I walked up to his cage this morning he was totally black with bright bright orange markings... he looked like a Phoenix. Amazing. I think I might upgrade him soon, he's getting pretty big.
Crested Gecko getting fired up, plus update
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my landlords son just got one from his cousin and had no idea what kind of lizard it was. I used to love reptiles when i was younger so i knew a little bit. He said it is eating bananas right now, anything else he should be feeding it other than crickets?
makoshoemaker;4786972; said:
I just got one, so I've been doing lots of reading up on them. Tell him to get the Repashy Crested Gecko Diet. It is a fruity powder that you mix with water. From what I've read, this food has all the gecko needs. This food as a staple supplemented with dusted crickets once or twice a week is good. I got my Repashy Crested Gecko Diet at Petco.
Angler;4787100; said:
I feed exclusively Repashy CGD to my colony, hatchlings, juvies, and breeders all get it. A few breeder females will get insects come spring-time, dusted with CGD, calcium(no vit. D3), or Repashy calcium+ICB. It has a proven track record, and while some people substitute fruit or baby food, the sugars are imbalanced for a complete diet.
Some good reading:
http://www.pangeareptile.com/id52.htm
Buy Repashy CGD, much less expensive than at big-box pet stores:
http://www.pangeareptile.com/store/crested-gecko-diet.html
Pet shops sell the little bottles at more than $5 for less than 2 oz., I buy 4lbs at a time for around $50. Ounce per ounce, I spend less than 50% of what it would cost buying from the pet shops.
Repashy CGD is good stuff. Every 2 weeks or so I'll give him one or two large Crickets that I stun first, or I toss some small Crickets in the tank. But Repashy is the main dietary item.
