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PLEASE do NOT feed baby food!!! If you search online you will find tons of evidence of the dangers of MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease) resulting from a poor unbalanced diet. One of the most common causes is from feeding baby food, due to all the misinformation that is still out there.
Here are some online sources related to the baby food diet cresties should not have. Baby food is a formulated substance for homo sapiens sapiens
Back in 94 when these guys were re discovered there was no formulated powder or "specific" food for cresties, now 18years later, multiple breeders, wholesalers, even most chain stores advise to use the formulated "Crested gecko diet". Crested gecko diet comes in a couple of well known manufacturer's: Repashy, Clarks and T-Rexx.
People would have to add multiple vitamins such as: Magnesium Gluconate, Canthaxanthin, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid Phosphate, Vitamin E Supplement etc... in their babyfood for it to be sufficient.
Unless one is supplementing their baby food with these ingredients it is not going to stimulate growth and development positively.
MBD is not caused from baby food. MBD is a lack of calcium. Baby food does not provide this calcium and if it is the main diet of an animal, they will start to draw calcium from the bone. Baby food is packed with sugars and preservatives. These great "Taste's" become highly addicting. Once a crested has fancied the taste and will not choose to eat anything else, it's extremely hard to lean them off the baby food. This is where MBD plays a role. The gecko will not eat anything but baby food and 99% of people buying baby food don't supplement before placing it in the tank.
Crested geckos can ingest an occational cricket. You are also able to purchase a powder to mix with water, they enjoy this aswell. This powdered mix is known as MRP (meal replacement powder).
Remember, if you keep your gecko in good heath, it may live to be 15 years old, so feed it as you would yourself, it is God's animal, so take care of yourself and your gecko.
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Insects, crickets for example.
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Why are the Fiji crested iguana endangered?
They are endangered because of habitat loss.
How many species of Crested Iguanas are there?
two the Lesser Antillean Iguana and the Green Iguana Edit: These are just two examples. There are many, many species of iguana including the El Savadorian Iguana, the Cuban Rock Iguana, the Marine Iguana of the Galapagos, etc.
How does the Fiji crested iguana adapt to life on Fiji islnd?
The crested Iguana only survives at the Garden Island of Fiji - Taveuni and cannot live elsewhere part of Fiji. A good question, refer to MareqetiViti Society for answers.
What kind of fruit does a crested guan eat?
what does a crested guan eat
What does a salmon crested cockatoo eat?
Salmon-crested cockatoos eat seeds, nuts, fruit and coconuts.
What do inquana eat?
look up green society or iguana food and it will tell you any thing a iguana can eat
Can iguana eat chilli?
My iguana loves raw chillies and green olives!
What do Iguana iguana eat?
veggies green veggies my iggy poo loves them
Do crested geckos eat isopods as part of their diet?
Yes, crested geckos may eat isopods as part of their diet. Isopods can provide a source of nutrition for crested geckos in captivity.
What does the long crested eagle eat?
Long-crested eagles feed mostly on rodents.
What do erect-crested penguines eat?
Erect-crested penguins ated krill and squid.
Will crested geckos eat isopods as part of their diet?
Yes, crested geckos may eat isopods as part of their diet. Isopods can be a nutritious snack for crested geckos and provide variety in their diet.
