What else do lizards eat besides crickets?

Question

I have baught food from the pet store that feeds Gila monsters becouse the person helping me said any type of lizard will eat this stuff. Only my sons lizards wont. So my son has been going out side to get crickets only after a few days they all die. If crickets are all that they will eat how do I keep them alive?

Answer 1

You should also be able to get mealworms -- they're the caterpillar of a type of beetle, raised as feed for reptiles and some kinds of birds as well as fish. A good full-service pet store should have them.

However, the species and size of lizard will be critical in giving a more accurate answer, so when you go to the pet shop, be prepared to say what kind of lizard it is and how big it is. For example, a two-foot monitor lizard can eat mice and rats, while a six-inch bearded dragon will be limited to crickets, meal worms, and other small insects.

Answer 2

First off, all lizards eat different types of things. Some are similar in the fact that they eat insects. But others, like Iguanas are solely herbivores, they will only eat vegetables and fruits. It would be easier to help with this question if the breed of lizard was known but I'd like to refer a website " www.kingsnake.com " which has never steered me wrong.
I would also suggest not feeding wild crickets to your pet lizard. Goodness knows what they've eaten and what pesticides or toxins have been put on the things they've eaten. Crickets can be gut loaded (the ones from the pet stores are fed specific meals to enhance what your lizard is eating.) Feed the store bought crickets some vegetables, fruit or buy cricket feed from the pet store to keep the crickets alive until you need them, and also to give your lizard more of the nutrition they need.
Also I'd think about checking out a different pet store.

Answer 3

Not all types of lizards will eat the same thing. If you bought "lizard food" that isn't alive, it may not work, since some lizards hunt by movement. Also, depending on the species, they all have different dietary requirements. What kind of lizard is it? If you don't know, do you have a picture? As far as crickets go, you can usually buy them at pet stores... You can also get "cricket food" or just throw in a chunk of potato, carrot, or other produce to keep them alive longer. In general though, crickets have very short lifespans and have a tendency to just up and die...

Answer 4

Live prey items should not be larger than the width of the lizard's head.
Offer a variety of insects (waxworms, black crickets, house crickets, tebos, flies, mealworms, locusts etc.
All insect foods should be nutrient loaded by feeding them a good quality diet (e.g. Grub Grub and Bug Grub, Vetark) before feeding them to the lizards.
All insect foods should be thoroughly dusted with a calcium rich reptile supplement (e.g. Nutrobal,
Vetark) immediately prior to offering them to the lizards.
Feed daily but only feed as many insects as will be eaten within a few hours and remove uneaten food.

Answer 5

You can go to a pet store and get crickets, and when you get crickets you have to put in a piece of napkin or paper towel, because they will eat each other if there is nothing in the bag. You can also buy meal worms at pet stores, and some lizards eat lettuce and cut vegtables.

Answer 6

You can feed the crickets that you buy or catch. Some lizards eat veges, some eat mealworms, some eat pinky mice. Depends on the kind of lizard you have. Some eat commercial pellet food too. Let us know what kind of lizard and we can help you better.

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Answer 8

you need nore of a variety than that... it totaly depends on the type of lizard but phenix worms, wax worms, super worms, silk worms should all be a part of there diet...

meal worms are trash.. dont ever bother with those.

crickets die its just the way it goes... but puting them in a well ventalated cage with nature zones total cricket bites tends to help.

Answer 9

i've had a lizzard before and we went to the pet store and bought really small crickets, about the size of the eraser on a pencil, have you tried that?

Answer 10

depends on the kind of lizard