theyr good for fattining up a skinny rescue

@@user-ci1do9ph5f i mean as a snack lol

@@user-ci1do9ph5f they are good to fatten up a gecko just as that person said. They said nothing about it being a diet you moron.

Yeah, my leopard gecko eats those things before I even but it in their feeding bowl xD

@@xXHatchetRunnerXx explain to me how many waxworms it would take to get a gecko fat , alot right that would result in the waxworms being a part of the daily diet, also don't go around calling ppl morons just bc you are a sad lonely person that is angry 24/7 and have nothing to do other than make fun of ppl

YES! And the companies that offer things like that are never near me which is such a pain.

Do you have any local pet stores? My mom and pop petstore in my area sells smaller quantities of dubias etc

I think rainbow mealworms has a leopard gecko sampler pack. I dunno where you live tho!

yeah at petsco they had a variety, it was fairly expensive though

I just ordered from dubiaroaches.com and got their variety pack for my juvenile leopard gecko they have a flatrate of $7 for shipping. I was worried they would be DOA but only a few roaches (3-5) were dead of the 100, which isn't too bad. All the mealworms and calciworms were fine. I really like it so far, and Calcifer (my gecko) seems to enjoy them too!

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That's my Leo's name he eats whatever and is massive I got him at petsmart turns out hes a blizzard

That’s amazing! Congratulations! I wish my two boys were like that lol

Same my gecko is such a little eater. We feed him like 10 mealworms or dubias every night! He is a baby.

Awww I wish my Leo was such a good eater

Same with my little gecko Jellybean. He’ll eat as much as 7-10 crickets a night! (Small crickets ofc) he is a baby so he needs to be fed every night. Lol

I do that for my mealworms lol!

That actually works as well covering them up with oats they eat as WELL ....and become bigger so u can have mealworms and super worms and i freaking love dubia roaches and crickets as well they grow so fast so u end up WITH a RIDICULOUS colony of dubia ROACHES crickets and meal worms u can also do black soldier FLYS as well .....

I used to but the oats attracted pantry moths

I use the oatmeal for my colony, like my breeding colony, I find a lot of them pupate

But I actually prefer that, so I get more beetles to lay more babies

One homie goes, they all go.

Literally them: If you die, I die. *intense music*

I stopped being crickets because they r really annoying and die quickly

Jonestown Massacre 😂

Lol they really are controlling.

Just curious, are they his main diet?

@@fionashepley478 they are not. I also feed him crickets and am going into dubias soon

@@brayancendejas8076 be careful with Dubai roaches they are quit big ( you can always use the babys instead of cutting them in half)

Thank you for this!

Hey I am also really curious but what should I feed my leo regularly?

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haha my bad :') I did one a few years back lol

@@leopardgeckotalk oh your fine, I watched that vid too and you improved this one a ton

Mealworms are not a healthy staple and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. I wouldn’t feed any more than 8 or so at a time. Her supplement schedule isn’t great; it’s best not to dust every single feeding (with the exception of Repashy Calcium Plus, an all in one). Otherwise dust with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings.

No problem :) I know it can get super confusing so i thought i'd just show you guys what I do :) I tried breeding dubia once but didnt have much luck lol

Thanks! Aw no problem :D

@@leopardgeckotalk hey so didn't know how i could reach out 2 u but how many dubias should i feed. my leo is adult. idk how many adult babies or sub adult roaches i should feed

Same

Mine have reacted this way as well. Thankfully they aren’t suspicious of all food now though.

My Sparks spit them out, too… it’s a shame, since they’re so good for reptiles!

Lusewing they eat praying mantis’??

@@Sam-ps2rc Mine has. It seemed such a waste to have the dieing mantises just put out of their misery and thrown away.

Thank you :) Yes it's called a year in the life of a gecko - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7qhqJqUtJm8mKc.html

SAME WITH MY LEO her name is Pheonix she is still a lil baby and she hates meal worms she loved locusts and now she is bored of them but we got crickets and waxworms and when we put a cricket on a meal worm and feed it to her with teasers she will eat both the meal worm and crickit

same for my leo except he loves mealworms and hates crickets i tried feeding him one and he refused after taking one bite

ah yes :)

Haha thanks :) yeah I mean this is just what I have always done and it's worked well. Its pretty interesting to see how the geckos will weigh when fed the exact same amount. Like Diego will be 95-105g, where as Gizmo will be 50-60g lol

Just curious, are they housed together?

