Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Live crickets
- Vegetables
- Grain meal
- Dried dog food
- Fish flakes
- Commercial gut load
- Orange
- Calcium dusting supplement
- Commercial dusting kit
- Cup
- Live mealworms
- Shallow container
- Live wax worms
- Fresh water
- Vitamin/mineral supplement
Prepare Crickets
Step1
Gut load crickets at least a day before your gecko feeds. This supplies the insects with added nutrition.
Step2
Place vegetables, grain meal (such as oatmeal or wheat germ), dried dog food, fish flakes or commercial insect gut load in the container housing the insects.
Step3
Add a slice of orange for water content.
Step4
Remove the number of crickets needed before you feed your lizard.
Step5
Dust the crickets with a commercial dusting supplement containing calcium. Do this every other feeding day.
Step6
Use a commercial dusting kit or place the supplement in a cup with several crickets.
Step7
Shake the cup to cover the crickets with dust.
Feeding Geckos Crickets
Step1
Feed your gecko 3 to 4 crickets at night--they're nocturnal creatures.
Step2
Allow 5 to 20 minute feeding times twice daily for geckos under seven months, 3 to 4 times weekly for older lizards.
Step3
Remove uneaten crickets.
Feeding Geckos Meal and Wax Worms
Step1
Give your gecko live mealworms once weekly. Choose the size of worm according to the size of your lizard.
Step2
Place 2 to 3 worms in a shallow bowl or suitable container. Ensure the sides are high enough so the worms won't crawl out and large enough for the gecko to access.
Step3
Remove the container and clean.
Step4
Feed wax worms the same way, repeating Steps 1 to 3.