Whenever someone asks me if it's hard/a lot of work to take care of a gecko, I always make a joke that they're hardly any work, 90% of it is the feeder insects 😂
Hey, i am REALLY considering buying a leopard gecko but need to convince my parents. I just wanted to ask, can you feed a leopard gecko on just live meal worms or is it a necessity to feed them crickets as well or is it optional? If you can reply that would be great! :D
The mealworms come in wheat bran. It is a cheap and readily available substrate that doubles as a food source. The reason that the Morio worms take so long to pupate is because they will only pupate when isolated from other larvae.
yeah im pretty sure i read thats one of the things that contains too much phytic acid, hence why im not using it lol. and yeah i thought that was the case about the morio worms.
@@leopardgeckotalk hi I got my first ever leopard gecko last Sunday she was always fed only on wax worms since I got her I can't get her to eat I got locusts and a few Mario worms. Do you have any idea how i can get her to eat other things?
I'm getting a leopard gecko this saturday, so excited! I've been watching all your videos over the past 3 weeks and I feel like I learned more than 2 years of uni.
I hear Yanny. I saw a video that explained if you have good hearing, and you’re young you hear Yanny. It’s something to do with the pitch - ASAP science did a video on it :)
Hy leopard gecko, just a tip here: to make your morio worms pupate, seperate them into their own tubs and feed them some sort of leafy greens and keep them on a substrate of eco earth when you seperate them. I love your youtube channel by the way!
Leopard Gecko you do, when in groups they are competitive for food. The way I think is easiest to breed them is get a tackle box with the separators put a single worm in each compartment and leave them there in a dark area for a few weeks. Not feeding them is the best way for them to pupate quicker. Once they turn into beetles you can then House the beetles together and feed them (carrots and such) and they will breed and die within a month or so
Leopard Gecko yes, leaving them in a container with no food works well, but the pupae tend to be messed up and bad. My way, they can get extra nutrients during their time in there and the eco earth helps keep it natural. This way, most of the pupae are fine and healthy. You can make a video with this method of breeding. Thanks! I love your channel, keep doing what you are doing! 😝
I no longer use bug gel. I use a folded up kitchen paper with water soaked on it . They seem to sit in that for a while and drink from it . Love your video as always great ideas
I raise my crickets on vermiculite (find it in big bags at garden centre, fairly cheap) which helps a great deal with odour and humidity. My crickets are thriving! In case you’re looking for a good substrate 😊
I recently moved my feeder bugs to a little plastic drawer system as well! It's a really neat idea and looks a lot better! Before I had everything in different sized plastic tubs and it took up a lot of space XD
The tiny darkling beetles are buffalo beetles, they dont eat a lot of decaying crickets, more so they eat the fass (droppings). There are also dermestid beetles and larvae which are flesh eating worms and beetles and they are great to have in any insect colony.
I have a lot of dark and Beatles and I was Wondering if it’s possible that those could be a cleanup crew for geckos tank? All the research I’ve done doesn’t tell me an answer.
Thanks to you I have 3 Leopard Geckos, 2 Beetle/Mealworm colonies and now I’ll be starting a Cricket colony as well and later on I’ll add a Dubia colony. I’ve had them all for 9 months and haven’t had any problems with anyone yet🤞🤞🤞 And now I’m in the process of building them a stack reptile enclosure instead of their regular tanks. I wouldn’t have done any of this if it wasn’t thanks to you♥️♥️♥️ Thank you for teaching us a lot and showing us what’s best for our dino babies lol
For my mealworms and crickets, I used to use ground up dried beans (a variety of types, including dried peas), oats, potato flakes, and bran for their substrate. I didn't ever look into the different amounts of acid, I just figured the biggest variety for them to eat would be better. I'd give them fresh veggies, but would pull the leftovers out after an hour or so to keep mold issues away. The last leo died at age 9, so the beans didn't seem to harm them. I'm glad to see more science going into the feeder insects diets now, and will look into it more if I decide to get a new leo.
Morio worms (superworms) do pupate fastest on their own. What I did was take a 6qt Tupperware and put a few tiny deli cups inside. I placed one worm in each cup and left them alone on a shelf. No food, and the lack of companions stresses them into pupating. I got several beetles with this method.
