How many crickets shall my leopard gecko eat a aday and how many at a time?

Question

how many times a day shall i feed him

Answer 1

Well, he won't over-eat, if that is your concern.  He'll stop when he gets full.  He needs fat reserves in his tail.  

As to how many times a day?  That depends on the age of the reptile, and you didn't mention that.  I'll post a basic gut loading recipe here for you, and hopefully that will give you an idea.  I'll also post a few links for you, so you can do some research on your Leo and find out exactly what its specific dietary requirements are.

GUT LOADING CRICKETS for REPTILES:

The number one problem:

Dried up and malnourished pet store crickets and mealworms. These food items are essentially useless. A dehydrated and unfed cricket contains almost no nutrients at all; refrigerated mealworms are even worse. A lot of the variety in nutrients found in wild insects is actually in the stomach content - usually plant material. We need to duplicate this to provide the best for our reptiles; without the risk of illness/disease/parasites which can result from feeding our pets wild insects.

Please note that wax worms, while fattening, are not nutritious.

Basic Dry/Staple Cricket Food:

Equal amounts of dry Iguana food, dry dog food, chick starter mash, oatmeal (you can add dry baby food wheat/rye/barley, etc. as well; even shredded wheat - no sugar).

Grind these items together.  Place in a small lid/bowl for the crickets to eat.  Store the unused portion in the refrigerator or freezer, until needed.

Supplement daily with one of the following: sweet potato, bananas, zucchini, oranges, carrots, strawberries, assorted squashes (acorn, yellow, etc.), grapefruit, green beans, apples, kale, spinach, cactus pads, and just about any other nutritious item you can think of (do not use white/yellow potatoes - these are starchy and only good if used as a moisture source during shipping, and NEVER use Avocado - it's poisonous to most animals).

Provide the dry food and kale at all times (kale is readily available during the winter months, too), rotating the other food items through in succession. The key is variety, and to provide an assortment of varying nutrients. What you are trying to do is offer your reptiles crickets with guts 'loaded' with fresh foodstuffs.

The crickets should be gut loaded for 1-2 days prior to offering them to your reptiles.

Also, provide fresh clean water in a lid/bowl, adding a sponge or folded paper towel to prevent drowning.

  

Don't offer more crickets than the reptile(s) will consume within: 1.) a few hours if it’s a lizard, salamander, frog/toad, or 2.) a few minutes, if it’s a water turtle, so you know the crickets will still be full of the good stuff when eaten.

The crickets should be dusted (shaken in a plastic bag gently to coat them) with vitamins (keep these refrigerated) and calcium D3 powder 2-4 times a week, depending on the age of the reptile.

Be sure to remove any uneaten crickets so that they do not soil your pet's environment/water or bother your pet, once it is full.  Crickets CAN turn the table - and feast upon your pet! Or aggravate them, causing stress and even cessation of eating.

Also be sure the crickets are the correct size for the reptile.  The cricket should be the same size long as the reptile’s head is wide.

Enjoy your pet!

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 2

Ok 1st of all the answer above me is 100% and entirely useless.

You asked for an answer and im gonna give you 1 unlike a web copied 1 like ms no reserch or experience above me.Notice all of her answers for leopard geckos have the same wordings from the cricket gutloading piont.(doesnt know hw to give a decent answer).

Leos while any age or size must eat as much as they can in 10-15 minutes but for juvys,feed them 10-15 only cause they may throw up or vomit if they over eat while adults wont overeat so if yours is a juvy, vomiting will not be a sign of danger in 1-2 hrs after just eating.

Hope i helpedddd.