning out the uneaten crickets daily, cleaning out the poop daily, both, along with reading about pin worms in crickets that can possibly affect the gecko's health.
Another thing I experienced with crickets is if you are feeding them to your laying females.................
you are at some time going to be having pinhead crickets
in your lay boxes. If you want to raise crickets...fine. But I don't trust the possible, easy to cure, problem that I feel can come from them....as eye infection......Take care. HJRUDY
Since I am retired and observe my gecko's on a regular daily basis, my comments are from being a gecko hobbyist/ breeder. Other information is from questions and comments from some of what appears to be successful breeders.
From what I have learned about successful
diets for breeding gecko's is that there has been success
with a variety of food stuffs. Of course all good results seem to have two things in common.
#One is that the meal worms, crickets, food group mixture, etc., chosen is that (it) be fed healthy gut load foods.
#Two is probably the most important and that is the supplementation your gecko gets. (calcium, vitamins, etc.)
If crickets are chosen I think you should be aware of possible dangers to the health of the gecko.
You should be either cleaning out the uneaten crickets daily, cleaning out the poop daily, both, along with reading about pin worms in crickets that can possibly affect the gecko's health.
Another thing I experienced with crickets is if you are feeding them to your laying females.................
you are at some time going to be having pinhead crickets
in your lay boxes. If you want to raise crickets...fine. But I don't trust the possible, easy to cure, problem that I feel can come from them....as eye infection......Take care. HJRUDY
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ooohboy123
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Ok Guys im confused are crickets good or bad
ok guys im really confused some people say crickets are awesome and some say there horrible and they spread diseases can some one tell me the real answer Thanks, Josh
ok guys im really confused some people say crickets are awesome and some say there horrible and they spread diseases can some one tell me the real answer Thanks, Josh
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The BEST breeding diet is just what you would normally feed them to keep them in top condition throughout egging season. The females will need plenty of calcium, and perhaps a little extra fat in their diet during that time. The only time I alter my gecko's diet is if one of the girls desn't seem to bounce back as quickly between clutches or at the end of the season if they have lost more than 15% of their original body weight.
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I have always fed both crickets and worms to my geckos-I think that it makes for a much better balanced diet than just feeding one type of bug
I also add roaches to their diet
Marcia gave you great advice-feed your breeding females what you would normally feed any of your geckos to keep them in optimum health
Add some extra calcium and perhaps try offering them some super worms
All of my Leos that are big enough to eat super worms just love them and it really does seem to add the grams on
Sandy
I also add roaches to their diet
Marcia gave you great advice-feed your breeding females what you would normally feed any of your geckos to keep them in optimum health
Add some extra calcium and perhaps try offering them some super worms
All of my Leos that are big enough to eat super worms just love them and it really does seem to add the grams on
Sandy
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MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON CRICKETS DID NOT MEAN THEY WERE BAD.................UNLESS YOU LET THEM EAT THE GECKO POOP. THEN IF THE GECKO EATS THE CRICKETS YOU COULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PIN WORM BUILD UP THAT THE CRICKET CARRIES. THAT'S WHY IF YOU CAN'T HAVE THE TIME TO CLEAN THE CRICKETS OUT DAILY, CLEAN THE POOP OUT ON A MORE REGULAR SCHEDULE THAN MOST (NOT RETIRED) PEOPLE, YOUR GECKO COULD BE AT A RISK.NOT MEANT TO WORRY YOU, JUST TO BE AWARE. TAKE CARE.
MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON CRICKETS DID NOT MEAN THEY WERE BAD.................UNLESS YOU LET THEM EAT THE GECKO POOP. THEN IF THE GECKO EATS THE CRICKETS YOU COULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PIN WORM BUILD UP THAT THE CRICKET CARRIES. THAT'S WHY IF YOU CAN'T HAVE THE TIME TO CLEAN THE CRICKETS OUT DAILY, CLEAN THE POOP OUT ON A MORE REGULAR SCHEDULE THAN MOST (NOT RETIRED) PEOPLE, YOUR GECKO COULD BE AT A RISK.NOT MEANT TO WORRY YOU, JUST TO BE AWARE. TAKE CARE.
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Please don't use caps.
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definatly have to keep eye on crickets, one time while feeding i watched 2 crickets devour a turd that i hadnt got to yet in record time. after that i decided to clean then feed. however i now mainly just use mealworms.
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SORRY THIS ARTICLE WASN'T IN ALL CAPS. PIN WORMS
Pinworms are common in most reptilian species. Some believe that they are a natural part of the intestinal flora, perhaps even aiding digestion. In small numbers they seem to cause no harm to the host reptile, however, if present in high numbers, pin worms should be treated. If your reptile is found to have a low number of pin worms, and treatment is not required, the numbers should still be monitored as any sort of stress, or a change in conditions, may let the parasitic load increase.
FOR INTERESTED PARTIES......
http://www.thegeckospot.com/fecal.html
SORRY THIS ARTICLE WASN'T IN ALL CAPS. PIN WORMS
Pinworms are common in most reptilian species. Some believe that they are a natural part of the intestinal flora, perhaps even aiding digestion. In small numbers they seem to cause no harm to the host reptile, however, if present in high numbers, pin worms should be treated. If your reptile is found to have a low number of pin worms, and treatment is not required, the numbers should still be monitored as any sort of stress, or a change in conditions, may let the parasitic load increase.
FOR INTERESTED PARTIES......
http://www.thegeckospot.com/fecal.html
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Whats your problem? Do you realize how hard it is to read caps. I wasn't rude in saying it, if I didn't someone else would have. You might be older than me, but I dont take crap. I dont want a scene here.
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I think they meant that the article wasn't originally in caps and when pasted was in caps. (Also, could have an eye problem) I don't think the person means it.
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Nigel4less
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You might want to turn Caps Lock off...
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