1. The diet Pangea offers is Allen Repashy's Crested Gecko Diet. If you ever have any questions about the diet or it's distributors I'd urge you to go take a look at the Repashy forums >http://www.forums.repashy.com/ and ask away there. (It's a really good resource for info on cresteds anyways, not just food.) If you click on the store link there is a list of online retailers, and maybe you'll find one close to you where shipping won't be much.

2. Crested Gecko Diet is a complete diet, meaning you don't need to supplement it with anything. And you really shouldn't. There's a thread a bit farther down on the page about how dangerous overdosing with calcium and D3 can be. Properly dusted and gutloaded crickets can be offered, but should be restricted to once or twice a week, CGD should be the main diet.

3. I normally just use bleach and water, and rinse really well.

4. There are a few other signs than calcium sacs that are easier to look for. If the tail (if it has one) is kinked at all that can be a sign of a calcium problem. Puffy forearms is also a sign you can easily look for, as well as activity level, and how resilient the skin is when moved or pinched can be a sign of hydration. If you really want to look at the calcium sacks, well, they should be there at least.

5. I would only enter the realm of live plants after you've had your gecko a couple months and know you have husbandry down, and that there is no infection that would have gotten to him over the stress of moving. Keeping them on just paper towels also makes it easy to ensure they're eating, by seeing that they're pooping. (Really, a water bowl and damp washcloth or something over half the screen of the cage does great.) With that aside, pathos are usually great low-light and hardy plants that are used. Just make sure you get one where no fertilizer or sprays were used, and clean the leaves really well. Or with them you could just start with a clipping and wash the leaves and have them propagate.

Hope I helped and answered all your questions! Just watch out, cresties are addicting.

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