How to feed a reptile
A dragon, a gecko, a snake and a turtle each need their own routine: insects daily for one, a mouse every two weeks for another. Choose yours.
Result
- Meals per week2–3 per week
- Insects per meal10–20 pcsNo insect larger than the gap between the animal’s eyes.
- Plant share of the diet80 %
Worth knowing
- Without a UVB lamp calcium is not absorbed however well you feed: soft bones and seizures.
- Dust insects with calcium: 5 times a week for babies, 2–3 for adults. Vitamins with D3 once a week.
- An insect that is too big causes impaction and hind-leg paralysis.
- No fireflies and no wild-caught insects: the first are toxic, the second carry pesticides.
This is a guide for a healthy animal. For a sick, pregnant or old one, the diet is set by an exotic-animal vet.