Finally getting a new Leo this wednesday after a 13 year gap. I've already picked the baby out and I think they will end up looking a lot like Diego and Ziggy, loads of yellow. I plan to call them Sulfur. Your videos have really helped me catch up on all the changes in gecko keeping - and help me stay a little bit calmer as I wait for the big day.
Tip save little plastic lids from things like bisto flavouring granules, or small container lids, place food and water gels on top of that, easier to clean, prevents moulds etc...
Leopard Gecko also places them in a dark humid and hot place and cover them with a blankets if you have one for at least 1-2weeks until they turn into pupae
I am currently trying to persuade my parents (mostly my mom) to let me get a leopard gecko. I have just been bingeing your videos and even taking notes from them! You have been such a tremendous help with everything and thank you!
I just upgraded my cricket enclosure from one of those little critter keepers to a decent sized tub with lid. Poked a bunch of holes in the lid, laid down some aspen, egg crate, and set the crickets free in their new home (before being sent to their impending doom lol). In some strange way, it actually made me really happy seeing them with all that space to hopefully enjoy their life for a bit....
I really like your channel I'm getting a leopard gecko and so is my cousin but she's keeping it in my room so I'll probably end up taking care of it and your channels helping me to make sure I take care of it right
The best thing that getting a leopard gecko has done for me is lessen my disgust when it comes to insect. I hated all kinds of insects, now I have no problem with breaking a crickets legs.
I came to watch this for some tips and stuff which I can say I got them and this video is great but I didn’t realize this was more for geckos lol, I have a bearded dragon but I’m just here to see the set up so I can actually be able to breed my feeder insects:))
I don't think the substrate they come with is wood shavings. I am not sure about the place you buy feeders particularly, but the substrate is usually a mix of different types of flours and similar materials, with the main ingredient being wheat bran if not only wheat bran, which I think the one in the video is.
RC Dean Mealworms and superworms will gladly eat wood. Just wasn’t sure if she was concerned if that would effect them nutritionally or if the feeder food she adds would be enough to counteract any substrate they eat.
Lovely and helpful video as always! I love your videos so much even if I just have crested geckos and one madagascar giant daygecko! Also I really like that you' are "just" a normal person. Thank you so much for every video and please keep going!
Sooo in the cricket box at 7:58 there is some sort of worm? And at 8:24 there’s a beetle?? I’m sure it doesn’t matter too much but just pointing it out
This was a great video!! I’m always eager to learn more about feeder insects as sadly it’s a bit of an ignored topic for some people. Have you considered using a three drawer system for your mealworms? In the system, the beetles stay up top, eggs fall through a net (cut a hole in the drawer and glue one in) and into the middle drawer, and then you pick out the pupae and put them into the bottom drawer. I’ve found that this works great but I’ve actually seen you use it. I highly recommend breeding mealworms this way!
Not, really. There's a lot of wrong things about this video. I breed 5 different kinds of feeder insects. Dubia, lateralis, golden crickets, mealworms and superworms. 1st the worst thing about this video is using wood shaving, you should never use wood shaving to mealworms and superworm, petshops use it because most them don't know how to care for them and some use it because they don't want you to learn how to breed mealworms or superworms so you will constantly buy from them. Second superworm only pupate when they got isolated because the other superworms will eat it when it turned into a pupa, there are rare cases that they do pupate but very rare. 3rd silent crickets are only juvenile crickets. 4th you should put your feeder insects in a much bigger enclosure that is well ventilated. Lastly crickets need a lot of hides and space to keep them from killing each other. If you got successful on raising your own feeder insects you will almost never buy insect feeders again, maybe just a few every now and then just to introduce new bloodline to keep their genetic healthy.
At your normal pet store. In the US petco and petsmart have it (just not the Arcadia stuff, in the US just buy the fluker cricket food). In the UK or other places primarily online. Just depends who you want the seller to be. Or you can feed vegetables and all that stuff and get the same result
hi, i got my leo a few months ago and im feeding her crickets, mealworms and occasionally wax worms. i was wondering if i could switch out crickets with dubia roaches? please reply x
If it is available in your area and you want to save a little money use wheat bran from a livestock feed store instead of wood shavings for your meal worms. In the U.S. alot of our pre-packed meal worms and morio worms come packed in bran for substrate and food. I have bred my own meal worms for the last 5 or 6 years using wheat bran and have had no issues at all. Thanks for the vid.
