Meal size(leopard geckos)?

[reptilez]

How many meal worms do you think an adult female leopard gecko could eat in one serving. If it matters, she's 2yrs old (May be producing eggs), and about 7-8inches in length.
-Reptilez

[Tim and Julie B]

Mine can usually eat 10-20 each. But mine are little piggies! LOL :D I also like supers(kings), 5-10 usually does it for them.

[Blazin]

Let her have as many as she can take if she is gravid. I use the self-serve method. Lots of mealies in a glass ashtray free for the takin!

[Samba]

LOL Blazin, I agree with and follow that method as well!

[Smitty]

I too just let them pig out.

[Emily-Fisher]

I often have up to fourty mealworms in my leo's dishes and let them eat what they want. They usually stop eating at about 15-20.

[Colonel SB]

I put in 50 and leave them to serve themselves.

[reptilez]

what kind of a dish do you keep that many in(how deep)? dont the just crawl out and bury themselves?

[LISA127]

if it helps at all, i use those terra cotta saucers for the bottom of the terra cotta plant pots. u know, the glazed ones. i just buy the smallest ones they have. since they are smooth the mealies can't climb out, and the sides are just high enough, too.

[damzookeeper]

I also use the terra cotta until my leos get used to eating them out of the dish, since they escape too easily from them when you add too much I then advance to the white finger bowls.

They're great for water too.
http://www.reptilerascals.com/2003-04-07leos.JPG http://www.reptilerascals.com/2002-12-30spotclimb2.jpg

here's the smaller ones.
http://www.reptilerascals.com/2002-07-21leos1.jpg

Terra cottas are great for calcium as well and water for hatchlings so it isn't too deap. :)

[reptilez]

thanx for all the help:D:D

[Dragon_Slave]

Hey Deb, I have the same white bowls, hehe.

[damzookeeper]

Originally posted by Dragon_Slave
Hey Deb, I have the same white bowls, hehe.

They work great and they're fairly cheap. ;)

[Bartman]

I give mine a bunch of meal worms until she looks full and whatever is left i put back in my cage for the mealies.