Repashy Crested Gecko Diet has revolutionized crested gecko hobby. This easy-to-mix powdered diet includes fruit (banana, date, fig) and vegetable proteins for digestion as well as nutritious foods like algae, kelp, and coconut for optimal growth and health.
Treats or supplements can also make great additions for many other herp species, including anoles, skinks and chameleons.
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Crested Gecko MRP
Crested geckos are omnivores, so their diet must include both proteins and fruits. Repashy MRP (Meal Replacement Powder) became the staple diet among long-term crested gecko breeders who use crickets or dubia roaches as main food sources.
Repashy and Pangea offer over 10 fruit flavors of MRP to give cresties more variety in their diets. Breeders frequently mix Breeder formula with another flavor for additional variety in their cresties’ diet.
Before MRPs came along, crestie owners fed their reptiles baby food made of fruit and chicken or meat baby food. Although new freeze-dried foods such as MRPs provide complete nutrition without needing additional protein sources such as live insects or supplements such as live insects to supplement, some owners still choose to feed their cresties using both MRP and live food sources for maximum success.
Day Gecko MRP
Day geckos are diurnal reptiles that require UVB lighting for healthy skeletal development. Primarily herbivorous, they will consume insects when available. Day Gecko MRP provides day geckos with a balanced diet consisting of sweet fruity tones of CGD blended with black soldier fly larvae and calcium plus for optimal diet and should be alternated with feeder insects dusted with calcium as appropriate for each day gecko meal.
For optimal results, giant day geckos should be kept in an enclosure filled with plants and branches to encourage climbing and basking. Juveniles should be raised separately from adult males so as to reduce competition for food sources as well as possible aggression issues.
Meat Pie
This dish is an economical and tasty way to use up leftover meat, while stretching your budget. Add puff pastry for a decadent dessert treat, or keep it simple as classic meat pie filling.
Meat pie is typically composed of a filling made up of ground beef that may include other meats or vegetables for variety. To prevent too much runniness from the sauce, flour is added before pouring it onto a crust that has been cut or crimped to allow steam to escape during baking.
Be mindful when using store-bought shortcrust pastry; blind bake it first to prevent sogginess. If the sauce is too watery, add a pinch of cornstarch. Finally, once the pie has baked, brush its rim with egg wash before topping with puff pastry sheet.
Savory Stew
This classic hearty meal is ideal for cold fall or winter evenings. Packed full of tender beef, vegetables, and potatoes in an exquisite broth – not to mention delicious leftovers! This dish makes an impressive side dish as well.
To create the stew, combine meat and flour in a large pot. When stirring well, use medium heat until all of the meat has been evenly coated with the flour before turning down to simmer for 90 minutes.
Add stock, onions and the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes before tasting and adding additional thickeners as necessary (if needed add two teaspoons of cornstarch with two teaspoons of water to form a slurry that you can then add into stew).
Bug Burger
When we think of vegetarian burgers, our imagination usually veers towards soya patties or perhaps something more elaborate like the insect burger created for BBC Horizon programme. This creative alternative meat substitute contains both plant and insect proteins to reduce greenhouse gases emissions while using less resources than traditional livestock production methods.
Backyard barbecue expert Greg Mrvich has invented this delicious and sustainable burger featuring June Bugs (a metallic-looking California bug) and bacon-fig jam. Mrvich chose this combination because of both its taste and sustainability. Packed with black beans, oats and mealworm powder to give a meaty appearance and dense bite; you can serve this on a bun alongside any desired toppings or sauce.
