How Much can they Eat? will they Eat?

[monoke9]

Its been bugging me for a while but how often does everyone feed there leos and how many crickets/mealworms do they eat at any given feeding


My leos are about 7 month to 14 month old and im just wondering how much they should be eating about?

And about how long do you let them feed for?

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

For Adults

See the "How Often" thread in one of the previous posts below.

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

For JVs up to 10 or 12 months.

Crickets 5 to 10 - (DUST THE CRICKETS and don't forget to gutload)

And leave a bowl of mealys in the cage too (DUST THEM TOO).

Leave some Calcium in a dish.


I have a female (Snowy) that was hatched in July 2008 and she weighed 45 grams on 11/25/08. I feed her every day ... 5 to 8 crickets, access to some mealies, and I have also fed her some other stuff for fun and variety.

I have heard that at about 40 grams they start to eat every other day but, it has not happened yet.

But, I have missed some days but, usually it is every day.

 

[Bennayboi]

In my opinion you shouldnt feed a set number that you decide upon yourself. Adults should be fed as much as theyll eat 2-3 times a week and hatchlings/juvies should be fed as much as they will eat everyday. They should be fed for 10-15 minutes or until they decide theyre full. How much they eat depends on the gecko. When mine was growing she would eat 20+ med-large mealworms a day. Now as an adult she eats ~3 roaches every other day.

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Works for me

Sounds like a good schedule cause each Leo is different and I keep forgetting about that.:main_thumbsup: