I want to thank you again. You saved my geckos life. He wouldn’t eat and he was getting very thin so I tried the waxworm trick from you and it worked. Thank you so much. I wouldn’t have him anymore if it wasn’t for you.
They’re all so cute, especially Maui, he’s grown so quick! I’ll never get bored of watching leopard geckos hunting, it’s so entertaining. But I find looking after the feeder insects more work than the actual leo 😂 Love these videos
@@leopardgeckotalk hello! Is it normal for a leopard gecko to tail slap you ? I have my leopard gecko for nine month and only pick her up for cleaning ... I try picking her up to tame slowly like leave a napkin with my smell or leaving my hand in the tank and slowly see she let me idk tbh 😐
This is useful because I was just planning on making a feeder-guide for myself and my friends :p I love how informative your videos are while still being amusing to watch :)
I just wanted to thank you for everything you doing….I’m a proud father of 2 leopard geckos and I learned everything from your videos thank you so much
i got a 3 box set tupperware, 30x30cm box i use one of them as a digging box, the other box as a waterbath/checking belly tub, and also for weighing, and when i feed i just use the plastic lid to let the insects on, it took mathilde a few times to get the tricky smooth surface, but she has absolutely no problems chasing bugs on the lid anymore, no impaction risks and she gets to use her brain. i also have different sizes and textures of rocks, she loves using them as furniture and specially around shedding time, she rubs EVERYTHING its so adorable
I've found that feeding my leopard gecko in a bit darker lighting actually helps him to catch the food better. I'm guessing this is because they would be eating in the dark in the wild. It's a bit harder because I can't see though lol
This would make sense as they have cat like vision (you already know that). Cats are the same, they have a hard time seeing during the day but can see excellent at night
I love all your geckos but I have a soft spot for Maui because 1) we've seen him grow thanks to you and 2) he looks a lot like my own leo, without the spots on his head
I usually prefer locusts over crickets. They’re larger and quieter, and for someone with only one gecko they seem to be better. Also my gecko prefers them, but as you said, offer a variety! 😂
Your channel has been an amazing source of information for me in learning how to look after my first leopard gecko. I've had her three weeks now and she's settling in great. I've read and watched other guides but it's particularly useful to have a UK perspective as product avaiability varies a lot and all my other sources are from the US and Canada. I've been trying Chickpea (my gecko) with as many feeders as I can - I didn't know locusts were an option as reptile shop only had huge ones, but I guess they don't start out that size... I will try her with some smaller ones. Thanks again!
Aww thank you, that really means a lot. I always buy my feeders online, they come really fast and are always alive (unlike in the pet shops), here's a link to where I buy from tidd.ly/3kSX8WJ (internet reptile)
@@leopardgeckotalk Thanks for the link, that's really helpful. I previously tried another online store but their shipping came to more than my order! Your one looks much more reasonable so I'll use that from now on 😊
I've noticed that Maui in specific looks more like a majestic dragon opposed to the derpy-smiley leopord gecko. He's still so super adorable, just yk growing to look more like a man!! Love your content
Hellu. Just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I've been looking into getting a leopard gecko for a year now but haven't been able to yet sadly. But seeing your videos gives me confidence and motivation to keep preparing for when I finally can own a leopard gecko myself (also commenting to help with the UA-cam algorithm, but shhh it's a secret)
Locusts are more nutritianal than crikets too, I also recommend you try silkworms they are really good for the leo and fun to watch been eaten, only down side is the high price
Ah interesting. I always notice they'll eat the skin of a courgette/zucchini rather than the main part, so anything I give them I make sure I leave the skin on, or give them lettuce, they seem to love it lol
It’s crazy because my gecko is a month or so older than Maui (he officially weighs 51g yay!!!) but they’re the EXACT SAME morph so it’s very cool to watch him grow up as it is to watch mine!
Have had a baby 1 month old Tangerine Jungle Leo for a week now and just learning about feeders... first week was small crickets and he/she hunts like a boss, but last night we tried meal worms and calciworms too... all of it nom nom nommed...
@@leopardgeckotalk awww hehe yesterday my gecko was tail waving at somthing and I said his name and the sound that I use when I enter his tank and then he stoped then I gave him like 15 sec to calm down then he did not even bite mw
Mealworms aren’t the healthiest staple and definitely shouldn’t be the only thing you’re feeding. A varied diet is best. Live crickets, roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Mealworms, super worms, and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better.
Hi, I love the video! All of you’re geckos are adorable♥️ And Maui has grown so much! I just had a quick question about UVB and a mesh lid, my tank is 12” tall and with a mesh cover (pretty tiny holes too!) I believe I’ll be using the Arcadia shade dweller. I was wondering how do I safely install UVB light?
