Crested Gecko Diet Guide

Crested Gecko Diet (CGD) is a complete powdered food designed specifically for crested geckos. Brands like Repashy and Pangea formulate CGD with all essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. Mix with water to create a smoothie-like consistency and offer in a shallow dish on a ledge or the enclosure floor.

• Repashy and Pangea are the two most trusted CGD brands
• Mix to a ketchup-thick consistency — not too runny, not too stiff
• Offer CGD every night — crested geckos are primarily nocturnal feeders
• Rotate flavors to prevent boredom and ensure dietary variety
• CGD alone provides complete nutrition — insects are optional enrichment

• Replace CGD every 24-48 hours — fermented food is unpalatable and harmful
• Remove uneaten CGD before offering fresh — do not layer over old food
• Offer insects twice weekly — dubia roaches and crickets are ideal
• Feed insects in the evening when the gecko is most active
• Juveniles may eat more frequently — adults often eat CGD every other night

Live insects provide enrichment, hunting stimulation, and additional protein. They are a supplement to CGD, not a replacement. Offer insects twice weekly, gut-loaded and dusted with appropriate calcium.

• Dubia roaches and crickets are the best staple insects
• Size insects appropriately — no wider than the space between the gecko's eyes
• Gut-load insects 24 hours before feeding for maximum nutrition transfer
• Dust with calcium before offering — WITHOUT D3 if using UVB

Supplement strategy depends entirely on whether you provide UVB. Getting this wrong causes either deficiency (no D3 without UVB) or toxicity (too much D3 with UVB).

• With UVB: Calcium WITHOUT D3 for insect dusting
• With UVB: Repashy Calcium Plus LoD as an all-in-one supplement
• Without UVB: Calcium WITH D3 on insects — CGD provides some but may not be enough
• Never combine high-D3 supplements with UVB — causes organ damage over time

• Feeding only insects — insects alone are not a complete diet
• Leaving CGD for more than 48 hours — fermented food causes refusal to eat
• Using baby food or fruit puree as a diet — these lack essential nutrients
• Over-supplementing D3 when UVB is already provided — causes toxicity
• Not gut-loading insects before feeding — reduces nutritional value significantly