@@fionashepley478 yes, why?

Faith Rice they need to be separated ASAP. Leopard geckos are solitary animals and should never be housed together. It’s very stressful and dangerous for them. I have seen too many cases to count of geckos snapping and fighting, even after years.

@@fionashepley478 but the owner of the two said that they have always grown up together and she wouldn't sell them separate

Faith Rice it doesn’t make a difference that they’ve grown up together, the person you got them from was terribly misinformed. Please read this, an article written by someone who had two females together for a few years before they fought: www.google.ca/amp/s/aminoapps.com/c/reptiles/amp/item/cohabiting-leopard-geckos/D8Qg_QpxUNIM8BDlKwQwYGZQzgrJ3Q1WWV8 Some of the many cases I’ve seen of cohabitation going wrong (female/female are further down): imgur.com/a/3mRE7qj It’s just not worth the risk at all.

aw that's so cute :)

@@leopardgeckotalk thank you! Your channel helped me so much with deciding to get him! Thank you so much 😊

My baby crestie has been eating 2 small mealworms at a time since he's been 2 months

Try dubia roaches, they’re a very nutritious staple and far easier to deal with than crickets. Although crickets won’t escape when kept in a secure container.

Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. When fed regularly they will lead to an obese gecko. It’s best to feed mainly live crickets or dubia roaches. A good supplement schedule is dusting with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings

My little guy is a fan of horn worms

I think hornworms are illegal in her area

Hornworms r illegal in her area I think and she used to use dubia roaches but not many of her geckos liked them :)

Mine is also picky I finally got her to eat dubia roches they are a great cricket substitute

Me too. Stuff like what to feed and what supplements to use stresses me out

​@@CadenHeuving-wm1ch so far for supplement the most common are calcium and D3 (except if you use an UVB lighting you dont have to give d3 as it can create a vitamin overload). For insects, start with two varieties maybe so not to feel overwhelmed. I am also learning step by step for my future gecko!

ah interesting. I've never really thought about that. I did do some videos on maintaining a healthy fat tail, which is basically giving them a varied diet with the correct supplements :')

Every other day. Once she’s a year old, every 3-4 days/twice a week

Ah i mentioned this in the video and linked the video where i talk about it :)

Leopard Gecko ack, im sorry. Musta missed it :)

Yes. Hopefully it will eat them. Mine doesn't like dubia but my buddies does.

Yes mine love them

Keep trying my mom hates reptiles and I thought I was never gonna get one just show ur parents that your doing the research and if you have any pets take extra car of them to show your ready it works and is a great argument

I just ordered all the stuff waiting 1 week to get my gecko

@@MONSTER-rx2vn cool!

Try using a warm water bath

Keep in mind that mealworms are not healthy for their main diet, they should be getting mainly live crickets or Dubia roaches. Feed as many as they’ll eat in fifteen minutes. How often you feed them depends on their age

Keep in mind that mealworms are not healthy for their main diet and should only be fed occasionally. They need mainly live crickets or Dubia roaches.

that’s what my leo does. it’s makes me mad how i spend money on various worms and he never tries it :/

PanicXsocial omg same he is so picky that it drives me crazy i spend so much money for him to eat different kind of bugs but nope nope nope flfodofkf

Me too!

Same and someone said it was way too much

@@franchiscayoung9711 how much do you feed now? i only feed 10 and sometimes 11 if hes a good boy

Milky Way 10 I order micro so by the time I feed them the mealworms there still super small I may have 5 medium but this time I bought 20,000 so I’ll be able to give them decent sizes now. And before there would be about 5-7 left and I would take those out and give them fresh ones

Starby Ray I loved how detailed this all was, it was great to read about :) I just bought Phoenix worms, and if they pupate I’ll see if my frogs will take them. I also have friend with other beardies and leos, so if my two geckos refuse them I could give them to someone else

