Hi,

Was just wondering if anyone has fed their leopard gecko's pinkies (day old mice) and what people thought about it really and if it is ok to do it??

Let me know what you think.

~Laura

its ok yeah but only as a very rare treat personally i give mine 1 every few months other people prob differ tho

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bearded dragons 1.1.0 citrus 0.0.1 citrus x pastel
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its ok to do it as long as you do it very sparingly i mean like 3 every year or something like that. you can feed them when a female is laying as she needs the extra fat and calcium.

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0:1 Mack Snow Leopard Gecko
0:1 Mack Snow Blizzard Leopard Gecko
1:1 SHTCT Leopard Gecko
1:1 Bearded Dragon
0:1 Red Tegu

I give my females who are laying pinkies whenever they'll take them.

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Lizards: 2.1 E. macularius, 1.2 H. caudicinctus, 1.0 R. ciliatus, 0.2.1 A. fragilis, 1.1 T. merianae, 1.0 V. niloticus ittibittius
Colubrids: 3.5.12 P. guttattus, 1.0 P. guttatus X E. climacophora, 1.1 P. o. rossalini, 1.0 P. o. lindheimeri, 0.1 E. anomala, 0.1 C. radiatus
1.2 Lamprophis spp, 1.0 L. g. nigritus, 0.1 L. g. californiae, 1.0 H. n. nasicus, 1.0 P. m. melanoleucus
Boids: 1.1 E. c. maurus, 0.1 E. conicus, 4.1.5 P. regius, 1.1 A. maculosa
We HAD a three-bedroom house... Current lodger: 1.0 E. c. maurus

Yeah, I've read in a few books that you should feed females pinkies when they are pregnant but I wasn't sure if anyone had actually done it and just wanted to see what people though =)

Thanks for the help.

~Laura

Sorry for diverting the thread but...

Are these live or thawed out? Is it legal in the Uk to do that? Do Leopards eat them thawed.

LMS

i feed mine thawed i think its not illegal in the uk as a last resort of keeping the animal alive but it is frowed upon by many prople, someone correct me if im wrong?

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Snakes 1.1.0 corns 1.3.0 royals
Leos 1.1.0 albinos 0.2.0 high yellow 1.0.0 patternless 0.1.0 hct 0.1.0 blizzard [option]
bearded dragons 1.1.0 citrus 0.0.1 citrus x pastel
Others 0.0.2 golden geckos 1.0.0 staffy 1.0.0 devil child
Wanted frilled dragon high end royal morph(heres hoping!)



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Good question, I honestly don't know myself.......lol


~Laura

I feed my leopard geckos either frozen/thawed or fresh killed.

It is not illegal to feed live vertebrates but it is strongly frowned upon unless a vet has certified the animal will die otherwise. I cannot imagine a situation where it would EVER be necessary to feed a leopard gecko a live vertebrate animal.

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Lizards: 2.1 E. macularius, 1.2 H. caudicinctus, 1.0 R. ciliatus, 0.2.1 A. fragilis, 1.1 T. merianae, 1.0 V. niloticus ittibittius
Colubrids: 3.5.12 P. guttattus, 1.0 P. guttatus X E. climacophora, 1.1 P. o. rossalini, 1.0 P. o. lindheimeri, 0.1 E. anomala, 0.1 C. radiatus
1.2 Lamprophis spp, 1.0 L. g. nigritus, 0.1 L. g. californiae, 1.0 H. n. nasicus, 1.0 P. m. melanoleucus
Boids: 1.1 E. c. maurus, 0.1 E. conicus, 4.1.5 P. regius, 1.1 A. maculosa
We HAD a three-bedroom house... Current lodger: 1.0 E. c. maurus

Ok, I think it is illegal to feed invertabrate live vertabrate prey, Tarantulas and pinkie mice for example. But you can feed them dead but it is very frowned upon and is messy. I think it is legal in the US. Anyone correct me if i am speaking nonsense - long time since I read up on it.

LMS