What do you feed a lizards?

Question

I have this lizard and i caught it in the praire, what does it eat? I've been feeding it fruit, and its been eating it...i have no crickets right now, so do i keep feeding it fruit? What do i do? please help

Answer 1

Good food sources include crickets because they contain very little chitin (the shell or indigestible exoskeleton in insects). Mealworms can be offered occasionally, though they are not as good because they have more chitin than meat. This can eventually block the lizards gut if this is the only food they are offered. Soft larvae foods like waxworms and butterworms, pinkies for larger lizards, and occasionally a good quality, meaty dog or cat food are also good choices.
Bright green and yellow vegetables and various fruits are good, even offered occasionally to the confirmed insectivore lizard. Iceberg lettuce is not recommended due to its lack of vitamins and food value, only providing mostly liquid and some fiber.
It is very difficult to duplicate a lizards natural diet, so in captivity we need to add vitamin and calcium supplements to prevent deficiencies.
Provide your pet lizard with a bowl of fresh water daily, or water that drips on plant leaves for those who need to lick up dew drops.

Answer 2

Some lizards are carnivores some are herbivores some are omnivores. It depends what you have. You need to know what you have before you feed it. You and the lizard would be better off if you let it go where you found it. It's not very smart to catch something when you don't even know what it is or what it eats and throw it in a cage.

Answer 3

Fruit is fine, but you must feed the lizard protein as well, which means you need to find insects, somewhere. Crickets are available at any local pet store. Worms will also do in a pinch.

Answer 4

if you dont feel like going off catching insects or buying them, then leave a pieace of fruit in the cage (if its outside evn better) so fruit flies and other bugs come aroudn it; yer lizard will pick and choose which bugs it wants to eat.

Answer 5

Look around on the net and find out what type of lizard it is. Then you will be able to ascertain what food it requires.

Answer 6

depends on the lizard most of them eat crickets and mealworms. You should let him go, he's wild he doesnt want to be caged.

Answer 7

it depends on the lizard but i think u should prob give it baby or ex. small crickets

but you can also feed it baby food like squish or green beans

Answer 8

I used to have a South American Tegu, and I fed it crickets until it was getting to big to fill up on bugs, then I fed it baby mice. Go to a pet store and see what they can do for you.

Answer 9

crickets, feed them a few 2 days a week. you can buy them at any pet store. if you catch them yourself make sure the grounds have not been treated for insects.

Answer 10

get some crickets, or i heard bananas work for some lizards.