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Leopard Gecko Feeding Cost

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  • 01-05-2012 1:54pm
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    NinjaBubbles
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    I really want to purchase a leopard gecko for my birthday, but I can't really find much information online as to how much they would cost to feed frown.gif My main concern is how much the crickets would cost per week or two?
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    Degsy
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    They wouldnt cost very much at all.

    A box of medium brown crickets costs between 2.50 and 3.50 and would probably last a week depending on how much the gecko eats.

    Crickets will also live longer if you feed them occasionaly and mist thier containers with water.


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    NinjaBubbles
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    Oh wow that's a lot cheaper than what I thought it would be...:D
    And what stuff would I be looking to buy for the crickets and how much does that cost? :pac:


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    Degsy
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    NinjaBubbles wrote: »
    Oh wow that's a lot cheaper than what I thought it would be...:D
    And what stuff would I be looking to buy for the crickets and how much does that cost? :pac:


    A calcium supplement taht you blow over them..it costs about a fiver and will last forver..as for feeding them,lettuce,apple,bits of broccoli..anything really and they'll eat it.


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    NinjaBubbles
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    Thats great thank you very much! :P


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    antocann
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    i keep leo's , they cos feck all to keep , set up is simple , they love mealworms , put in a dish for water , one for food and a bottle cap with supplements they will lick at ,

    all the gecko's need to eat is live food no fruit veg or anything like that ,
    they dont need a heatbulb or uv , just a good heatmat ,

    meal worms , roaches ect get a good supply and breed them then its even cheaper and simple to breed

    i have 11 leo's 8 beardies and a desert iggy (he loves live food ) to fee live food to , i buy it in bulk online , saves a fortune

    you picked a good time to get a gecko with every one hatching eggs about now :D

    but honestly for one gecko about 3 euro every 2 weeks id say depending how much it eats ,

    feel free to pm me if you want any more info


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    NinjaBubbles
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    That is really, really helpful thank you!
    I only discovered last year that I'm pretty much a reptile person :D I have two terrapins and they're the best to feed!
    Guess I was lucky with my bday this year if babies be a hatching :rolleyes:
    I'm stuck between whether I want to get a leopard gecko or a crested gecko :O
    but they're much cheaper to feed than I thought, didn't want to be running down to the pet shop every couple of days :pac:
    Just have to get used to the whole live food thing :(
    Thanks again!!


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    antocann
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    NinjaBubbles wrote: »
    That is really, really helpful thank you!
    I only discovered last year that I'm pretty much a reptile person :D I have two terrapins and they're the best to feed!
    Guess I was lucky with my bday this year if babies be a hatching :rolleyes:
    I'm stuck between whether I want to get a leopard gecko or a crested gecko :O
    but they're much cheaper to feed than I thought, didn't want to be running down to the pet shop every couple of days :pac:
    Just have to get used to the whole live food thing :(
    Thanks again!!

    turtles are cool , i have one also ,
    the whole livefeeding is easy , and a leo is a great lizard to start with as they dont requier a huge setup , beardies are geat also but cost moe to keep and feed


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