Aww haha yeah that's been the tricky thing with feeding maui daily, all the other geckos hear me go to the insects and think they're getting food too 🙈😂
Our Pumpkin gets locusts, crickets, dubia roaches and mealworms.. Been trying to source hornworms, difficult to find. fruitbeetle grubs that reptile shops sells near us are way too large to feed as well. at the moment at least she absolute loves the roaches and the locusts. chomps on them like no tomorrow :)
With my baby (had it a week), it (currently) loves BSFL and will aggressively eat them. It will eat mealworms fairly readily also. I bought some dubias but they are actually a little on the small side so I am trying to grow them up with some potatoes and bug-burger the couple I had provided have been eaten. It still feels its faunarium in general is a little sketchy so It will pretty much eat from its warm hide. See movement in entrance. Head darts out. feeder obtained. Back into the hide. Finish feeder. Repeat.
@@leopardgeckotalk About how long did it take for Maui to feel comfortable to actually choose to go into the larger faunarium? I'm trying to get mine to "eat out", so to speak.
Hey can you make a video on super giant leopard geckos, do they have any different care requirements? There aren’t that many videos on them, just curious about your opinion.
Could you maybe do a video on encouraging other species to eat feeder insects? I also have cresties, chahoua, leachie, tokay, gargoyle and I really struggle getting them to eat live food!
Ah yeah I get that too. Do you find that sometimes they'll go wild for insects and other times they won't even flick their tongue at an insect? I'm still trying to work it out tbh. I find Lyra will suddenly eat more insects around the time shes about to lay eggs.
You mentioned that mealworms should be part of a varied diet, I have been doing one feeding crickets one feeding mealworms and occasionally throwing in other feeders but for the main part that is what I do. Is that too often should I change that?
I used to watch your videos 6 years ago before I got my first leopard gecko I just got a new baby yesterday I named him cricket he’s so small compared to my big guy it’s crazy
my leo wont eat crickets i have put multiple right Infront of her and she just lets it run around the tank until i take it out and is isn't the size of the cricket that's the problem because ive tried every size. any advise
My leopard gecko is very picky with food. When she was little, she would only eat mealworms, then I tried dubia roaches and crickets and she started to eat both but now she refuses to eat anything but crickets XD she is very healthy tho, but what can I say, I am a picky eater too lol
Provide egg cartons and fresh veggies such as greens, carrot, and potato. Make sure the container is a decent size. I’d look into roaches, they last longer.
I'm afraid that I haven't been taking care of my leopard gecko right. It does not and WILL NOT chase its food. It will only eat if I hold the food in front of its face and then set it on the ground in front of it. It doesn't get much exercise and never gets excited for food. What can I do?
What’s your feeding schedule? I have one albino gecko that I tong feed (he has bad eyesight) mealworms on mondays and thursdays. I usually feed 10 mealworms. I feed crickets and super worms occasionally because he’s very picky
@@nightinggale6470 super worms are better than mealworms because they are bigger and fill up your leopard gecko more easily so they don’t have to eat like 20 of them. Also their keratin exoskeleton is less thick and more easy to digest. But yes variety is the best option.
I suggest if he’s picky just stick to that. And maybe one day try to get him to like new things Like offer a different kind of food. But also, instead of feeling like 10 mealworms to your leopard gecko feed super worms which are healthier and easy to digest.
@@Onionair22nd super worms are high in fat and therefore not a healthy staple, they should only be fed occasionally. If fed too often the green will become overweight, if not obese.
What do you have for the bottom of the enclosure? A lot of the things the store offered isnt good for geckos so I'm trying to collect info from people who own a gecko if that makes sense
New reptiles should be quarantined on paper towel (ideally for three months) to monitor their health. After, a soil/sand or soil/sand/clay mix is ideal.
New to the channel. Great Videos!! So far they have helped me out with my Gecko that was left on my door step to say. One question, Do you ever show your face???
Aw thank you :) It was left on your door step :O And no I don't, there's like the odd pic of my on instagram, but I prefer to keep my geckos as the main focus :)
@@leopardgeckotalk I know I see this on one of your videos but on the UVB light for a leopard gecko, is a 5% 26 watt UVB ok? That is the only thing I am confused on. Right now I have a 10% 13 watt uvb light for my little buddy "Bob".
Hi new sub here. I have been watching your videos a lot for research. We just rescued a leopard gecko from my Veterinary clinic and I will be adopting her ( I think it's a she, but I can always check). I wanted to know are insects the main diet for these geckos? Should I be adding anything else for food? Also, I noticed the mil worms had white powder, is that calcium?
Absolutely! Just make sure they’re not too big for the gecko, they grow very big very quickly. Also don’t feed wild caught hornworms, since they’re toxic after eating tomatoes.
