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 😐
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
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 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'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 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! 😂
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 TH-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
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.
@@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
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?
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
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 🙈😂
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...
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.
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
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 :)
Someone help my leopard gecko is about 4 maybe 3 weeks old and it’s on its second shed and it’s got shed stuck on its head and it’s on its eye and idk what to do and it’s not letting me help
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
I’m Canadian as well. We have everything but locusts and roaches. You can feed live crickets (healthy), silkworms (healthy, black soldier fly larvae (healthy), mealworms (occasionally), super worms (occasionally), hornworms (occasionally), and waxworms (rare treat).
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 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?
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, 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.
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?
So I have a question ( pls reply). I am getting a Leo soon, so I have been doing research. I am getting a baby. On my list of things to buy I have: soldier fly larva. horn worms, wax worms (on occasion) crickets, mealworms. How often to I feed each of these to my Leo? are there some to avoid feeding too much? Also tysm for making these vids, because they help me so much w/ my research.
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!!
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 TH-cam isn’t your only source of info, there’s lots of misinformation on TH-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'm planning on getting a gecko but my mum won't allow to have alive animals to feed at home... are there any otver options to feed to geckos or is it a bad idea to give them other food than alive insects? I hope someone can answer my question. Otherwise i have to cancel the idea on getting a gecko..
Leopard geckos only eat live insects. Crested geckos eat mainly Pangea/Repashy (a powdered diet), and can technically survive without insects, but they really should be given live insects 1-2 times a week to thrive.
Not necessarily. The fear is that they will eat their way out of the gecko but they are mostly chewed up/dead by the time they make it to the stomach and even if not, stomach acids do them in quickly
I don’t know any specific good breeders, but 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. You can also check Craigslist, there are many geckos that need good homes (just make sure they’re healthy).
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?
Im sorry but can i just feed my leopard gecko mealworm? Well thr thing is, cricket are quite hard to keep and they could all die all at once and dubia roaches, i just can't stand them. Mealworm is my only option but if my gecko not seem to eat them i might have to go with dubia roaches. Another question, how many time do i feed them per day?
Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. 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. Crickets aren’t too hard to keep. Just give them a decent sized container, veggies, and egg cartons. Feed once daily under six months, every other day between 6-12 months, and 1-2 times a week over a year.
I can understand that. I hate keeping crickets. They suck. They smell, their dirty, loud, hard to catch, and not to mention if they escape. Ugh. I fed my chameleons dubias for a couple months, but they grossed me out. They were very easy to keep and very cheap (if bought online, in stores they’re super expensive). Silkworms are another good staple food, but are pretty expensive. I’ve been considering breeding them, but otherwise I don’t think I’d buy them. Black soldier fly larvae are my favorite. They’re cheap, take up very little space, very nutritious, and don’t move much (which can be taken as a pro or a con). The only downside is that they turn into flys after a few weeks if you don’t keep them at 50 F. This is fine for my chameleons because chameleons love to catch flies.
My Ozzy tries to jump for household insects that happen to land on the outside of his tank. Obviously I try to avoid it, but would it be harmful if something accidentally got in the cage? Just as an example, I was feeding him last night and a stink bug landed on the outside of the tank. It didn’t get in, but poor Ozzy bumped his nose a couple of times trying to get at it! Lol
Can you PLEASE help me. My dad doesn’t want to spend much on my leopard geckos food and he said if it gets too expensive he’s gonna start buying dry food because he saw it in store and said “well if leopard geckos can’t eat it why is it available to buy… I said he can’t do that but he won’t listen
Tell him that there are many things sold for both pets and humans that are no good. They’re sold because people keep buying them (out of ignorance) and the company selling them keeps making money. Dead insects have hardly any nutritional value and most geckos refuse them. They also don’t offer any hydration or enrichment. To save money on live feeders you can start breeding your own for free food. Dubia roaches are a great option. Very nutritious and very easy to breed.
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.
I had the same issue with my cali worms - if anyone has any tips on how to stop them escaping please share haha! I tried putting sticky tape on the outside of the box as I thought they were getting out the small holes but I still found them all over the place!
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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.
The fact you just stuck your hand into the cricket tank and grabbed them… oof I could never
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.
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 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
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 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.
Thank you for sharing with us 🦎 Please tell me what substrate do you mix together?
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'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 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! 😂
I really don't understand why all my leopard geckos hate mealworm
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
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 TH-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
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.
Omg lol, im doing my science fair project on this! Thanks for giving me some ideas for feeders!
Awesome, good luck! :D
Diego's patterns are so cool
Your channel helps me with my geckos a lot!
aww thank you :)
i love this so much u helped me take care of my geko !
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
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 :)
Thanks for the feeding options info.🐉
My Leo Coco is such a little fusspot and just ignores mealworms as well!
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
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
you’ve helped me so much, thank you
aww thank you 🥺🤗
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!
Awww!! Haha Maui is getting so big!
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...
Red runner roaches are great too!
can you do a video like this but for lyra and drogo? talking about staple insects, treats, variety, etc while also feeding them?
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).
I think you can get black night morph with mennie
Valeu!
Can u please please please do a video about the Hibernation and how u do it? 🙏
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
Omg, how are picking the crickets up with your hands? Crickets and grasshoppers are a big phobia of mine but learning to deal…. Lol.
Cool
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
How many cricket should i be feeding my 2 year old leopard gecko who is roughly 85g
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 :)
Someone help my leopard gecko is about 4 maybe 3 weeks old and it’s on its second shed and it’s got shed stuck on its head and it’s on its eye and idk what to do and it’s not letting me help
It may be that it's not humid enough in the enclosure? You can give a lukewarm bath if it'll let you handle it. Or spray the hide with water
can you feed leatherjackets to them?