How could the crickets not jump?? I bought some normal crickets (ugh, annoying as hell) and one jumped out of my container and now I can’t find it but that’s not the question. Haha. And how can you get some of them out without some jumping out? I am getting my first female gecko at Tuesday and I am so excited! 🦗🦎
Alfredo Wh second hand stuff is always a great way, it’s how I set up a lot of gizmos tank when I first got her, but it’s always important to disinfect anything that has been previously used.
Alfredo Wh reptile shows sell a ton of second hand stuff. Just don't do that to much with the wood pieces. But the resin designed decor and tanks can be up to 70% cheaper than the stores. Another one is the wish app I found has select over stock of a lot of fish/reptile stuff. If it's safe for fish it's amphibian safe which in turn is lizard safe when it comes to decor.
How do you deal with fruit flies? I've tried so hard to keep them away from my cricket's veggies and they keep coming. I need some tips, can you please help?
Try changing out the fresh food daily, closing your container with a screen top and setting up a fruit fly trap. The trap is made like this: fill a glas half way up with apple vinegar and water, place it in its' final position, drop a tiny droplet (not much!) of dishsoap inside this. And then just wait. The fruit flies will automatically drown in there. After about a week or so, you can rinse this whole thing out, dry it completely and repeat if you have still fruit flies in your room.
@Leopard Gecko Hello from America! I recently discovered your channel and love your videos! They are very informative and I have learned a lot about how to take care of my little Leo. However, there are a few things I am confused about. If a 5% UVB light is provided in the tank, how long should it be left on? D3 in the calcium and multivitamins is also not needed with this bulb, correct? I now understand that both multivitamins and calcium powder should be given weekly, with an emphasis on calcium powder, however, if I am gutloading my crickets with Fluker's cricket feed and hydrating crystals, should I still be giving my roughly four month old Leo pure calcium power three times a week with a calcium dish in the tank as well? Lastly, I give my Leo phoenix worms instead of mealworms, and while these have a very good calcium to phosphorus ratio, does this impact how often calcium should be supplemented? Thank you very much for your wonderful videos and positive impact on the Leo community!
iMiku the light can be on for a few hours a day, make sure it’s a tube bulb. Make sure the supplements don’t have d3. Since another name for those worms is calci worms you might not have to dust them with calcium at all. Dust with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings (with the crickets) :)
Fiona Shepley Thanks, what makes the tube light better than the full coverage? I went to a reptile shop and they told me full coverage is better but I can see reasoning behind both.
Hi I love your videos but at the beginning you said you were going to say where you got you insects from but it was never answered I'm in the UK to and my local pet shop is selling up could you please let me know of a site to get insects delivered thanks in advance
I've successfully bred super worms "Mario worms?" Many times. I get little condiment cups and put them in a box, wait 2-3 weeks and check on them many times. I buy the 50 worm cups and do 30 at a time. With about 30 worms I get 20ish beetles. If needed I can email you pictures and everything on how to breed the beetles
I give my crickets a 10 gallon tank (I didn't buy it for them, it was leftover lol), my darkling beetles a critter keeper, my pupae a critter keeper, my mealworms a bin, and my morio worms a bin lolol. Im over the top
I feed mine with locust, not crickets. And I small tip, it's better to use water crystals, you can literally make that bug gel tube out of one teaspoon of those crystals and they're still cheap
I have five crested geckos and a bearded dragon, I'm thinking of breeding dubia roaches, do you think I should breed superworms as well? I'm not sure if I have enough reptiles to necessarily breed their food-what do you think?
Hey! Quick question, I made the decision a few months ago to purchase and raise a leopard gecko. Everything's been going amazingly so far thanks to your videos (thanks by the way!) however very recently the past 2 sheddings have been quite difficult for the little guy especially around his toes. I do what I can to help him out but the previous shed cycle took him almost 4 days just to shed the skin off his head and back, so I stepped in and helped (his cold hide is lined with moss that I moisten every night before bed.) Again, the skin is caught around his toes however but this time I can't seem to get it off his toes no matter how many times I try. I'm very worried that he might lose circulation soon as the shedding skin on his toes appears to be tight.. should I take him to a vet that handles geckos to get this corrected? All my efforts to research this has been in vain and I know trips to the vet can be quite costly, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. You must have some kind of experience with this kind of thing, so in your opinion what should I do since my efforts to help him seem to be failing?