Hello your videos have really helped me on doing research on getting a leopard gecko and now after waiting more than a year I am very close to getting one also would you recommend getting feeders from pets at home btw how is your aquarium doing.
For leopard geckos: Live crickets, roaches, locusts, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Mealworms, super worms, and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better. For baby crested geckos: You can feed small crickets, roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae. They can have small hornworms once they’re big enough (hornworms get very big, very quickly).
dude you totally should, just do enough research before you get one, as long as your changing lightbulbs once they go out thats all good for heat, and my gecko is on a diet of only crickets, mealworms and such can make them sick if they have too many, its like equivalent to a human eating a cupcake basically, but they’re good for little treats!! and for young leopard geckos your gonna wanna feed them every single day, but once their older you should start feeding them like twice a week. i feed mine on monday and thursday :) im still a first time gecko owner and its awesome having one!!
So, My gecko is having gloss over his eye and it's a bit watery. I was wondering if There was something I could do. Or if I should try to take him to the vet.
Hello! I recently got a candle as a gift and I really wanted to burn it in my room it's scented lavender and pine it said it was good for reducing pet Oder. I just bought it cause it smelled good is it ok to burn?
HI, just wanted to thank you for all the great videos, me and my daugther got the reptile frenzy recently after her pet hamster died of old age. So we have been doing research for the last 3 day like 5 to 6hrs a day on youtube because for us its very important to care well for our animals. We made our choice that a Leopard gecko will be our next guess in our house. Im slowly buying the supplies before we get the Gecko so we have everything we need. We have a local pet shop that specialized in reptile that open recently but I'm torn. all their animals seems healty but some of the information they gave me seems iffy. Like using calcium sand as a substrate when pretty much everybody on the internet says I shouldn't. But I'm also not to keen on getting one at the local big box petco. Whats your take on it. The small pet shop have an amazing looking tangerine baby for 120$can (like 70 pounds) does that sound fair. Anyway thx again for the great info. We subsribed of course.
Awww, it's good you're getting all prepared beforehand. So if there's a baby thats only a few weeks old, it seems healthy (and maybe if they breed their own they can show you the parents), then I think that'll be fine, you don't have to follow their advice, certainly not about the calcium sand :)
Make sure UA-cam isn’t your only source of info, there’s lots of misinformation on UA-cam. The care guide on the website reptifiles has good information. Where to buy: Avoid chain petstores. Check out reptile expos and Craigslist. Look for reputable local petstores and breeders. Check morph market, just research the breeder before buying. Avoid BHB, underground reptiles, LLL, backwater reptiles, snakes at sunset, and cb reptiles. Aim for smaller hobbyist breeders rather than large scale breeders.
I sadly have a high disgust when i see bugs so i an tryna find a gecko i can feed exclusively bugs except for worms they dont disgust me but i still really want a frog or a geck can someone help?
I got my first leopard gecko a few months back, don't worry I have done much research, and he has grown quite a bit. Although I feed him a good diet of a cricket or two with a few meal worms and the same with dubia roaches but I would really like to know if that is a good diet for his growing stages, (he is about four or five months old at this point). I do supplement with calcium powder that doesn't have D3 and a vitamin powder with his food. I just would like to know if there is anything else I should feed for his growing body. Also, his belly is growing chubby and his tail is a nice size, am I over feeding him possibly? I feed him every other day.
Keep in mind that mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. You can feed him small silkworms and black soldier fly larvae. You can also feed him occasional super worms and hornworms if you can find ones small enough. The more variety in their diet, the better. Do your multivitamins contain d3? Also, what’s your dusting schedule?
@@Elena-jj6eb I usually recommend the same thing (daily under six months, every other day between 6-12 months). But the Leopard Gecko - Advancing Husbandry group (a group that goes off of factual, scientific evidence and up to date info) recommends feeding every other day from 4-6 months. And it sounds like this person’s gecko is at a healthy weight. So I don’t think they need to feed more often.
@@nightinggale6470 ah ok, I probably didn’t make it clear, I was more saying it because they asked if they’re overfeeding. What I meant was that under 6 month babies are recommended to be fed every day, so they’re not overfeeding anyway.
@Miss Squiggles But also, if you’re worried (not that it sounds you should be), maybe weigh every week or so? I like to weigh my baby each week, to monitor her health and to see if she’s gaining weight
That feeding slab is brilliant. I use coconut fiber as my crestie's substrate and the one time I let dubia loose in her enclosure she immediately got a mouthful of coir. I'll have to get a slab for her new enclosure.
Live roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Super worms and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better.
