My sister just got an female adult leopard gecko from petsmart. The clerk told us that we could feed her(the gecko affectionetly named Sahara like the desert) fruit. I think the clerk said apples and oranges but I want to be sure exactly what Kinds so not to make our new family member sick.
Many people have posted on other ?'s that leo's only eat insects and if that is what you have to say then don't post here. I have been doing research for over an hour on articles about geckos and reptile experts have said that leo's will eat fruit so do your reseach if you want to be a proper leopard gecko parent!!
2006-12-18 09:33:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Pianoman...they do eat fruit. They are not strict carnivores. Some people use baby food such as peach, apricot, mango and papaya. These are all good foods to eat and they add hydration to the diet, as well. Switch up fresh fruit/veggies (along with the live food) and put them in so the gecko gets a better assortment of nutrients (example: carrots = vit A, oranges = vit C, apples = fiber). Keep in mind that bugs ARE the majority of any leo diet, but offering fruit and a few greens will complete a good diet. Use mashed banana in very small amounts. The high phosporous content can rob it's body of iodine.
You can also feed this stuff to the crix. It's gutloading with fresh food and adding some oatmeal can help round out the crix diet before feeding them to your sister's leo.
Have fun with it...they're very personable little beasties!
2006-12-18 13:21:44 · answer #1 · answered by prism_wolf 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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My sister just got an female adult leopard gecko from petsmart. The clerk told us that we could feed her(the gecko affectionetly named Sahara like the desert) fruit. I think the clerk said apples and oranges but I want to be sure exactly what Kinds so not to make our new family member sick.
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2015-08-06 08:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well people will tell you that because it's true... LEO's DO NOT NEED FRUIT!
They should not need fruit in a diet at all as long as the bugs they eat are gut loaded with nutritious fruit and veg and they are provided with water they do not need fruit.
They only notoce food from movement so they will probably not see or eat the fruit anyway!
I suggest you research better sites and for longer.
2006-12-19 03:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by thatsjazz! 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They dont eat fruit or veggies they eat insects and sometimes pinkies - who ever told you to offer fruit was wrong altho there are some geckos who eat fruit like the Standings Day Gecko
2006-12-19 08:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by cameron b 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
um wow u dont feed a leopard gecko fruit.... i have 2 of them and i feed them large crickets.... about 24 of them every one or two weeks.... i also give them pinky mice every once in a while to make them healthier. theyre so healthy that oe got loose for 2 months w/o fod or water and lived until i found him... he's still alive today. then again, i dont know about baby leopard geckos so if theyre babies find sum other info.
2006-12-18 09:46:35 · answer #6 · answered by pianoman2011 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
NONE!
well they told us that the gecko would lick a carrot if we put it in there so we put a caroot in the cage and it didnt eat it...
2006-12-19 04:37:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
apples is what it eats some times pears but not often
2006-12-18 14:16:00 · answer #8 · answered by elm 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