Yeah, cats and dogs tend to get the majority of the press since, I think, most people aren't even aware that you have any other option besides dry or canned food for them. But yes, your gecko sounds raw fed with species-appropriate food to me! :)
Here in the US, at least, people who buy reptiles (and birds, and pretty much any exotics) from pet stores also tend to get sold the commercial food sold for those pets...for example, when I was young, I got an iguana and fed him "iguana food". It was basically a mix of fruits and dried insects, but I'm sure it wasn't the best thing for him to be eating. So unfortunately, these animals are given unhealthy commercial foods as well...but I do agree with you that it's more common (or perhaps more accepted) to feed them something species-appropriate than it is to do so for a cat or dog.
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Date: 2010-03-16 03:21 pm (UTC)Here in the US, at least, people who buy reptiles (and birds, and pretty much any exotics) from pet stores also tend to get sold the commercial food sold for those pets...for example, when I was young, I got an iguana and fed him "iguana food". It was basically a mix of fruits and dried insects, but I'm sure it wasn't the best thing for him to be eating. So unfortunately, these animals are given unhealthy commercial foods as well...but I do agree with you that it's more common (or perhaps more accepted) to feed them something species-appropriate than it is to do so for a cat or dog.