Crested geckos and other fruit-eating reptiles enjoy these jelly pots as part of their diet. Made with high protein jelly, they’re flavoured with fruit, honey or other natural ingredients.
These jelly pots can also help to nourish feeder insects such as crickets, cockroaches and millipedes. Often recommended in both the complete gecko diet (CGD) and rotation, they make an excellent addition to any crestian’s diet.
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Strawberry Jelly Pots
Jelly pots are sugary treats for crested geckos that should never be the mainstay of their diet. While they make for an enjoyable treat, jelly pots should never replace other food sources in a crested gecko’s diet.
Crested geckos are plant eaters and should always include fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs in their daily meals. Furthermore, they should be fed a Complete Gecko Diet (CGD) that provides all essential vitamins and minerals for optimal health.
They should receive a balanced calcium to phosphorus ratio of two parts to one part and various other supplements like vitamins, potassium, manganese and folic acid.
Strawberry jelly pots are an irresistible protein-rich treat for crested geckos, day geckos and anoles as well as feeder insects like beetles, cockroaches, millipedes and other invertebrates. These treats can either be added to their existing diet as a supplement or mixed into food at higher levels for extended periods of time to sweeten it up and transition specimens between diets.
Mango Jelly Pots
Mango jelly pots are a beloved sweet treat bursting with mango flavor. Not only that, but they’re also an ideal way to reward your gecko with something healthy!
These jellies are ideal for fruit-eating reptiles like crested geckos and Chinese water dragons, as well as helping to gut load feeder insects – making them an essential component of a reptile’s complete diet.
For this recipe, you’ll need a ripe mango and agar-agar powder. For an additional layer of texture and flavor, feel free to add a few tablespoons of sweetened cream.
To prepare the jelly, mix agar-agar powder with water and stir thoroughly. Be sure to weigh the agar accurately as even small amounts can affect the final result.
Blueberry Jelly Pots
Crested geckos are semi-aquatic reptiles that feed on a variety of food sources in the wild. Their primary food sources come from ground floor or trees and include crickets, moths, spiders and fallen fruit and berries – these should ideally be their mainstays.
Captive crested geckos can enjoy a wider variety of foods to keep them content and healthy. This may include live food like crickets and cockroaches, fruits like mango, blueberries, bananas and watermelon as well as treats such as waxworms.
Mangoes are an ideal fruit to give a crested gecko, as they contain plenty of Vitamins A, C, Calcium and Iron. However, it’s essential to remember that many mangoes contain high sugar levels so should only be offered once or twice a week as too much can lead to upset stomach symptoms as well as watery stools.
Banana Jelly Pots
Banana jelly pots are an excellent way to introduce fruit into your gecko’s diet. These single-serve cups make feeding convenient and tidy, while providing them with essential vitamins A and C.
These fruit-flavored jelly pots are ideal for nectar and fruit-eating reptiles, as well as feeder insects such as crickets, cockroaches, and millipedes. Infused with vitamin A and C, these cups make a nutritious addition to the diets of day geckos, bearded dragons, and crested geckos.
ProRep Jelly Pots are made with high quality vegetable gel that’s fortified with protein and flavord using fruit extract or other natural flavors. They’re suitable for a wide range of plant and fruit-eating invertebrates as well as herbivorous lizards as a treat.
Crested geckos, day geckos and anoles often lick the surface of jelly pots as a reward. To ensure its accessibility to animals such as these, always place the jelly pot within reach of its predators – especially arboreal species! For best results, use a jelly pot holder to maintain proper positioning of the pots during feeding time.
