New Crested Gecko - Help with feeding shedule/food

[Zippy179]

(SOLVED) New Crested Gecko - Help with feeding shedule/food

Hi everyone! I just got a new crested gecko from my local pet shop. It is about 2 months old and I can't tell yet whether it is a male or female. I have this one question that my pet store nor Google can answer properly and I hope you can help!

I do not know what is the proper diet or feeding schedule!! Right now he is being fed 10 crickets every 2-3 days, they are dusted with calcium + D3 powder. I also put the CGD (Reposhy I think) in each night and take it out each morning. I would REALLY like to feed him only the CGD but I know it doesn't have enough calcium.

So I guess my real question in the end is: 1) Can I feed my crested gecko only the CGD? and 2) How many crickets should I be feeding him and how often do I feed him the CGD and crickets?!?!?

Thanks in advance!!
Zippy179

 

[caleytkd]

Your crested gecko would be fine eating just the Repashy's CGD. You can feed him insects too if you choose, but it is not a necessity.

 

[Hannibal]

Crested geckos can live on CGD (Rapashy or Clark's) as the only food source. I offer fresh CGD every 3rd night. I have a few that like it fresh and a few that like it after it has set out for a day or so. If you choose to offer insects, then only offer them at most once a week (4-6 properly sized insects) that are dusted with calcium. Insects are not required and some geckos will not eat insects at all.

 

[Zippy179]

Thank you both very much for helping me with my feeding schedule and diet problems.

 

[TheOneBlueGecko]

I only feed my gecko a cricket like once a month because it is much easier to just feed it the CGD. That being said I have heard people say that those that get crickets with CGD grow quicker, so that is something to think about.

 

[Hannibal]

The extra protein they get from eating crickets or roaches will usually make them grow a little faster. However, the Rapashy CGD version 3.0 has egg instead of hemp so they are now getting more protein in this CGD than in the other versions or the non-Rapashy CGD and this has allowed some of the slower growers to start catching up on their growth spurts with the insect eaters. The egg has also made the different CGD flavors smell better, so it probably taste better to them also.

 

[Hardknox]

I would REALLY like to feed him only the CGD but I know it doesn't have enough calcium.
Zippy179

Whoever told you that lied. People supplement extra calcium for breeding females but other than that it has everything they need. It is a Meal Replacement Powder (MRP) as it is labeled. If you HAD to give them insects or supplement them in any other way it would not be a meal replacement now would it . Here is my feeding schedule:
Monday - Just before dark I make fresh MRP and place in the cage and put extra in the fridge for the next two feedings.
Tuesday - Monday MRP still good.
Wednesday - Morning take out MRP and just before dark put fresh MRP in.
Thursday - Wednesday MRP still good.
Friday - Morning take out MRP and just before dark put fresh MRP in.
Saturday - Friday MRP still good.
Sunday - Morning take out MRP and an hour or two after dark cricket feeding. Also throw out any premade MRP in the fridge and pepare to start from scratch on Monday.
Monday - Repeat

This is a pretty standard feeding regimen. Good Luck!

EDIT: Just a note, make sure you are using the Repashy CGD MRP. There are a couple out there carried by petstores that ARE NOT true MRPs and have to have calcium supplemented. I know the Petsmart near by me carries a crappy MRP and not Repashy.