What are good beginners food for leopard geckos. I would think crickets but my parents are scared of them jumping everywhere but I am nervous about mealworms pupating.
Whenever someone asks me if it's hard/a lot of work to take care of a gecko, I always make a joke that they're hardly any work, 90% of it is the feeder insects 😂
Stephanie Lee LOL
Doesn't sound like a joke to me😂 I have three Leos
haha yeah :')
lol, I think that's the easier part
Hey, i am REALLY considering buying a leopard gecko but need to convince my parents. I just wanted to ask, can you feed a leopard gecko on just live meal worms or is it a necessity to feed them crickets as well or is it optional? If you can reply that would be great! :D
The mealworms come in wheat bran. It is a cheap and readily available substrate that doubles as a food source. The reason that the Morio worms take so long to pupate is because they will only pupate when isolated from other larvae.
yeah im pretty sure i read thats one of the things that contains too much phytic acid, hence why im not using it lol. and yeah i thought that was the case about the morio worms.
Crickets be like, MMMMMM Yummy!!! Then off to the gecko....crunch lol
i guess its nice they get a good meal beforehand lol
Leopard Gecko haha yep
@@leopardgeckotalk the last supper
@@leopardgeckotalk hi I got my first ever leopard gecko last Sunday she was always fed only on wax worms since I got her I can't get her to eat I got locusts and a few Mario worms. Do you have any idea how i can get her to eat other things?
Feeding geckos is like death row for the food
The insect is transferred to a new cage, given a last meal, then they get executed by the gecko
Omg the yanny and laurel thing killied me😂😂😂. Awesome video those will be some happy feeders.
thank you :)
Leopard Gecko I can hear yanny!
C N123 really you can. I hear laurel
Andrew's Animals I know it's crazy I think you hear both but maybe your brain thinks laurel
C N123 yeah sometimes i listen to it thinking yanny and I can sort of hear it. It actually is laurel though
I'm getting a leopard gecko this saturday, so excited! I've been watching all your videos over the past 3 weeks and I feel like I learned more than 2 years of uni.
I'm dying at the yanny and Laurel thing😂😂
Peanut Butter do u hear laurel or yanny
Da_Derpy_ Gecko I hear yanny but I've heard Laurel one time
Me too
I hear Yanny. I saw a video that explained if you have good hearing, and you’re young you hear Yanny. It’s something to do with the pitch - ASAP science did a video on it :)
Yanny
The stacked plastic bins is so smart I have so many at home I never even thought of using them for feeder storage!!
Hy leopard gecko, just a tip here: to make your morio worms pupate, seperate them into their own tubs and feed them some sort of leafy greens and keep them on a substrate of eco earth when you seperate them. I love your youtube channel by the way!
thanks :) i'll try that. some people have said to leave them in an empty container on their own with no food for them to pupate?
Leopard Gecko you do, when in groups they are competitive for food. The way I think is easiest to breed them is get a tackle box with the separators put a single worm in each compartment and leave them there in a dark area for a few weeks. Not feeding them is the best way for them to pupate quicker. Once they turn into beetles you can then House the beetles together and feed them (carrots and such) and they will breed and die within a month or so
Leopard Gecko yes, leaving them in a container with no food works well, but the pupae tend to be messed up and bad. My way, they can get extra nutrients during their time in there and the eco earth helps keep it natural. This way, most of the pupae are fine and healthy. You can make a video with this method of breeding. Thanks! I love your channel, keep doing what you are doing! 😝
Yes, super worms must be separated in order for them to pupa. Using s tackle box or Dixie cup work great!
I no longer use bug gel. I use a folded up kitchen paper with water soaked on it . They seem to sit in that for a while and drink from it . Love your video as always great ideas
where do you get your insects? i've been having a problem finding anything besides the crickets and superworms.
Go to your local pet/reptile shop and ask for them or just look them up online
I raise my crickets on vermiculite (find it in big bags at garden centre, fairly cheap) which helps a great deal with odour and humidity. My crickets are thriving! In case you’re looking for a good substrate 😊
I recently moved my feeder bugs to a little plastic drawer system as well! It's a really neat idea and looks a lot better! Before I had everything in different sized plastic tubs and it took up a lot of space XD
idk why but watching you set up the feeders is so satisfying to watch. like gecko food prep haha
Did anyone notice the beetle looking insect in the cricket cage at 7:53? It's near the top middle 😂
Its a cleaning beetle. Alot of cricket breeders keep these beetles in the bins to help clean up dead crickets and such.
