{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_leopard_gecko_feeding","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_leopard_gecko_feeding\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Leopard gecko feeding — insectivore; varied live insects; gut-load 2-3 days; avoid dried insects\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide) — non-Open-Access; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3.\"\nsource_file: https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-04\ntokens_estimated: 115\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 3\n  passed: 3\n  date: 2026-08-04\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_leopard_gecko_feeding/01_exotic_nutrition_leopard_gecko_feeding.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA — https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Leopard gecko feeding — insectivore; varied live insects; gut-load 2-3 days; avoid dried insects\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\nref: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\n---\n\n# Leopard gecko feeding — insectivore; varied live insects; gut-load 2-3 days; avoid dried insects\n\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Leopard geckos are insectivores and should be fed a variety of live insects including crickets, mealworms, superworms, silkworms, dubia roaches and hornworms.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Because leopard geckos get all their nutrition from insects, feeder insects should be gut-loaded for 2-3 days before offering to raise their nutritional value.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Dried insects should be avoided as they tend to have a dehydrating effect on reptiles; canned insects may be used if the gecko will eat them.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Leopard gecko feeding — insectivore; varied live insects; gut-load 2-3 days; avoid dried insects (retrieved 2026-08-04)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Leopard gecko feeding — insectivore; varied live insects; gut-load 2-3 days; avoid dried insects","url":"https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide","retrieved":"2026-08-04","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide","verification_file":"https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide"},"source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide","source_file":"https://www.birdexoticsvet.com/leopard-gecko-care-guide","tokens_estimated":115,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}