Nice vid. Followed you for years , but never replied. ; my gecko is fussy to say the least. I bought a load of silkworms and he wouldnt even eat 1. In the end we ended up growing them ourselves as it was fascinating to watch. So i bought butter worms and omg he loves them. I use tweezers for 6 years but he started 2 go blind i think cos he always misses. Is this normal ?? I will try what you do , put them in viv so he can attack them himself. Keep the great vids going. Peace out
Keep in mind that butter worms are high in fat and should be treats only, not their main diet. A varied diet is best. Him often missing doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going blind, plenty of geckos seem to have bad aim.
Hi, I'm not sure if you will ever read this comment as you get a lot, but I was wondering if you could make a video about how often you should clean the cages and what consequences there could be if you don't.
Spot clean whenever you see poop. If you go bioactive the cleanup crew will do most of the cleaning for you. If you have a non-bioactive loose substrate you can honestly get away with not changing it for several months, as long as you keep up with spot cleaning and it doesn’t get gross.
My crested gecko is seriously underweight I’ve fed him waxworms crickets everything and he hasn’t gained any weight he seems ok as he’s very active. Can you please help?
Check out my Interactive Leopard Gecko Care Guide eBook at leopardgeckomerch.com/
I want to thank you again. You saved my geckos life. He wouldn’t eat and he was getting very thin so I tried the waxworm trick from you and it worked. Thank you so much. I wouldn’t have him anymore if it wasn’t for you.
the waxworm trick helped my leopard gecko last year too! she went off food for breeding season and refused to start eating again until I tried this :)
my gecko is very picky too ! the waxworm trick is so useful, i doubt he would eat without it
Aww im so glad to hear that, no worries :)
What's the waxworm trick. I must've missed it.
@@nanafish0402 it’s where you take the head off of a wax worm and it will stimulate your geckos appetite
Maui's tail is so cool! and Minnie's adorable faces while eating (the locust.. not your finger) were everything!
haha thank you :)
They’re all so cute, especially Maui, he’s grown so quick! I’ll never get bored of watching leopard geckos hunting, it’s so entertaining. But I find looking after the feeder insects more work than the actual leo 😂 Love these videos
Same
Aww thank you :D
@@leopardgeckotalk hello! Is it normal for a leopard gecko to tail slap you ? I have my leopard gecko for nine month and only pick her up for cleaning ... I try picking her up to tame slowly like leave a napkin with my smell or leaving my hand in the tank and slowly see she let me idk tbh 😐
Totally.
I really thankful to this channel, because all videos from this channel can be my source for educating all leopard geckos keeper in my country 🙏🏿
Good job buddy
Aww wow thank you, what country are you from?
@@leopardgeckotalk Indonesia
I’m getting a gecko very shortly I have watched a lot of your videos and they help so much.
This is useful because I was just planning on making a feeder-guide for myself and my friends :p I love how informative your videos are while still being amusing to watch :)
Awesome! Thank you!
I just wanted to thank you for everything you doing….I’m a proud father of 2 leopard geckos and I learned everything from your videos thank you so much
Just wondering, are they housed together?
I love the feeding videos 😍 Also I couldn’t help myself but to laugh when Minnie bit you 😂 She’s so precious
haha thank you :) did you hear the crunch?! 😂 I'm not sure if that was her or me, but I'm kind of used to it now haha
The fact you just stuck your hand into the cricket tank and grabbed them… oof I could never
i got a 3 box set tupperware, 30x30cm box
i use one of them as a digging box, the other box as a waterbath/checking belly tub, and also for weighing, and when i feed i just use the plastic lid to let the insects on,
it took mathilde a few times to get the tricky smooth surface, but she has absolutely no problems chasing bugs on the lid anymore, no impaction risks and she gets to use her brain.
i also have different sizes and textures of rocks, she loves using them as furniture and specially around shedding time, she rubs EVERYTHING its so adorable
I've found that feeding my leopard gecko in a bit darker lighting actually helps him to catch the food better. I'm guessing this is because they would be eating in the dark in the wild. It's a bit harder because I can't see though lol
This would make sense as they have cat like vision (you already know that). Cats are the same, they have a hard time seeing during the day but can see excellent at night
I love all your geckos but I have a soft spot for Maui because 1) we've seen him grow thanks to you and 2) he looks a lot like my own leo, without the spots on his head
Aw thank you :D Yeah I can't quite believe how quick he's grown.
I usually prefer locusts over crickets. They’re larger and quieter, and for someone with only one gecko they seem to be better. Also my gecko prefers them, but as you said, offer a variety! 😂
Your channel has been an amazing source of information for me in learning how to look after my first leopard gecko. I've had her three weeks now and she's settling in great. I've read and watched other guides but it's particularly useful to have a UK perspective as product avaiability varies a lot and all my other sources are from the US and Canada. I've been trying Chickpea (my gecko) with as many feeders as I can - I didn't know locusts were an option as reptile shop only had huge ones, but I guess they don't start out that size... I will try her with some smaller ones. Thanks again!