The tiny darkling beetles are buffalo beetles, they dont eat a lot of decaying crickets, more so they eat the fass (droppings).
There are also dermestid beetles and larvae which are flesh eating worms and beetles and they are great to have in any insect colony.
@@powerof4200 can i use superworms as cleaner crew
@@yesyes1299 no, not really though they can be somewhat cannibalistic.
I have a lot of dark and Beatles and I was Wondering if it’s possible that those could be a cleanup crew for geckos tank? All the research I’ve done doesn’t tell me an answer.
Thanks to you I have 3 Leopard Geckos, 2 Beetle/Mealworm colonies and now I’ll be starting a Cricket colony as well and later on I’ll add a Dubia colony. I’ve had them all for 9 months and haven’t had any problems with anyone yet🤞🤞🤞 And now I’m in the process of building them a stack reptile enclosure instead of their regular tanks. I wouldn’t have done any of this if it wasn’t thanks to you♥️♥️♥️ Thank you for teaching us a lot and showing us what’s best for our dino babies lol
For my mealworms and crickets, I used to use ground up dried beans (a variety of types, including dried peas), oats, potato flakes, and bran for their substrate. I didn't ever look into the different amounts of acid, I just figured the biggest variety for them to eat would be better. I'd give them fresh veggies, but would pull the leftovers out after an hour or so to keep mold issues away. The last leo died at age 9, so the beans didn't seem to harm them. I'm glad to see more science going into the feeder insects diets now, and will look into it more if I decide to get a new leo.
I was so scared of dubia roaches but after a few months of keeping them and feeding them im kind of falling in love... 😂
I’m like today would be a happy day if Leopard Gecko posted a new video and you did great video by the way.
Morio worms (superworms) do pupate fastest on their own. What I did was take a 6qt Tupperware and put a few tiny deli cups inside. I placed one worm in each cup and left them alone on a shelf. No food, and the lack of companions stresses them into pupating. I got several beetles with this method.
I also house all my non-jumpies and non-climbers in such a 3 tier tower thing. Love it. It works surprisingly well hahaha.
Finally getting a new Leo this wednesday after a 13 year gap. I've already picked the baby out and I think they will end up looking a lot like Diego and Ziggy, loads of yellow. I plan to call them Sulfur. Your videos have really helped me catch up on all the changes in gecko keeping - and help me stay a little bit calmer as I wait for the big day.
My crestie presto is so fast that he will rip a cricket in half before I even get a chance to react 😅
I tried this out and it works pretty good for me! Thanks for the inspiration! I used the oatmeal though
What is this stuff used in the video
Tip save little plastic lids from things like bisto flavouring granules, or small container lids, place food and water gels on top of that, easier to clean, prevents moulds etc...
Yes it’s true superworms do turn in pupae when they are left alone you can use plastic cup or boxes to isolate them
Dinosaurs Terroir World I shall have to try this, thanks :)
Leopard Gecko also places them in a dark humid and hot place and cover them with a blankets if you have one for at least 1-2weeks until they turn into pupae
I am currently trying to persuade my parents (mostly my mom) to let me get a leopard gecko. I have just been bingeing your videos and even taking notes from them! You have been such a tremendous help with everything and thank you!
Emily Kennedy I have persuaded my mum to get a retile but it took years to do it but it was worth it
The tub drawer idea is so cool! All your geckos are so cute!!😍😍💖💖💖
Heyitslopey ! Thank you 😊
I just upgraded my cricket enclosure from one of those little critter keepers to a decent sized tub with lid. Poked a bunch of holes in the lid, laid down some aspen, egg crate, and set the crickets free in their new home (before being sent to their impending doom lol).
In some strange way, it actually made me really happy seeing them with all that space to hopefully enjoy their life for a bit....
Thanks for this vid. I’ve been inquiring into this quite a lot lately. Also I love how you say hoover
Yeah I have put some of my superworms in a tiny cointer on their own without food and after a while they will begin to pupate.
