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Just wondering but how many crickets do you feed your leopard geckos?

do you feed yours daily?

Just a general wonderment.

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for my 2 i usually feed 50 every 2 days or so, or 20 wax once a week mixed with 20 crickets ewvery 3 days.
but if yours is a juvi/baby id feed him about 10-15 crickets. if its a full grown/sub adult id feed him like 20 alrge. but mine are pigs, they eat liek 25 each ain one night, theyve never regurgitated it and alwayd digest them througly lol kk ttyl

Me leopard gecko only eats like 3 crickets a day. on the record, she has eaten 10 mealworms at a time. And i was surprised! My leo for some reason hardly EVER eats! I think maybe if you breed leos they eat more or something...
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Paullywog

If it has scales or smooth wet skin... snatch it!!!

Thanks for the advice.

They're juveniles and we often just give 8 a night - but I'll give them both the 10 to 15 like you said and see how that goes.

Thanks again ^ _ ^

Don't worry if yours is not eating as much as another. The main thing is to just feed it as much as it will eat in 10 to 15 minutes or so. When they are full, they'll turn their nose up at the offer of more food. I have one that seems to eat almost twice as much as another (different cages, she's not bullying the other). Both seem as healthy as the other. Guess when it comes to appetite, they are sort of like us!

Mine are all around 30 to 35 grams and only eat about 5 large crix a night and maybe 5 mealies afterwards. Is that too little or OK.

If your leo's are happy and healthy, I'd say it's ok. By the weight, I'm guessing they aren't full grown? How old are they?
Full gorwn gecko's don't need to be fed daily, although I like to keep some mealies in a bowl for them.

I am guessing around 8 months old or so. No less than 6 months for sure.

Sound like healthy leo's to me!

Yeah I guess you're right.

Thanks for the advice ^ _ ^