Aww thank you, that really means a lot. I always buy my feeders online, they come really fast and are always alive (unlike in the pet shops), here's a link to where I buy from tidd.ly/3kSX8WJ (internet reptile)
@@leopardgeckotalk Thanks for the link, that's really helpful. I previously tried another online store but their shipping came to more than my order! Your one looks much more reasonable so I'll use that from now on 😊
I'm sorry who in there right mind would dislike her video?🤨 She is the legit the best leopard gecko youtuber I'm subscribed to!💗💗💗
I've noticed that Maui in specific looks more like a majestic dragon opposed to the derpy-smiley leopord gecko. He's still so super adorable, just yk growing to look more like a man!! Love your content
Valeu!
Thank you for sharing with us 🦎 Please tell me what substrate do you mix together?
Hellu. Just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I've been looking into getting a leopard gecko for a year now but haven't been able to yet sadly. But seeing your videos gives me confidence and motivation to keep preparing for when I finally can own a leopard gecko myself (also commenting to help with the UA-cam algorithm, but shhh it's a secret)
Aww thank you :D
Locusts are more nutritianal than crikets too, I also recommend you try silkworms they are really good for the leo and fun to watch been eaten, only down side is the high price
You can actually feed your grasshoppers/locusts with grass. (And occasionally the insectfuel for extra nutrients)
Ah interesting. I always notice they'll eat the skin of a courgette/zucchini rather than the main part, so anything I give them I make sure I leave the skin on, or give them lettuce, they seem to love it lol
Omg lol, im doing my science fair project on this! Thanks for giving me some ideas for feeders!
Awesome, good luck! :D
I love your channel so much you have helped me with my little one who is 5 months old thank you💖💖❤️❤️
Aw thank you :D
My Leo Coco is such a little fusspot and just ignores mealworms as well!
Your channel helps me with my geckos a lot!
aww thank you :)
Diego's patterns are so cool
It’s crazy because my gecko is a month or so older than Maui (he officially weighs 51g yay!!!) but they’re the EXACT SAME morph so it’s very cool to watch him grow up as it is to watch mine!
Have had a baby 1 month old Tangerine Jungle Leo for a week now and just learning about feeders... first week was small crickets and he/she hunts like a boss, but last night we tried meal worms and calciworms too... all of it nom nom nommed...
Awww there all so cute !!! Lol i feel bad when mini bit you
haha it's okay I'm used to it, she just gets a little confused.
@@leopardgeckotalk awww hehe yesterday my gecko was tail waving at somthing and I said his name and the sound that I use when I enter his tank and then he stoped then I gave him like 15 sec to calm down then he did not even bite mw
How do you feel about feeding only mean worms and giving crickets on holidays and birthdays
Mealworms aren’t the healthiest staple and definitely shouldn’t be the only thing you’re feeding. A varied diet is best. Live crickets, roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Mealworms, super worms, and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better.
i love this so much u helped me take care of my geko !
Hi, I love the video! All of you’re geckos are adorable♥️ And Maui has grown so much! I just had a quick question about UVB and a mesh lid, my tank is 12” tall and with a mesh cover (pretty tiny holes too!) I believe I’ll be using the Arcadia shade dweller. I was wondering how do I safely install UVB light?
Well, I guess I’m not using Arcadia shade dweller ☹️. I’m stilling using a t5 bulb though
Yeah the shadedweller should do the trick. The ProT5 7% should work :)
Hello. My gecko “James” loves crickets she walks straight out of her hide when she hears the cricket box pop open 🥰
Aww haha yeah that's been the tricky thing with feeding maui daily, all the other geckos hear me go to the insects and think they're getting food too 🙈😂
@@leopardgeckotalk aww that’s cute
Thanks for the feeding options info.🐉
I have the same exact morph as Maui. So cool!
you’ve helped me so much, thank you
aww thank you 🥺🤗
Awww!! Haha Maui is getting so big!
I think you can get black night morph with mennie
Our Pumpkin gets locusts, crickets, dubia roaches and mealworms.. Been trying to source hornworms, difficult to find. fruitbeetle grubs that reptile shops sells near us are way too large to feed as well. at the moment at least she absolute loves the roaches and the locusts. chomps on them like no tomorrow :)
Red runner roaches are great too!
I really don't understand why all my leopard geckos hate mealworm
can you do a video like this but for lyra and drogo? talking about staple insects, treats, variety, etc while also feeding them?
