Can you use calcium for your leopard gecko?

Answer 1

Leopard geckos bones are always growing. They need to have calcium in their cage at all times. I keep mine in a little bottle cap. They will lick at in when they need it. Juveniles and pregnant leos need calcium especially!

Hope this helps

~Julia

Answer 2

Feed your leopard gecko live insects such as locusts and crickets every other day. The insects themselves should be fed beforehand with a nutrient rich mixture available from pet shops. Dust them with a vitamin and mineral supplement beforehand. Give your lizard just enough to be completely eaten in about 15 minutes, and don't leave uneaten insects in the tank. Ensure they have fresh drinking water every day.

1. Leopard geckos must be kept in the right environment to prevent health problems. They should be energetic and bright-eyed and have a fat reserve around the base of the tail. If the pelvis or ribs are protruding, it may be a sign of poor diet, dehydration or parasites. If your gecko doesn't have access to the correct moisture, it will have problems shedding it's skin. Old skin can get stuck around the feet and tail, and can eventually cause digits to fall off. Take your lizard to the vet if it loses it's appetite, becomes lethargic or you notice anything abnormal.

2. Enjoy your leopard gecko.

Answer 3

Yes you can !

Cricket 'dust' is a powdered vitamin supplement, which is designed to be coated onto crickets, locusts etc - in order to get extra vitamins into a lizards diet.

The best way to apply it - is to take a small polythene bag, put six to ten crickets in, along with a pinch of cricket dust. Close the top of the bag, and GENTLY shake for a few seconds. This will coat the crickets in the dust.

Pop the coated crickets in with the gecko, and put any unused dust back in the container to keep it fresh.

Answer 4

im pretty sure because leopard geckos CANT produce their own calcium (they need calcium to survive) well my best answer if to sprinkle calcium on their food Twice a week and clean their water bowl it should be fine

Answer 5

They need it to help their bones, and for growth without it you would have a very skinny unhealthy gecko that probally wouldn't last that long.