am i feeding my gecko right?

I got my gecko on saturday and i bought crickets next size up from micro crickets, i was told to feed him 2 crickets every other day and that they dont need gut loading as they are in a container with bug grub and he is ok just to have crickets and nothing else is this right?

How old is your gecko?
most of us on here use mini-mealworms, mealworms or morio worms to feed our geckos as crickets can damage your leo if not eaten straight away and left in the tub/viv and i also use locust and wax worms as a treat when they are older.
you can use pieces of carrot to gutload the crickets on, just place a chunk in 12hours before feeding the crickets to the gecko, depending on your geckos age & size it may eat more than 2crickets a times and if your leo is a boby you would be better off feeding everyday.

It depends on how old he is. Can you post a picture of him so we can gauge his age? It makes a big difference in how you feed them.

I don't know much about feeding crickets.. but I think an adult leopard gecko would eat about 2 or 3 crickets every other day I feed my leo on morioworms/superworms.. she gets 1 or 2 every other day

You can feed him any insects that are no bigger than the space between his eyes Any bigger than that, he might not be able to swallow.

If they are fed on bug grub, they should be gut-loaded well enough.. but personally, I think you should gut-load them yourself.. I think it's better to give them veggies, than bug grub .. I give mine stale bread on somedays.. and carrots, apple and cucumber on the other days

You have to gut-load your feeder insects 24 hours before you give them to your leo. Crickets also require moisture.. you can buy special bug gel water or you can simply spray some paper towel with water and put that in with your crickets.

And yes, he is will be fine if you are feeding just crickets but it's great for you to give him some other insects once in a while once a month maybe.
Many people prefer not to feed crickets as they can sometimes carry parasites.. and injury your leo if you leave them in the tank with him for a while..

i will have to get my OH to post some pics when he gets home from work but like i said on another post he is the length of a small exo terra dish. i am feeding him today but on sat i fed him 2 crickets and he ate them as soon as i put them in. i m not sure of his age but id say very young from his size.

at his size you should feed him every day and let him eat as much as he wants as it will all go into his growing at that size but try him on mini-mealworms and hatchling locust aswell as the crickets.
but as i said before any uneaten crickets will need removing if he does'nt eat them

so as many as he wants every day, i wanted to buy mealworms but he told me crickets were better so im going to go and buy some mealworms, do you coat them in the calcium powder then stick them in a dish?

yep it wont do him any harm, alot of leo keepers only every feed mealworms to there geckos, like most of us on here but i do have a few that will eat most livefoods. with mini-mealworms you will need a shallow bowl that they cant get out of or you'll find them everywhere in the tub lol and just a light dusting of calcium powder also once the little guy gets older you'll only need to dust his food twice a week.

Thanks your giving me alot of advice today thankyou

Thats ok always happy to help. Plus i take in leo's that haven't been looked after so well and are deformed or have special needs so would rather help someone give proper care to prevent this

Its sad when that happens, we took in a Cali king snake that was being neglected as the woman was scared of him he was her patners and he had left without taking the snake so he wasnt getting the attention he needed.

It is very sad but at least theres people like us willing to take them in and give them the care they need

I have done what you said and today Charlie has eaten 9 crickets, im going to buy some mealworms on thursday and see how he gets on with them. Its so cute watching him back up then dive on them.Also thanku Gothicgurrrrl i put some wet kitchen paper and a bit of bread in with the crickets

no problem.. get some veggies in there, too and they'll be nicely filled with nutrients for your leo

Toothless would put away four full grown crickets every other day, when I had them.

That is quite reasonable. I feed crickets every couple weeks as a treat. They love them because of the "stalking and hunting" they get to do with them.

The "experts" if you will, that I buy my bulk crickets from prefer wedges of raw potato's for their crickets-- next to the cricket feed blend they personally sell.