I didn’t know
How much to give them so I had crickets loose in there habitat. I’ll give them spaced out feedings
Omg, how are picking the crickets up with your hands? Crickets and grasshoppers are a big phobia of mine but learning to deal…. Lol.
With my baby (had it a week), it (currently) loves BSFL and will aggressively eat them. It will eat mealworms fairly readily also. I bought some dubias but they are actually a little on the small side so I am trying to grow them up with some potatoes and bug-burger the couple I had provided have been eaten. It still feels its faunarium in general is a little sketchy so It will pretty much eat from its warm hide. See movement in entrance. Head darts out. feeder obtained. Back into the hide. Finish feeder. Repeat.
Awww sounds like you've got a good selection of food there. And yeah that sounds very similar to how Maui hunted when he was in his faunarium :)
@@leopardgeckotalk About how long did it take for Maui to feel comfortable to actually choose to go into the larger faunarium? I'm trying to get mine to "eat out", so to speak.
Can u please please please do a video about the Hibernation and how u do it? 🙏
Can you do this with your Lyra and Drogo? 😁🙏🏻
Possibly, but it might be quite short 🙈 I should have included them in this video really lol
Minnie! you doughnut! lol
Hey can you make a video on super giant leopard geckos, do they have any different care requirements? There aren’t that many videos on them, just curious about your opinion.
Their care is pretty much the same. Just give them a big enough enclosure (at least 40 gallons if not bigger).
Minnie is a looovely colour 🥰
Where do you buy your mealworms and crickets? Pet store or online.?
Could you maybe do a video on encouraging other species to eat feeder insects? I also have cresties, chahoua, leachie, tokay, gargoyle and I really struggle getting them to eat live food!
Ah yeah I get that too. Do you find that sometimes they'll go wild for insects and other times they won't even flick their tongue at an insect? I'm still trying to work it out tbh. I find Lyra will suddenly eat more insects around the time shes about to lay eggs.
You mentioned that mealworms should be part of a varied diet, I have been doing one feeding crickets one feeding mealworms and occasionally throwing in other feeders but for the main part that is what I do. Is that too often should I change that?
I used to watch your videos 6 years ago before I got my first leopard gecko I just got a new baby yesterday I named him cricket he’s so small compared to my big guy it’s crazy
Awww , yeah you forget how small they are when they're hatchlings dont you lol
I'm a 62 year old grown man and consider myself rather manly...however....I'm terrified by handling insects! You are my hero!!
my leo wont eat crickets i have put multiple right Infront of her and she just lets it run around the tank until i take it out and is isn't the size of the cricket that's the problem because ive tried every size. any advise
No blood after a finger bite? Mine always get me good lol
I put my crickets in a 10Gallon tank and they live way longer with egg crates stacked on the sides:
My gecko also does the same thing where he eats 2 superworms then doesn’t want anymore
My leopard gecko is very picky with food. When she was little, she would only eat mealworms, then I tried dubia roaches and crickets and she started to eat both but now she refuses to eat anything but crickets XD she is very healthy tho, but what can I say, I am a picky eater too lol
How many large locusts would u give an adult male gecko?
How many cricket should i be feeding my 2 year old leopard gecko who is roughly 85g
Really like this video. Quick question my crickets keep dying like in 3 days after purchase from the store. Any tips on keeping them alive
Provide egg cartons and fresh veggies such as greens, carrot, and potato. Make sure the container is a decent size. I’d look into roaches, they last longer.
Your new gecko looks exactly like my one
I'm afraid that I haven't been taking care of my leopard gecko right. It does not and WILL NOT chase its food. It will only eat if I hold the food in front of its face and then set it on the ground in front of it. It doesn't get much exercise and never gets excited for food. What can I do?
What’s your feeding schedule? I have one albino gecko that I tong feed (he has bad eyesight) mealworms on mondays and thursdays. I usually feed 10 mealworms. I feed crickets and super worms occasionally because he’s very picky
Mealworms aren’t the healthiest staple. I’d feed mainly crickets, roaches, or silkworms.
@@nightinggale6470 super worms are better than mealworms because they are bigger and fill up your leopard gecko more easily so they don’t have to eat like 20 of them. Also their keratin exoskeleton is less thick and more easy to digest. But yes variety is the best option.
I suggest if he’s picky just stick to that. And maybe one day try to get him to like new things Like offer a different kind of food. But also, instead of feeling like 10 mealworms to your leopard gecko feed super worms which are healthier and easy to digest.
@@Onionair22nd super worms are high in fat and therefore not a healthy staple, they should only be fed occasionally. If fed too often the green will become overweight, if not obese.
can you feed leatherjackets to them?
What do you have for the bottom of the enclosure? A lot of the things the store offered isnt good for geckos so I'm trying to collect info from people who own a gecko if that makes sense
New reptiles should be quarantined on paper towel (ideally for three months) to monitor their health. After, a soil/sand or soil/sand/clay mix is ideal.
