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Hey I have a leapord gecko im also sort of new to this. Its probably about 5-7 months old now it pretty big and very healthy looking. My problem is that he will only eat crickets. He wont eat mealworms or pinkies. He will just go up to a mealworm or pinkie lick it then leave it alone. Is this normal?? Is it ok that his diet is consisted of only crickets ( I do gut load them) what else could I try to get for him that he may like to eat??
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Tim
 
Welcome…

A staple diet of crickets is fine. You could try putting a dish of mealworms in his tank and leave them with him all the time. He may or may not eat them as they don’t move a lot. As far as pinkies it sounds like he’s just too small. A 5-7 month old can’t handle pinkies like an adult can. If he eats pinkies feed them sparingly. You could also try superworms, silkworms, and roaches. These are a lot more active and may catch his attention better than mealies. Good luck.
 
Ok thanks. Yeah I had a bowl of mealies in there for some time he didnt touch them. Can I get the superworms/silkworms/roaches at a local petstore?? Or is there a good site I can order some from?
 
You can get the superworms at a pet store but the silkworms and roaches you can’t. You can get silkworms at Mulberry Farms. For the roaches Clay Davenport has some. They’re becoming real popular so they be hard to find.
 
Try placing a small slice of carrot in the mealworm dish. The mealworms will start moving around and twisting and turning around it. This often gets a Leo's attention and gets the hunter instinct kicked in. Roaches are available on the internet. Both Cody and I sell them, depending on which type you want. I have Lobster roaches, as does Cody- he also has some others.

Good Luck
 
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