What's the best food for my leopard gecko: dried or live insects?

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Is it unhealthy to feed my leopard gecko any form of dried pellets or dried insects? A cricket is 70% moisture so what would happen to the nutrition in its guts when it dries? Pet's info: Reptile | Gecko | Female | unspayed

Penelope Graben, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello there! When it comes to insects, I recommend feeding live insects that you gut loaded yourself with high quality cricket food and dust with a calcium supplement prior to feeding. That way you can be sure that your pet is getting the best nutrition possible. Buying dried crickets means you are unsure of how well they were cared for and may be less nutritious. I hope you find this helpful!

What's the best food for my leopard gecko: dried or live insects?

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