New to the channel. Great Videos!! So far they have helped me out with my Gecko that was left on my door step to say. One question, Do you ever show your face???
Aw thank you :) It was left on your door step :O
And no I don't, there's like the odd pic of my on instagram, but I prefer to keep my geckos as the main focus :)
@@leopardgeckotalk I know I see this on one of your videos but on the UVB light for a leopard gecko, is a 5% 26 watt UVB ok? That is the only thing I am confused on. Right now I have a 10% 13 watt uvb light for my little buddy "Bob".
@@jim3148she never answered your question :( oof
oh my gosh! orderd 200 live banded crickets and now my room is a chirp fest!!!!
Question:
It is safe to feed a leopard gecko flake fish food.
My adult female loves it and really doesn't want to eat anything else.
No, that is not healthy for them to eat. They need a variety of live, dusted, gutloaded insects.
Hi new sub here. I have been watching your videos a lot for research. We just rescued a leopard gecko from my Veterinary clinic and I will be adopting her ( I think it's a she, but I can always check). I wanted to know are insects the main diet for these geckos?
Should I be adding anything else for food? Also, I noticed the mil worms had white powder, is that calcium?
Is it ok to feed them horn worms (also known as tomato worms)?
Absolutely! Just make sure they’re not too big for the gecko, they grow very big very quickly. Also don’t feed wild caught hornworms, since they’re toxic after eating tomatoes.
Can a wax moth larva be its main diet?
Hello your videos have really helped me on doing research on getting a leopard gecko and now after waiting more than a year I am very close to getting one also would you recommend getting feeders from pets at home btw how is your aquarium doing.
Hi, my 3 year old female leopard gecko's skin is thinner than normal. Any idea?🙁
Hello! What substrate do you use for your mealworms?
I recommend using soil. Or, if you want something they can eat, pollard or mill run. Oats and wheat bran contain phytic acid, which binds calcium.
i noticed minnie bit you, if you could rate the bite from 1-10 how much does it hurt?
I only feed mine crickets is that good?
What feeder would you recommend best for leopard geckos and baby crested geckos?
For leopard geckos: Live crickets, roaches, locusts, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Mealworms, super worms, and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better.
For baby crested geckos: You can feed small crickets, roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae. They can have small hornworms once they’re big enough (hornworms get very big, very quickly).
@@nightinggale6470 Thank you so much! Very helpful!💚
I want to get into geckos or want to own one but im bit worry about the heat and the food and stuff. and how offen to feeding it
dude you totally should, just do enough research before you get one, as long as your changing lightbulbs once they go out thats all good for heat, and my gecko is on a diet of only crickets, mealworms and such can make them sick if they have too many, its like equivalent to a human eating a cupcake basically, but they’re good for little treats!! and for young leopard geckos your gonna wanna feed them every single day, but once their older you should start feeding them like twice a week. i feed mine on monday and thursday :) im still a first time gecko owner and its awesome having one!!
I was wondering what species of crickets you use? Because I don't know what ones are silent. Thanks!
Only winged males chirp, so technically the females and immature individuals of all species are silent.
@@nightinggale6470 thank you!
So, My gecko is having gloss over his eye and it's a bit watery. I was wondering if There was something I could do. Or if I should try to take him to the vet.
Definitely take him to an exotic vet ASAP.
Hello! I recently got a candle as a gift and I really wanted to burn it in my room it's scented lavender and pine it said it was good for reducing pet Oder. I just bought it cause it smelled good is it ok to burn?
No, candles aren’t safe for reptiles’ respiratory systems.
@@nightinggale6470 I am aware of that but it was made to be animal safe im just wondering if they just mean dogs and cats
@@chrisherrala4121 nope, they aren’t safe for reptiles.
HI, just wanted to thank you for all the great videos, me and my daugther got the reptile frenzy recently after her pet hamster died of old age. So we have been doing research for the last 3 day like 5 to 6hrs a day on youtube because for us its very important to care well for our animals. We made our choice that a Leopard gecko will be our next guess in our house. Im slowly buying the supplies before we get the Gecko so we have everything we need. We have a local pet shop that specialized in reptile that open recently but I'm torn. all their animals seems healty but some of the information they gave me seems iffy. Like using calcium sand as a substrate when pretty much everybody on the internet says I shouldn't. But I'm also not to keen on getting one at the local big box petco. Whats your take on it. The small pet shop have an amazing looking tangerine baby for 120$can (like 70 pounds) does that sound fair. Anyway thx again for the great info. We subsribed of course.
