Leopard Gecko Dusting?

Question

My leopard gecko is 3 months old and 6 inches long, he eats 3/4 inch crickets, (5-6 a day) And I dust 2 of them daily with a fully balanced leopard gecko formula, is this good.

Answer 1

its good only if your gut loading all the crickets as well. if your not gut loading the crickets the dusting is just a step above doing nothing at all . gut loading + dusting = healthy gecko

Answer 2

No. Leopard gecko formulas are basically just multivitamins, Sure, It's good to use a couple times a week, but to prevent calcium deficiency, you need to dust ALL his food with pure calcium powder 5 times a week, and 2 times a week dust his food with calcium powder w.D3. Also, keep a shallow dish of pure calcium in the cage at all times. Not giving any calcium or D3 will cause him to develop metabolic bone disease.

Answer 3

I don't know a about the balanced formula. But I have read that when they are younger they need a fair amount of food. I would say have a dish in his cage full of mealworms that he can get at whenever he wants, like you would with the calcium powder dish.