What to feed baby Leo's ?

[Ms.Hypnoherp]

Other than crickets and meal worms what else and you feed baby leo's?
As adults what else can you feed them?
I need options...please help

[Zoe]

You could feed small silkworms.

Waxworms and pinky mice can be fed occaisionally to older leos.

Zoe

[matt_winter]

when they are babies you can feed them what you said and the other tyoes of worms, (superworms, waxworms... etc....)
When they are adults you can feed them the same thing and the occasional pinky. NOT TOO OFTEN.

*when they are babies and you feed them the worms, make sure that the bowl that you have them in is deep enough and that they cant crawl out. Also dust the crickets so the geckos can find them easier( that's a problem for me becasue my tank is huge)*

[Ms.Hypnoherp]

I read some where that fruit was good for elders! Is this true?

[LISA127]

No, leapord geckos will not eat fruit. Not at any age.

[drewlowe]

Leos are insectivores they will not eat fruit but they will eat different types of bugs. I have heard of a baby food fruit mix that they will eat but i forgot the recipe if i can find it i will let ya know.

also another good food item is Butter worms they are kinda expensive but my guys love them!!! the ones i get are big so i only feed them to my adults.

[Ms.Hypnoherp]

Thank you all so much. I have not attempted the fruit. I have and well only stick to bugs.

[Tim and Julie B]

Actually this discussion has been done before, and yes you can try fruit baby food(no sugar added). And plain yogurt. Just in small amounts as treats. They seem to really enjoy papaya, mango, mixed fruit, apricot, peach and strawberry flavors. I was very skeptical at frist, but decided to try it after a lengthy convesation with someone here(can't remember who). My vet had always said to never give yogurt cause it was a living food, but apparently that's a bunch of BS.

[andrea1784]

Don't feed to many waxworms to your baby. They are very fattening but do not have much nutrition unlike mealies and crix. Waxworms are addicting for leos so once you feed a few they may not want to eat anything else which would be bad because of the poor nutritional value of the waxworms.

~Andrea

[Colonel SB]

No one has mentioned wingless fruit flys, my baby leos love'm.

[Linds]

Leos will eat fruit, we had a customer at the store that routinely fed his apples and grapes :p These are a bit on the acidic side, so I wouldn't recommend trying those. If you choose to offer fruit, try offering something that is indigenous to their area, or close to that type of environment. These are usually more along the lines of succulents.

As for diet, babies are bit more limited due to their size, but as they grow they can take on much more. Pinky mice, silkworms, waxworms, butterworms, and superworms.

[Ms.Hypnoherp]

Fruit fly's? Ok, we sale them at the shop I work for. I personally have nver done this with any herp's. I don't know alot about them. How many do you place in the cage? any advice here would be good.
Do they eat better at night or is it best to feed during the day?

[drewlowe]

Mine will eat at anytime that i decide to feed them but thats because they have a schedule with me now or i'll get some kind of treat for them and they will all come running out. LOL Plus i've had them for 3 years now.
But for newly aquired leos i will feed at night when i notice them coming out of thier hides to explore. Since they are noctornal it's better to feed them at night.

[Bartman]

just give them crickets. Make sure they are not to small or not to big by making sure the crickets length is the same as the lizards head width. I did that with mine when he was small and he ate them all. You could also try really really small mealworms once in a while.

[Bartman]

my bad i didnt read the question right :P

[WingedWolf]

They'll take wood lice, too.

[drewlowe]

why do people call them wood lice phewie they are called ROLLIE POLLIES lol.