I cringed when you mixed the worms with your hands ... ugh XD
hahaa i'm used to it now, doesnt bother me lol
Leopard Gecko I’m still fascinated by your channel tho
i cringed when i saw your profile picture
@@madisonwilson9341 rude
madison wilson its a dog
Amazing video 💚🐾
The Mario worms must be lonely without Luigi
By the way, there is a worm in the cricket enclosure, can be seen in 9:46. I think a buffalo worm came from seller's place.
I really like your channel I'm getting a leopard gecko and so is my cousin but she's keeping it in my room so I'll probably end up taking care of it and your channels helping me to make sure I take care of it right
Thank you so much for having such a great channel! Everything is so helpful and I know I can trust your information
The best thing that getting a leopard gecko has done for me is lessen my disgust when it comes to insect. I hated all kinds of insects, now I have no problem with breaking a crickets legs.
i like how you kind of care for the feader bugs
Morios tend to pupate when there is no food
I have seen people force them to pupate by putting them in small containers by themselves
Will these crickets be to loud to keep in my bedroom?
I came to watch this for some tips and stuff which I can say I got them and this video is great but I didn’t realize this was more for geckos lol, I have a bearded dragon but I’m just here to see the set up so I can actually be able to breed my feeder insects:))
I don't think the substrate they come with is wood shavings. I am not sure about the place you buy feeders particularly, but the substrate is usually a mix of different types of flours and similar materials, with the main ingredient being wheat bran if not only wheat bran, which I think the one in the video is.
Do you HAVE to put Arcadia mix or something similar for the worms or can I just put vegetables?
Are you concerned about them eating the wood shavings impacting them nutritionally? :)
PugPibbleHedgie they need some sort of substrate, they usually eat the fruits and veggies you put in
Fiona Shepley They eat the substrate as well, which is why most people use edible substrates because what they eat your pet eats.
I’ve never seen crickets chew on wood shavings, as long as there is food in the tub with them that’s what they will eat.
RC Dean Mealworms and superworms will gladly eat wood. Just wasn’t sure if she was concerned if that would effect them nutritionally or if the feeder food she adds would be enough to counteract any substrate they eat.
PugPibbleHedgie well I think wood is fine since it is all plant matter and clean up crews do like eating wood
What’s the green powder you put in with all the bugs
Meal worm’s are like that, most people who bread them separate them in a tackle box that has dividers so you can get multiple beetles in one go!
Also vermiculite helps better with the smell when keeping crickets!
Lovely and helpful video as always! I love your videos so much even if I just have crested geckos and one madagascar giant daygecko! Also I really like that you' are "just" a normal person.
Thank you so much for every video and please keep going!
Where do you order the insects from?
Where did you get the storage tower?
Sooo in the cricket box at 7:58 there is some sort of worm? And at 8:24 there’s a beetle?? I’m sure it doesn’t matter too much but just pointing it out
Error 10011 they sometimes come with crickets. They clean up the dead ones and aren’t a big deal
Fiona Shepley oh okay thanks!
PLEASE REPLY. What aspen shavings do you use for your meal worms?
Hamsters and such With cadence just make sure the shavings aren’t cedar or pine as these are toxic to leo geckos
Cricket jumps & leaves
her: "ok come back sweetie, thank you "
me: well this is his house now.
Hi, my local pet shop use bran, what do you think of bran? Thanks for your time and videos.Diane Southampton U.K.
This was a great video!! I’m always eager to learn more about feeder insects as sadly it’s a bit of an ignored topic for some people. Have you considered using a three drawer system for your mealworms? In the system, the beetles stay up top, eggs fall through a net (cut a hole in the drawer and glue one in) and into the middle drawer, and then you pick out the pupae and put them into the bottom drawer. I’ve found that this works great but I’ve actually seen you use it. I highly recommend breeding mealworms this way!
Not, really. There's a lot of wrong things about this video. I breed 5 different kinds of feeder insects. Dubia, lateralis, golden crickets, mealworms and superworms. 1st the worst thing about this video is using wood shaving, you should never use wood shaving to mealworms and superworm, petshops use it because most them don't know how to care for them and some use it because they don't want you to learn how to breed mealworms or superworms so you will constantly buy from them. Second superworm only pupate when they got isolated because the other superworms will eat it when it turned into a pupa, there are rare cases that they do pupate but very rare. 3rd silent crickets are only juvenile crickets. 4th you should put your feeder insects in a much bigger enclosure that is well ventilated. Lastly crickets need a lot of hides and space to keep them from killing each other. If you got successful on raising your own feeder insects you will almost never buy insect feeders again, maybe just a few every now and then just to introduce new bloodline to keep their genetic healthy.