Awww, it's good you're getting all prepared beforehand. So if there's a baby thats only a few weeks old, it seems healthy (and maybe if they breed their own they can show you the parents), then I think that'll be fine, you don't have to follow their advice, certainly not about the calcium sand :)
Make sure UA-cam isn’t your only source of info, there’s lots of misinformation on UA-cam. The care guide on the website reptifiles has good information.
Where to buy: Avoid chain petstores. Check out reptile expos and Craigslist. Look for reputable local petstores and breeders. Check morph market, just research the breeder before buying. Avoid BHB, underground reptiles, LLL, backwater reptiles, snakes at sunset, and cb reptiles. Aim for smaller hobbyist breeders rather than large scale breeders.
Where do you buy you ledges and hides?
Your local pet store
I sadly have a high disgust when i see bugs so i an tryna find a gecko i can feed exclusively bugs except for worms they dont disgust me but i still really want a frog or a geck can someone help?
I got my first leopard gecko a few months back, don't worry I have done much research, and he has grown quite a bit. Although I feed him a good diet of a cricket or two with a few meal worms and the same with dubia roaches but I would really like to know if that is a good diet for his growing stages, (he is about four or five months old at this point). I do supplement with calcium powder that doesn't have D3 and a vitamin powder with his food. I just would like to know if there is anything else I should feed for his growing body. Also, his belly is growing chubby and his tail is a nice size, am I over feeding him possibly? I feed him every other day.
Keep in mind that mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. You can feed him small silkworms and black soldier fly larvae. You can also feed him occasional super worms and hornworms if you can find ones small enough. The more variety in their diet, the better.
Do your multivitamins contain d3? Also, what’s your dusting schedule?
Babies under 6 months should be fed every day, every other day after that :)
@@Elena-jj6eb I usually recommend the same thing (daily under six months, every other day between 6-12 months). But the Leopard Gecko - Advancing Husbandry group (a group that goes off of factual, scientific evidence and up to date info) recommends feeding every other day from 4-6 months. And it sounds like this person’s gecko is at a healthy weight. So I don’t think they need to feed more often.
@@nightinggale6470 ah ok, I probably didn’t make it clear, I was more saying it because they asked if they’re overfeeding. What I meant was that under 6 month babies are recommended to be fed every day, so they’re not overfeeding anyway.
@Miss Squiggles But also, if you’re worried (not that it sounds you should be), maybe weigh every week or so? I like to weigh my baby each week, to monitor her health and to see if she’s gaining weight
Hey, my gecko named Larry has air pockets on the side of his armpits. do you know if these are normal or how I can get them to go away?
What’s his diet and supplement schedule?
Question I’m kinda afraid of bugs could I use tweezers to pick up the bugs or something like that
Yes, you can use tongs.
Can gecko eat chicken raw meat? Cricket is a little bit expensive
How many crickets are you feeding maui per day?
That feeding slab is brilliant. I use coconut fiber as my crestie's substrate and the one time I let dubia loose in her enclosure she immediately got a mouthful of coir. I'll have to get a slab for her new enclosure.
Yeah it really helps. I remember once when I had dubias I was so annoyed cs they immediately started to burrow 🙈
What is the bug in the caption?
I’ve been thinking about new foods for my leopard gecko since the crickets smell and I know meal worms aren’t really the best option. Thanks.
Live roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Super worms and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better.
@@nightinggale6470 thank you
Nice vid. Followed you for years , but never replied. ; my gecko is fussy to say the least. I bought a load of silkworms and he wouldnt even eat 1. In the end we ended up growing them ourselves as it was fascinating to watch. So i bought butter worms and omg he loves them. I use tweezers for 6 years but he started 2 go blind i think cos he always misses. Is this normal ?? I will try what you do , put them in viv so he can attack them himself. Keep the great vids going. Peace out
Keep in mind that butter worms are high in fat and should be treats only, not their main diet. A varied diet is best. Him often missing doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going blind, plenty of geckos seem to have bad aim.
I cleaned my geckos cage and changed the substrate. Is it normal for him to be a little stressed when getting back into his cage?
Yes.
Hi, I'm not sure if you will ever read this comment as you get a lot, but I was wondering if you could make a video about how often you should clean the cages and what consequences there could be if you don't.
Spot clean whenever you see poop. If you go bioactive the cleanup crew will do most of the cleaning for you. If you have a non-bioactive loose substrate you can honestly get away with not changing it for several months, as long as you keep up with spot cleaning and it doesn’t get gross.
My crested gecko is seriously underweight I’ve fed him waxworms crickets everything and he hasn’t gained any weight he seems ok as he’s very active. Can you please help?
Give him Pangea/Repashy and keep feeding him healthy feeders. Waxworms shouldn’t be used for weight gain. Is he currently losing weight?