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.
wow very cool
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
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.
Minnie! you doughnut! lol
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
How many large locusts would u give an adult male gecko?
I only feed mine crickets is that good?
Hi, my 3 year old female leopard gecko's skin is thinner than normal. Any idea?🙁
i noticed minnie bit you, if you could rate the bite from 1-10 how much does it hurt?
Can a wax moth larva be its main diet?
Your new gecko looks exactly like my one
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!!
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 gecko eat chicken raw meat? Cricket is a little bit expensive
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.
I would love to have a variety but im canadian we have limited feeders hear
I’m Canadian as well. We have everything but locusts and roaches. You can feed live crickets (healthy), silkworms (healthy, black soldier fly larvae (healthy), mealworms (occasionally), super worms (occasionally), hornworms (occasionally), and waxworms (rare treat).
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.
No blood after a finger bite? Mine always get me good lol
oh my gosh! orderd 200 live banded crickets and now my room is a chirp fest!!!!
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?
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
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.
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?
Where do you buy your mealworms and crickets? Pet store or online.?
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?
What is the bug in the caption?
So I have a question ( pls reply). I am getting a Leo soon, so I have been doing research. I am getting a baby. On my list of things to buy I have: soldier fly larva. horn worms, wax worms (on occasion) crickets, mealworms. How often to I feed each of these to my Leo? are there some to avoid feeding too much?
Also tysm for making these vids, because they help me so much w/ my research.
Is it fully grown?
@@Onionair22nd no, its a baby
I put my crickets in a 10Gallon tank and they live way longer with egg crates stacked on the sides:
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!!
My gecko also does the same thing where he eats 2 superworms then doesn’t want anymore
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 TH-cam isn’t your only source of info, there’s lots of misinformation on TH-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.
Can I use Dubia roaches?
My gecko is about the age of Maui but a smaller is there any way to speed up growth?
What’s their diet? As long as they look healthy I wouldn’t worry about them being small, every individual grows at a different pace.
Where do you buy you ledges and hides?
Your local pet store
I was always curious can my gecko eat raw meat? In very small chunks
No.
I'm planning on getting a gecko but my mum won't allow to have alive animals to feed at home... are there any otver options to feed to geckos or is it a bad idea to give them other food than alive insects? I hope someone can answer my question. Otherwise i have to cancel the idea on getting a gecko..
Leopard geckos only eat live insects. Crested geckos eat mainly Pangea/Repashy (a powdered diet), and can technically survive without insects, but they really should be given live insects 1-2 times a week to thrive.
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.
I've heard you're supposed to cut the heads off superworms before feeding. Have you ever had digestive problems with them?
Not necessarily. The fear is that they will eat their way out of the gecko but they are mostly chewed up/dead by the time they make it to the stomach and even if not, stomach acids do them in quickly
Hey do you know of any good breether in the US by any chance
I don’t know any specific good breeders, but 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. You can also check Craigslist, there are many geckos that need good homes (just make sure they’re healthy).
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.
How many crickets are you feeding maui per day?
Im sorry but can i just feed my leopard gecko mealworm? Well thr thing is, cricket are quite hard to keep and they could all die all at once and dubia roaches, i just can't stand them. Mealworm is my only option but if my gecko not seem to eat them i might have to go with dubia roaches. Another question, how many time do i feed them per day?
Mealworms aren’t healthy for their main diet and should make up no more than 25% of their diet. 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.
Crickets aren’t too hard to keep. Just give them a decent sized container, veggies, and egg cartons.
Feed once daily under six months, every other day between 6-12 months, and 1-2 times a week over a year.
I can understand that. I hate keeping crickets. They suck. They smell, their dirty, loud, hard to catch, and not to mention if they escape. Ugh. I fed my chameleons dubias for a couple months, but they grossed me out. They were very easy to keep and very cheap (if bought online, in stores they’re super expensive). Silkworms are another good staple food, but are pretty expensive. I’ve been considering breeding them, but otherwise I don’t think I’d buy them.
Black soldier fly larvae are my favorite. They’re cheap, take up very little space, very nutritious, and don’t move much (which can be taken as a pro or a con). The only downside is that they turn into flys after a few weeks if you don’t keep them at 50 F. This is fine for my chameleons because chameleons love to catch flies.
Hi
My Ozzy tries to jump for household insects that happen to land on the outside of his tank. Obviously I try to avoid it, but would it be harmful if something accidentally got in the cage? Just as an example, I was feeding him last night and a stink bug landed on the outside of the tank. It didn’t get in, but poor Ozzy bumped his nose a couple of times trying to get at it! Lol
There’s the risk of parasites, so definitely try to prevent it. If he does happen to eat one just keep an eye on him.
Can you PLEASE help me. My dad doesn’t want to spend much on my leopard geckos food and he said if it gets too expensive he’s gonna start buying dry food because he saw it in store and said “well if leopard geckos can’t eat it why is it available to buy… I said he can’t do that but he won’t listen
Tell him that there are many things sold for both pets and humans that are no good. They’re sold because people keep buying them (out of ignorance) and the company selling them keeps making money.
Dead insects have hardly any nutritional value and most geckos refuse them. They also don’t offer any hydration or enrichment. To save money on live feeders you can start breeding your own for free food. Dubia roaches are a great option. Very nutritious and very easy to breed.
Leopard gecko do you know how to get to HEAVEN
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
I had the same issue with my cali worms - if anyone has any tips on how to stop them escaping please share haha! I tried putting sticky tape on the outside of the box as I thought they were getting out the small holes but I still found them all over the place!
Does the food have to be alive
Yes.