I use the three tear thing too and it works well!
Kunaal Gupta yeah thought I’d give it a go, give them lots more room :)
where do you get that green stuff that you sprinkle into the wood shavings? I forgot the namd haha
At your normal pet store. In the US petco and petsmart have it (just not the Arcadia stuff, in the US just buy the fluker cricket food). In the UK or other places primarily online. Just depends who you want the seller to be. Or you can feed vegetables and all that stuff and get the same result
Your videos are the best! I am looking to get a leo, and your videos really help!
Hiya, do you find the crickets escape from the tub? I'm kinda worried to have crickets invading my life.
Charlotte Peake I can’t remember the last time a cricket escaped for me
Can you please answer with the link to where you get your feeders. Please and thankssssss
what's the green stuff mixed in with the wood shavings? sounded like "insect fuel" but not sure
Love this video! I’m getting a gecko soon I’ve been watching this channel for about a month to make sure I know everything for my gecko!
Is it possible to use old-fashioned oats as bedding for crickets like you can with mealworms?
Notification squad!! Amazing video as usual! 👏
How have the wood shavings been working out? (: Looking for the best substrate for my mealworms.
hi, i got my leo a few months ago and im feeding her crickets, mealworms and occasionally wax worms. i was wondering if i could switch out crickets with dubia roaches? please reply x
I believe you can. Do research tho..
If it is available in your area and you want to save a little money use wheat bran from a livestock feed store instead of wood shavings for your meal worms. In the U.S. alot of our pre-packed meal worms and morio worms come packed in bran for substrate and food. I have bred my own meal worms for the last 5 or 6 years using wheat bran and have had no issues at all. Thanks for the vid.
Ah man this is probably the only thing I'm not looking forward to doing with my gecko... But I love the little booger so buggy care it is!
hi, do you know wether delivery on internet reptile is free for insects?
where to you get all your feeders and can you give mealworms to cresties?
were do u buy incects from
You can buy them from local pet stores or order them off online
How could the crickets not jump?? I bought some normal crickets (ugh, annoying as hell) and one jumped out of my container and now I can’t find it but that’s not the question. Haha. And how can you get some of them out without some jumping out? I am getting my first female gecko at Tuesday and I am so excited! 🦗🦎
Where do you buy your bugs please x
Where do you get them from ?? The feeders??
Can u do a video on how to get a leapord gecko stuff cheap
Alfredo Wh second hand stuff is always a great way, it’s how I set up a lot of gizmos tank when I first got her, but it’s always important to disinfect anything that has been previously used.
And also where can i get a good leapord gecko from in England
Alfredo Wh reptile shows sell a ton of second hand stuff. Just don't do that to much with the wood pieces. But the resin designed decor and tanks can be up to 70% cheaper than the stores. Another one is the wish app I found has select over stock of a lot of fish/reptile stuff. If it's safe for fish it's amphibian safe which in turn is lizard safe when it comes to decor.
What's the stuff called your dusting in the wood shavings
How do you deal with fruit flies? I've tried so hard to keep them away from my cricket's veggies and they keep coming. I need some tips, can you please help?
None No I’m having the SAME problem! It’s absolutely annoying and disgusting!
Try changing out the fresh food daily, closing your container with a screen top and setting up a fruit fly trap.
The trap is made like this: fill a glas half way up with apple vinegar and water, place it in its' final position, drop a tiny droplet (not much!) of dishsoap inside this. And then just wait. The fruit flies will automatically drown in there. After about a week or so, you can rinse this whole thing out, dry it completely and repeat if you have still fruit flies in your room.
is it 'online reptile' you use?
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Hi, where do you buy your feeder insects from:) I really want to know since they’re sort of expensive where I but them from! Thankss
I was planning just keeping the meal worms in the tub they come in. Is that still okay ?
i do that with my mealworms and then around 24-48 hours before feeding i just put afew in a small tub with some carrots etc
Is there a difference between the darker brown crickets and the lighter brown crickets?
