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| At this time of year, there are many grasshoppers in my area. Walking along overgrown lanes near a wildlife rehabilitation center where I study/work, I see scores of them jumping among the grass. So I was wondering if this abundant food source is appropriate for my leopard gecko, Elliot. I would clip the back legs to prevent jumping and injury to the lizard, and I know that this area isn't sprayed with chemicals. Are there any hazards associated with grasshoppers as leopard gecko food?
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I don't believe that you will have a problem with feeding them to your gecko (taking into account that you know that no chemicals are used in the area and what not). A variety in a reptiles diet is good-grasshoppers can only help.
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That would be fine, a varied diet is always good. And since you live near a wildlife station or something like that, I doubt they would use harmful chemicals.
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Let me know if your geckos like the grasshoppers. In the past I have tried feeding them to my bearded dragons, and they wouldn't eat them. My dragons would bite into them and then spit them out. I don't think that they liked the way the grasshoppers taste. My dragons might have just been overly picky.
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Wild caught insect may harbor parasites, which could be passed on to your leo. In the wild, this is usually not harmful, but in captivity they can be re-exposed over and over and end up with a huge parasite load.
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