Geckos

Leopards are carnivores and hunt a variety of different animals. The main diet of leopards are ungulates and monkeys, although they have been known to eat over 100 species of different animals. Some of the more common foods eaten by leopards include rodents, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish. Leopards have also been known to eat small insects such as dung beetles and large animals such as 800kg giant elands. Pythons are also occasionally eaten by leopards. Leopards may also hunt a single dog, although packs of dogs can chase away (and occasionally kill) a leopard. Leopards stalk their prey by coming up on them silently and jumping on their prey, strangling prey with a quick bite. Generally, leopards hunt at night time, although they have been known to hunt on overcast days. So now you know what leopards eat and a little about their hunting practices. Now let's look at those six interesting facts about leopards.

Jamal Ali

1. They manly eat bugs. They can eat apples because i have a gecko and it ate piece of apple.

Well most people say as long as a few mins but I say test the theory you may be surprised

yes you can but if you give it to a chick under 3 weeks it sometimes causes Their stomach to flip and collapse in on its self and unfortunately that's not good for the chick, so i would stick with the chick eating chicken fed.

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it can vary in the way it reacts to any stimulus. they have very distinct personalities

Yes, there are geckos that are native to Oklahoma.

yes they have claws instead of pad which means that they are not very good climbers :-)

No, the amount of spots a gecko has of any type is completely random, it is not determined by there gender

Leopard geckos have fat tails because in the wild they may not eat for days and days. Whenever you feed you leopard gecko a samll portion of there meal goes to there tail. This is stored up nutrients for days when they may not eat. THis way a gecko can live from the nutrients in there tail. This does not mean you should stop feeding you gecko for days on end. Baby and juvenille geckos should be fed every day. However an adult gecko i find is perfectly comfortable eating a large meal every other day. ANd when i say large i mean 5 large crickets. My geckos are perfectly healthy and happy on this diet.

No. A gecko is a reptile. Rodents are warm-blooded, reptiles are clod blooded. They are not related AT ALL!!! Reptiles EAT rodents.

it needs to be out down! its ill in a way where its brain is shutting down

In captivity, leopard gecko breeding season is right after the cooling period. Our winters are the animals cooling period. Most breeders tend to match up pairs in March - May depending on temperatures and location.

I had a cat that hunted and killed lots of common house geckos. They didn't agree with her though and she would later regurgitate them. The cat was otherwise well fed, it was just a cat thing, like sport hunting.

Many geckos including leopard geckos change color when they are startled. It`s possible that they are using their instict. In the wild the try to blend in to the envirment to hunt bugs. I once had a leopard gecko and he turned pink when his tail was stuck under his plastic rock house.

Gecko's eat crickets, spiders, cockroaches, beetles,moths and any type of insect. They even eat insects bigger than themselves. All geckos eat mainly insects, but their preferences depend on the individual gecko. For example bigger geckos enjoy larger insects as prey. Small geckos such as house geckos may be less inclined to eat spiders and centipedes, and more inclined to eating cockroaches as their favorite food.

Most gecko species will do something to allow them to "get it all in". Leopard geckos in this case, will lick the white along their lips to ensure that all of the prey has been completely swallowed. In some cases, cricket antenna's and legs are still hanging out, this allows them to "get it all in". In other cases, some supplements could've been left behind from the insect and they are eating.

Some leopard geckos will "gape" meaning that they are trying to open their esophagus to reduce choking. Like most reptiles they will eat their prey whole, and this assists with the swallowing process.

Most species of gecko are insectivores. This means they rely on a variety of live feeders such as worms, crickets and roaches. There are also some species of gecko that are omnivores relying on a variety of fruits, saps, pollens and insects. There are not species of gecko that rely on a veggie diet though and they will most likely not eat lettuce.

No, people food is not recommended for leopard geckos. They eat crickets and meal worms. If you want to, you can feed a leopard gecko an occasional pinkie mouse. Many leopard gecko experts recommend dusting crickets and meal worms with a calcium supplement.

The Latin name for the Leopard gecko is 'Eublepharis macularius'

When leopard geckos are young, you must spray them every once in a while, as if it is a small desert mist. This helps them shed. Once they are older, you just need a large, deep water bowl that it can bathe in. They are older and more adapted to their habitat and won't drown in the water like babies would, so you don't need to mist them if you get them a large water bowl.

About a metre.

You should feed your crested gecko daily. Use the crested gecko special diet mixed with water and alternate that with crickets. Mine have done very well with this. I don't recommend baby food due to it being high in sugar.

Usally when it is humid and very hot

Crested geckos thrive in a habitat that is usually ranging from 16-17 Degrees Celcius up to 25-30 Degrees celcius with a humid ex. When the "winter season" approaches in their natural habitat, they tend to eat less, sleep more, and become a little less socialable. This is due to the lower tempuratures during the winter. Breeding season takes place when tempuratures are more regulated. Meaning their spring and summer season is best. In captivity some breeders provide this cooling period for their crested geckos, others do not. Breeders do reccomend that the females recieve a break from males, and this should be done during the winter months.

Typically, here in the states, the term Vivarium is used to describe enclosures that feature running or standing water and live plants, these are typically high-humidity setups intended for amphibians and rain forest dwelling snakes or lizards. I have, however, seen some arid-type vivarium setups. Also, I believe in the UK, they refer to most any terrarium as a 'vivi'.

The bottom line is bearded dragons are desert dwellers and require a fairly arid habitat, I don't think a highly humid environment would benefit them, although I'm not sure about the negative effects, I'd imagine there are some.