pinky mice okay for leopard geckos?

[Leopardguy]

let me hear youre thoughts on pinky mice!!!!!

 

[animeavatar]

I wouldn't feed them. I guess it is okay if you are breeding females( for weight) but I personally wouldn't.

 

[GeckoCrossing]

Pinkies are horrible. They are basically all fat. There are much better alternatives for putting weight on Leos... like feeding proper nutritious feeders all the time.

 

[katie_]

Agreed. Pinkies arent the healthiest options. There are tons of other options.

 

[KelliH]

They are fine in moderation.

 

[marc26]

Do geckos not have problem with digesting calcium in the bones?? As they need calcium in powder additive in the wild so how do they get it eating crickets or mealworms in the wild?

 

[marauderhex]

They digest the chitin of the insects exoskeleton for calcium.

 

[katie_]

Do geckos not have problem with digesting calcium in the bones?? As they need calcium in powder additive in the wild so how do they get it eating crickets or mealworms in the wild?

The bones of pinkie mice arent developed fully, and have very little calcium content anyways.