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10-19-2004, 07:48 PM
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never go to http://www.**********.com they say leopard geckos eat baby food!!!!!!yea if that's true my butt is the king of england!! I haven't looked anythinge else yet but I will and maybe cal the spca or something and tehy'll have a talk to them giveing BS to herpers!!

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Their caresheets aren't put up there like they are here. There's no admin that checks to make sure the info is accurate. Instead, they have a disclaimer that explains that the info in the caresheets are not necessarily accurate:

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The information contain in these care sheets represents only the opinions and husbandry care of members and therefore is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate or reflects the advice or opinions of **********.com. It is always advised to seek additional information or the advice of a qualified veterinarian or qualified reptile dealer. It is also advisable for you to a good amount of research before implementing any of the ideas and care described in these care sheets. We also recommend you ask many questions in their related forums before acting on any information."

While I don't really agree with this way of posting up caresheets, I will say that some of their caresheets have good info. The problem is that with this method of posting them, some bad ones get up there too by inexperienced or unknowledgeable keepers.
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yeah thats why I usually pass that place up when im looking for a care sheet.

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yea but I've had my leopard gecko for 1 month or so and I know they eat crix meal wroms wax wrorm and some kind of larvae

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It is true Leopard Geckos can digest baby food. But they're digestive track is not fit for doing it much at all. Some people do this for Leopard Geckos who will not drink out of a waterbowl or a very rare treat. A simple dab of it on they're nose or two and that's it for a long time. That way it will not hurt them usually ever. I my self have only tried this a few times. But I have friends who have done it maybey every 8 months.
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yea I'm not that big of a herper and I won't remember to do that ever 8 months lol

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I think it used to be considered ok to give Leopard Geckos baby food. Kinda like it used to be considered ok to give green iguanas stuff like dog food, pinkies, or bugs. Not as a staple to the diet, more like a treat. Plus a lot of geckos actually can and should eat baby food as a part of their diet, like golden geckos and many of the day geckos to name a few. But yeah, to the best of my knowledge Leopard Geckos shouldn't be fed baby food.

lol, and just a little hint, mealworms and waxworms are larvae You can also feed them cutworms, butterworms, silkworms, and roach nymphs too. All of the feeder insects with worm in their name aren't actually worms. They're larvae. Some are beetle larvae, some are moth larvae, some are fly larvae.
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I think it used to be considered ok to give Leopard Geckos baby food. Kinda like it used to be considered ok to give green iguanas stuff like dog food, pinkies, or bugs. Not as a staple to the diet, more like a treat. Plus a lot of geckos actually can and should eat baby food as a part of their diet, like golden geckos and many of the day geckos to name a few. But yeah, to the best of my knowledge Leopard Geckos shouldn't be fed baby food.

lol, and just a little hint, mealworms and waxworms are larvae You can also feed them cutworms, butterworms, silkworms, and roach nymphs too. All of the feeder insects with worm in their name aren't actually worms. They're larvae. Some are beetle larvae, some are moth larvae, some are fly larvae.
You forgot super worms, mealworm pupae, super pupae, super and meal beetles, captive bred earth worms, and more of coarse.
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lol, yeah, I didn't mention the kingworms. As for the pupae and beetles, they don't count! They're the same animal as their other forms! Well, I suppose they could count, although I wouldn't feed mealworm beetles to Leopard Geckos. Yeah, there's earthworms, maggots, hmm, what other feeders are out there?
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