Leopard Gecko Feeding Habits - Locusts Or Crickets?

Feeding your Leopard gecko can be a very excitingsomething is going to want them to have more.
time. Watching your Leo eat and find the food youProviding a locust as a treat once in a great while for
provided are two of those thrills. It is important toyour pet is alright to do. What you do not want is
pay close attention to your Leopard geckos feedingfor them to become "addicted" to their treats and
habits. As a pet owner, you are responsible fornot eat what is healthier and more nourishing for
providing healthy nutritious foods for your Leo to eat.them.
Your pet is going to show signs of liking certainIf your gecko is only wanting to eat things that are
foods more than others, but does this mean theytasty but not to nourishing, do not get worried. All
are what they should be eating?you have to do is simply get offering the better
One of the major issues with feed your pet will beinsects to eat. Them might not eat for a few days
deciding what is nutritious and what is a treat. If youbut will eventually give in to hunger and eat what is
have ever owned a gecko before, they are just likebeing offered.
little kids. You really want them to eat theirCrickets should be one of the main entree's in your
vegetables but they only want that cookie or sweetLeo's diet. They are fuller of nutrients than locusts
treat. In the case of Leopard gecko's this is a debateand will keep your pet healthier. If your Leo isn't
between locusts and crickets.eating crickets like it should, switch over to live
In their natural habitat, a gecko's main diet consistscrickets if you have been trying to feed it dead ones.
of locusts and other insects. However, locusts areJust the activity of the cricket might entice your pet
more of a treat because they taste sweeter to yourto start feeding on it.
gecko than a cricket. Just like a child to much of