@@alexisgeorgia I love Leopard Gecko's videos, they are always very clear concise and informative. I always refer to them if I want to find out anything about my Cresties and Leos. Rebecca's ant video was the first one I saw on this channel and I was fascinated. I then began watching all of her content and became VERY interested in both Crested and Leopard Geckos. I spent a year watching and researching before taking the plunge and buying my first Crestie quickly followed by a 2nd (Literally a week apart). I wanted to make sure I knew as much as I could before buying them. Also its very rare for there to be any in Cresties in stock. Finally there were 3 at the reptile centre and I bought two of them. Having taken the plunge and finding that I could manage them quite well I kept watching and learning. 3 months later I fell in love with a young pre-owned Leo. After much thought and consideration I bought him. A year later I bought my 2nd pre-owned Leo she was/is BEAUTIFUL.... I now have a 4 members to my reptile family. I am expecting my fifth. I have recovered a 2 newly laid Crestie eggs from her viv. She hides them very well in her bioactive viv (only one appears viable). Due to circumstances beyond my control caused by my neighbours I had to evacuate my reptiles immediately and my cresties had to go in a container together. Instalove!. I had not PLANNED to raise my own but my hand was forced. So now I am hoping to successfully hatch the viable egg and have a new born to raise in about 3 months time fingers crossed.

haha that's great! Lots of exercise and natural enrichment :)

Keep in mind that mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. Feeding mealworms too often will make them overweight. Live crickets, roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. The more variety in their diet, the better.

ah nice :)

Keep in mind that mealworms are not healthy for their main diet

Just curious, are mealworms her main diet?

Fiona Shepley i use half meal worms and half discoid roaches (dubia isn’t legal where i live). my gecko is like a teenager now i feed him 5 days a week and alternate between 8 medium mealworms and 6 medium roaches

hani farouki I’d use the discoids as his main diet, with mealworms only occasionally. Mealworms are fatty and not healthy as a staple, and feeding them too often will result in an overweight gecko. For variety you can use feeders like crickets, silkworms, black soldier fly larvae, superworms, and occasional hornworms. The more variety the better. How many months old is your gecko?

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This is accurate www.goldgeckos.org/choosing-a-healthy-leopard-gecko/ What’s your gecko’s diet like?

Ad Gon do you feed everyday?

Erikson Moses I used to, but recently he started eating more worms and doesn’t want to eat the next day. It’s a repeating pattern that he began himself as he began to grow.

Since Leopard Gecko lives in the UK, she can not but hornworms because hornworms are illegal there

Buy* not but

Random_Boi why are they illegal in the UK?

@@seang9770 They are considered a crop pest. Same as why a lot of places cant sell Dubia roaches.

@@seang9770 hornworms destroy tomatoes out here in the states 🙈

Luciana's Adventures nope! As long as they have underneath heat and a day night cycle :)

Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. It’s best to feed mainly live crickets, roaches, silkworms, and/or black soldier fly larvae. Superworms and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better.

Are mealworms your gecko’s main diet?

ah cool

Keep in mind that mealworms aren’t very healthy and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. Try to offer as much variety as possible. You can feed roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae regularly. Superworms and hornworms can be fed occasionally once your gecko is big enough.

Mealworms are not healthy for their main diet at all, and should only be fed occasionally. Live crickets or Dubia roaches are much healthier for their main diet. Your six months old is old enough to start eating every other day. This explains why mealworms are unhealthy www.geckodan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pros-and-Cons-of-Mealworms.pdf Just wondering, are they housed together?

Mealworms are not healthy for their main diet. You can get other feeders on rainbowmealworms.com and dubiaroaches.com

yeah those arent the best for crickets

@@kendall4060 witch is the sad part to

H I hate crickets 🙄, I prefer dubias

I agree with you on the crickets for the reason just given. However, I've never used dubia roaches before, so I can't speak for them.

H they’re pretty good, they’ve got good nutritional qualities

Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. It’s best to feed mainly live crickets, roaches, silkworms, and/or black soldier fly larvae. You can feed occasional superworms and hornworms when they’re older. The more variety in their diet, the better.

That is not a good diet. Superworms are absolutely not healthy for their main diet, they’re fatty. He’ll become overweight soon if he isn’t already. They should only be fed occasionally. Feed mainly live crickets or Dubia roaches. Silkworms and black soldier fly larvae are two much healthier worms. Dust with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings. How old is he? If he’s an adult the reptivite can be used on its own as an all in one, just follow the instructions on the back.