Where to buy a Lizard (Vanc.)

[alfredshouse]

My son has a breeding pair of Crested Geckos . They are very easy to care for, they require no special light or heat rock.
They eat baby food and crickets that you can buy in a self contained container. Crested Geckos are very easy to handle and they have been great for my 8 year old. Another bonus is they do not require a large enclosure.

[Bartman1818]

I suggest you don't use the baby food, I have heard many things that the high sugar content is not good for the long term.

There is a brand of prepacked powder you mix with water and is perfectly supplemented for cresteds.

You should visit www.Northerngecko.com if you are interested in crested geckos. The fellow, Mark Orfus, is very educated on this species and keeps over 400 hundred of them. He is a great guy, email him.

[justinl]

Originally Posted by Bartman1818

The fellow, Mark Orfus, is very educated on this species and keeps over 400 hundred of them.

wow, over 40,000 crested geckos? that's a lot of lizard

[midgetwaiter]

Originally Posted by High tide

Meal worms have a hard exoskeleton and are hard to digest, this can lead to impaction.

This was an question in my mind as well. I'd certainly not keep other lizards on that kind of diet.

I can't remember the exact quote from the leopard gecko manual but the information on the all mealworm diet is presented as part of a write up on the longest captive longevity in leopards. AVS books are really well researched and with Ron Tremper participating I'd say you'd have to give it consideration. There's nobody in the world with more hands on geck experience than Tremper.

Originally Posted by Ephraim

There is no way that a meal worm can supply everything the gecko needs nutritionally unless you are gut loading it with a broad spectrum of foods, = PIA. It would be better off feeding a variety of insect prey to the animal.

That's true of any feeder insect.