There are various complete crested gecko diet options to select from, with most breeders favoring the Pangea Watermelons or Replashy Banana Cream Pie diet. Many owners also add in live dusted feeder insects once or twice each week as enrichment and to aid male sex juveniles and males as they develop the hemipenal bulge.
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Protein Sources
There are currently many unbalanced meals being fed to crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). To prevent FTS/MBD and ensure optimal health in these creatures, provide them with a complete crested gecko diet such as Pangea Gecko Diet or Repashy MRP as a staple diet, along with live food for additional vitamins and minerals needed.
This meal replacement pellet (MRP) for crested geckos and other reptiles is highly rated by users, featuring an irresistibly sweet watermelon aroma your gecko will surely love and packed full of essential vitamins and minerals – not too mention less sugar compared to similar MRP’s as well as being low in oxalates which is important when feeding crested geckos!
It provides a good mix of protein sources such as black soldier fly larvae, crickets and mealworms to provide optimal nutrition for cresties, gargoyle geckos, New Caledonian geckos (Rhacodactylus leachianus), mossy prehensile-tailed day geckos (Mniarogekko chahoua). While this MRP contains more fat than others do but has exceptional quality that more than makes up for its higher fat mix; high quality ensures this makes up for its higher fat mix!
Vitamins & Minerals
Crested geckos require various vitamins and minerals, with calcium being one of the most vital. Most keepers dust feeder insects with high-quality calcium powder at various frequencies before offering it to their geckos; additionally they should offer supplements (like Pangea With Insects and Repashy Grubs N’ Insects ) with added calcium supplements.
Pangea Complete Gecko Diet offers a special blend of fruits designed to mimic the feeding response seen with natural insect-based diets for crested geckos. With optimal levels of calcium and vitamin D3, this food can support both healthy growth and egg production for female gecko species.
Pangea Breeding Formula was specifically designed to meet the reproductive needs of crested geckos and other breeding species such as New Caledonian geckos, gargoyle geckos, leachianus geckos, and chahoua geckos (Eurydactylus sp). Its higher fat content helps females produce eggs for egg laying while supporting young growth while encouraging full laying cycles. For optimal results this food should be fed together with at least one or two insect feeder feedings per week so your geckos get optimal benefit out of their diets.
Fats & Oils
Crested geckos eat fat-rich diets to absorb minerals essential for strong bones and metabolism. Furthermore, fat helps them absorb vitamins that might otherwise be difficult for reptiles to obtain through food alone.
Reptiles that don’t receive enough fat in their diet can develop Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD), in which their bodies break down their bones for energy production, leading them to become fragile and crumbly over time. For optimal health and longevity, giving your gecko an appropriate diet including adequate amounts of fat is key.
Pangea Gecko Diet with Fig is a powdered food designed for all life stages of crested geckos. Formulated with low levels of oxalates to facilitate optimal calcium absorption for healthy gecko growth and breeding results and an abundance of natural fruit, this nutritious treat contains insect-based proteins and natural fruit as well as an abundance of fatty acids which promote breeding results and ensure optimal breeding success. You may want to offer live gutloaded or dusted insects alongside this diet for variety and to encourage natural hunting behaviors.
Natural Flavors
Crested geckos require variety in their diet for maximum happiness and health. Unfortunately, many food on the market is simply fruit blends which provide some variety while lacking essential calcium or other essential nutrients; many of these also contain high levels of oxalates or phytates which could pose further danger.
Pangea and Repashy offer freeze-dried powder diets designed to be highly palatable and nutritional. As complete diets, these should be fed 3-4 times weekly as base food with insects added once every week as a source of variety and protein.
These foods should be mixed with water to form a smoothie-like consistency and fed every day to your breeding females. Both formulas feature cricket or black soldier fly larvae for additional protein while mealworms offer another source. Providing additional proteins helps your breeding females remain at peak reproductive health.
