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How often do you feed pet long tailed lizards?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Christyblu

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14y ago

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As much as it wants. Probably three times a day.

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i have a bearded dragon and my brother had a lepoard gecko and they were confortable with 4-7 crickets 1 time every 1 or 2 days.

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i used to breed a type of lizard called a western fence lizard, or blue bellys due to their belly that ranges from white to a dark alarming blue depending on its mood. I fed them 15 crickets a day (although i usually had 5-8 lizards in a single tank) but they could easily go 3-5 days without any difference at all.

Sorry to be a bit negative here but - if people did their research before getting exotic pets I wouldn't be over-run with 'unwanted' specimens every year ! In the last 12 months alone, I've rescued over three hundred reptiles that were in bad condition because the people who had them didn't have a clue how to look after them !

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It totally depends on which lizard you have. Most omnivorous lizards (lizards which eat insects and salads) eat a lot of insects in their youth and mostly salads as they grow older. They should have their own food bowl which is stuffed with salads (again, I can't say which salad in particular because I don't know which lizard you're talking about), and should be refilled whenever it starts to look a bit empty.

Also, spray the salad with water and put the food bowl in the cooler end of the tank. This should help it remain moist for longer without it wilting due to the heat.

As for how many insects a lizard should eat, that depends entirely on the lizard, it's age and it's condition (for example, shedding status, brumation etc.).

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15y ago

I used to breed bluebelly lizards and i fed each tank 15 crickets each a day, but each tank had 5-7 lizards, so about 2-3 crickets. Although, it also depends on the size of the lizard. Large lizards that eats other lizards or small mammals usually only need to eat from a range of once every 3-7 days

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13y ago

Blue tongues need feeding at least once or twice a day when they are babies, but when full grown or nearly full grown, you should feed them at least once or twice a week.

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15y ago

It all depends on what you are feeding it, it's age, and speices. My lizard eats twice a day.

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11y ago

3 times a day

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14y ago

once a week

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