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Hello from America! I recently discovered your channel and love your videos! They are very informative and I have learned a lot about how to take care of my little Leo. However, there are a few things I am confused about.
If a 5% UVB light is provided in the tank, how long should it be left on? D3 in the calcium and multivitamins is also not needed with this bulb, correct? I now understand that both multivitamins and calcium powder should be given weekly, with an emphasis on calcium powder, however, if I am gutloading my crickets with Fluker's cricket feed and hydrating crystals, should I still be giving my roughly four month old Leo pure calcium power three times a week with a calcium dish in the tank as well? Lastly, I give my Leo phoenix worms instead of mealworms, and while these have a very good calcium to phosphorus ratio, does this impact how often calcium should be supplemented?
Thank you very much for your wonderful videos and positive impact on the Leo community!
iMiku the light can be on for a few hours a day, make sure it’s a tube bulb. Make sure the supplements don’t have d3. Since another name for those worms is calci worms you might not have to dust them with calcium at all. Dust with calcium every other feeding and vitamins every three feedings (with the crickets) :)
Fiona Shepley Thanks, what makes the tube light better than the full coverage? I went to a reptile shop and they told me full coverage is better but I can see reasoning behind both.
iMiku petstores rarely give good advice. Full coverage ones are ineffective and have a higher chance of harming them
Hi I love your videos but at the beginning you said you were going to say where you got you insects from but it was never answered I'm in the UK to and my local pet shop is selling up could you please let me know of a site to get insects delivered thanks in advance
I've successfully bred super worms "Mario worms?" Many times. I get little condiment cups and put them in a box, wait 2-3 weeks and check on them many times. I buy the 50 worm cups and do 30 at a time. With about 30 worms I get 20ish beetles.
If needed I can email you pictures and everything on how to breed the beetles
I give my crickets a 10 gallon tank (I didn't buy it for them, it was leftover lol), my darkling beetles a critter keeper, my pupae a critter keeper, my mealworms a bin, and my morio worms a bin lolol. Im over the top
where do u get your mealworms and crickets
Hey I was wondering if I have 3 leopard geckos in the same tank can I keep them together if they were living together when they were babies
I feed mine with locust, not crickets. And I small tip, it's better to use water crystals, you can literally make that bug gel tube out of one teaspoon of those crystals and they're still cheap
I have five crested geckos and a bearded dragon, I'm thinking of breeding dubia roaches, do you think I should breed superworms as well? I'm not sure if I have enough reptiles to necessarily breed their food-what do you think?
Hi can you feed crickets fish flakes at all ?
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I love your channel you are very inspiring and you teach people a lot of new information they may or may not already know
EW Tiger girl I agree definitely
Thank you 😊😊😊
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Hey! Quick question, I made the decision a few months ago to purchase and raise a leopard gecko. Everything's been going amazingly so far thanks to your videos (thanks by the way!) however very recently the past 2 sheddings have been quite difficult for the little guy especially around his toes. I do what I can to help him out but the previous shed cycle took him almost 4 days just to shed the skin off his head and back, so I stepped in and helped (his cold hide is lined with moss that I moisten every night before bed.) Again, the skin is caught around his toes however but this time I can't seem to get it off his toes no matter how many times I try. I'm very worried that he might lose circulation soon as the shedding skin on his toes appears to be tight.. should I take him to a vet that handles geckos to get this corrected? All my efforts to research this has been in vain and I know trips to the vet can be quite costly, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. You must have some kind of experience with this kind of thing, so in your opinion what should I do since my efforts to help him seem to be failing?
Gage Srofe make sure the humid hide is on the warm side
link to the site you order your bugs from ?????
What are good beginners food for leopard geckos. I would think crickets but my parents are scared of them jumping everywhere but I am nervous about mealworms pupating.
Dubia roaches.
which is easier to take care of, a gecko or a chameleon? thinking about getting one of them for my birthday
A gecko 100%. When’s your birthday? You need to do a lot of research before getting one.
So when feeding do you just grab or
How did the wood shavings work??
Would crickets from a fishing bait shop be fine for my gecko? It's either that or PetSmart.
Cool! I love these unboxing vids!
Smiley The Egg thanks :)
Leopard Gecko ur welcome