hello i have two leopard geckos, i bought them as babies and i have had them about two months, i read on a couple of websites that they can eat pureed fruit, soft fruits and baby food is this correct as i was going to buy some to see if they liked it but i do not want to make them ill or anything, can anyone help me :) thank you x
2006-07-05 02:06:37 · 6 answers · asked by XxCherryxX 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Mine liked pureed apricots and peaches.
2006-07-05 02:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually , fruits are GOOD to have in your leopard geckos diet. I have been breeding and researching leopard geckos for over 13 years as well as many other reptile species. A lot of people out there don't do their research and will try to tell you to only feed them bugs. Don't listen to them because they haven't tried it and just don't know. I feed my leopard geckos either fruit baby food, yogurt, and Clark's Diet (crested gecko food) twice per week and either Crickets, Roaches or Meal worms every day dusted twice per week with calcium three days of the week and vitamin minerals powder 2 days of the week and no supplements on Saturday. They absorb many use full nutrients from the fruit mixture and I don't believe they they don't eat fruit in their natural habitat although I myself haven't been to Pakistan to see for myself. I don't think that anyone saying that they don't eat fruit have actually seen for themselves either.
2006-07-05 11:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by TimmyD928 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leopard geckos are carnivorous...too much veggies or fruits might hurt them. I would only use chicken or beef baby food.
2006-07-05 06:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by Spiral Out 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, they will love it, you dont have to buy babyfood - they dont eat the whole bottle, do they, just when you have some soft fruit, squash some and may be add a dab of honey.
dont overfeed with this, or you will just spoil them or they get fat. give them just like they might get little bit looser poo, so dont be alarmed. but of cource you cant give too much of it, they would get the runs! raspberries, forest fruit, apricots, peaches, pink grapefruit, they will love it so much.
2006-07-05 05:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by iva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are insectivours, fruits and veggies not part of their normal diet. feed them crickets, mealworms, grubs, silkworms, or roaches. sprinkle a little calcium suppliment on them, you can get it at any pet store.
2006-07-05 10:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by the shug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my dad had some and he gave them small fruit pieces
2006-07-05 10:06:33 · answer #6 · answered by caitlyn's so cool {lol} 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