[NinjaBubbles]

I really want to purchase a leopard gecko for my birthday, but I can't really find much information online as to how much they would cost to feed My main concern is how much the crickets would cost per week or two?

[Degsy]

They wouldnt cost very much at all.

A box of medium brown crickets costs between 2.50 and 3.50 and would probably last a week depending on how much the gecko eats.

Crickets will also live longer if you feed them occasionaly and mist thier containers with water.

[NinjaBubbles]

Oh wow that's a lot cheaper than what I thought it would be...
And what stuff would I be looking to buy for the crickets and how much does that cost?

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by NinjaBubbles

Oh wow that's a lot cheaper than what I thought it would be...
And what stuff would I be looking to buy for the crickets and how much does that cost?

A calcium supplement taht you blow over them..it costs about a fiver and will last forver..as for feeding them,lettuce,apple,bits of broccoli..anything really and they'll eat it.

[NinjaBubbles]

Thats great thank you very much!

[antocann]

i keep leo's , they cos feck all to keep , set up is simple , they love mealworms , put in a dish for water , one for food and a bottle cap with supplements they will lick at ,

all the gecko's need to eat is live food no fruit veg or anything like that ,
they dont need a heatbulb or uv , just a good heatmat ,

meal worms , roaches ect get a good supply and breed them then its even cheaper and simple to breed

i have 11 leo's 8 beardies and a desert iggy (he loves live food ) to fee live food to , i buy it in bulk online , saves a fortune

you picked a good time to get a gecko with every one hatching eggs about now

but honestly for one gecko about 3 euro every 2 weeks id say depending how much it eats ,

feel free to pm me if you want any more info

[NinjaBubbles]

That is really, really helpful thank you!
I only discovered last year that I'm pretty much a reptile person I have two terrapins and they're the best to feed!
Guess I was lucky with my bday this year if babies be a hatching
I'm stuck between whether I want to get a leopard gecko or a crested gecko :O
but they're much cheaper to feed than I thought, didn't want to be running down to the pet shop every couple of days
Just have to get used to the whole live food thing
Thanks again!!

[antocann]

Originally Posted by NinjaBubbles

That is really, really helpful thank you!
I only discovered last year that I'm pretty much a reptile person I have two terrapins and they're the best to feed!
Guess I was lucky with my bday this year if babies be a hatching
I'm stuck between whether I want to get a leopard gecko or a crested gecko :O
but they're much cheaper to feed than I thought, didn't want to be running down to the pet shop every couple of days
Just have to get used to the whole live food thing
Thanks again!!

turtles are cool , i have one also ,
the whole livefeeding is easy , and a leo is a great lizard to start with as they dont requier a huge setup , beardies are geat also but cost moe to keep and feed