Blue River Diets

19/06/2024

🌿✨ Discover the Fascinating Scales of Crested Geckos! ✨🌿

🦎 Crests: These prominent, raised rows of scales run along the sides of a crested gecko's head, starting from above the eyes and extending down to the shoulders. They give the gecko its unique "crested" look and help with camouflage and protection.

👁️ Brille: Also known as the spectacle or eye cap, this transparent scale covers and protects the gecko's eyes. Since crested geckos don’t have eyelids, the brille keeps their eyes safe from debris and retains moisture.

🌟 Body Scales: The body of a crested gecko is covered with small, granular scales that provide a smooth texture and assist in protection and moisture retention.

🦶 Setae: On their toe pads, crested geckos have tiny hair-like structures called setae, allowing them to stick to smooth surfaces and climb effortlessly.

12/06/2024

🦎 Sneak peek alert!💙

Stay tuned for New Caledonia adventures, delving into the world of crested geckos! 🌟

05/06/2024

We’re just overflowing with reasons why you and your gecko should give us try! 😋🦎 The wait is almost over - Coming very soon to the USA & EU! 😍

30/05/2024

More happy gecko customers 😊 Thanks for sharing Penfolds Reptiles

29/05/2024

🫠🦎🎨 Who can relate?!

22/05/2024

Here are the answers to YOUR questions! 😄🦎 Thank you to everyone who submitted a question for this round of Q&A’s! We are so excited to see how many of you are pumped for the US launch of Blue River Diets! 🇺🇸🥹

Have a question we didn’t answer? Drop it in the comments and we’ll answer it next time! 💙

15/05/2024

Leave us a comment letting us know what questions you have about our complete gecko diets - coming soon to the US! 🦎🤔⬇️

Once we have gathered your questions we will answer them in a follow up post. 😁

08/05/2024

Do you own any of these commonly kept New Caledonian geckos?! Which is your fav? 🦎💙

Also, did you know that our diets aren’t just for crested geckos?! Blue River Diets is a complete diet for a wide variety of New Caledonian species like you see here! And guess what…we’re coming to the US this summer!👏😜🇺🇸

01/05/2024

Who’s excited for Blue River Diets to come to the US?!🙋‍♀️🦎 Here are some of the reasons why both you and your gecko will absolutely LOVE our diets…💙

24/04/2024

Do you have any of these popular crested gecko morphs? Which is your favorite?! It’s so hard for us to choose, we love them all! 😍🦎

17/04/2024

Thanks Epping Reef and Reptiles for your support 💪

Blue River Diets back in stock !!

Full range back in stock. This is such a popular food now, all our New Caledonians love it !!

Have u tried it ?

17/04/2024

Meet our 6 delicious and nutritious flavors! 🍉🍓🍑🍍🍌🪳🥭

Blue River Diets offers a complete diet for your gecko - Made with real fruit and no artificial colors or flavorings in the UK and fortified with vitamins, minerals, dried postbiotics, bee pollen, and honey powder for an irresistible taste!🐝❤️🦎

And guess what…We are coming to the USA very soon!🤭 Follow us for updates!

10/04/2024

From what we have seen so far from of most wild crested geckos rarely have intact tails. Be sure to check out our Reel on Friday to see a few of the wild geckos we saw! 🦎🙌

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03/04/2024

We have a very important message!! 👀

Blue River Diets, a complete gecko diet, is coming SOON to the USA! Our 6 mouth watering flavors are enriched with bee pollen, honey powder, and dried postbiotics for your gecko’s overall health and enjoyment! 🍉🍓🥭🍌🍑🐝🍍

Follow us for updates and to see when you can get your hands on Blue River Diets for YOUR geckos! 😍🦎

27/03/2024

Did you know this common misconception?!🤔🦎🦎

21/03/2024

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20/03/2024

Our geckos are so excited they’re glued to our screens! (Do you see him?)👀

This Friday, be on the lookout for some amazing footage straight from New Caledonia where Thomas from Exotics Keeper finds wild geckos in their natural habitats! Follow us so you don’t miss it! 🦎🌿

16/03/2024

Good morning! We’re at the Advanced Herpetological Husbandry & British Herpetological Society Annual Conference this weekend 👍

13/03/2024

Did you know this fun fact?! 😄🦎

13/03/2024

🥰 We're finding plenty of cresties out here in New Caledonia. Let us know what you want to see more of, and we will discuss it in our next live stream 😎

11/03/2024

You saw that right...Blue River Diets will be coming to the USA very soon! 👏 Make sure to follow us to be the first to find out when you can get your hands on the ultimate gecko diet made with:

🍉 Real fruit
🦎 Dried postbiotics
🍯 Honey
🐝 Bee pollen
❤️ No artificial colors or flavors

Are you as excited about this launch as we are?! Drop a fruit emoji in the comments! 🍉🥭🍓🍍🍑

29/02/2024

Fantastic support from Medusa Exotics Reptiles. Why not swing by their store and see what great deals they have on offer?

We’ve got a special offer for you all to try in store…

Blue river gecko diet

buy two get one free (60g bags)

Mix and match all flavours!

Open today until 5pm…

23/02/2024

How do Crested Geckos live in the wild?!

We’ll be spending 3 weeks in New Caledonia studying the native habitat and wild behaviours of crested geckos, gargoyle geckos, and giant geckos. Follow Blue River Diets to learn:

➡️ What do crested geckos really eat in the wild?
➡️ Which plants and trees do they inhabit?
➡️ What are the temperatures, UVI and humidity readings of their microhabitats?
➡️ When are they most active?
➡️ What is their substrate made up of?
➡️ How densely populated are they?
...and much, much more!

All this, plus you can keep updated with our observations, environmental readings, captive care suggestions, and more open discussions on our social media channels! Ask us anything you’ve ever wanted to know about wild cresties!

20/02/2024

🌴🌴 We're excited to announce that Blue River Diets are going to New Caledonia in conjunction with Exotics Keeper 🌴🌴

In the next few weeks, we will head out to the Isle Of Pines off the coast of New Caledonia. We will be studying the native habitat and wild behaviours of crested geckos, gargoyle geckos and giant geckos...and much, much more!

Keep your eyes peeled for updates in the coming days🙂

11/02/2024

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KPLW! 🔥

09/02/2024

Turns out Leatherleaf slugs love Strawberry Swirl flavour. Not sure there’s much space for the geckos to get into that food dish! 😂

07/02/2024

'I'm sorry, I wasn't listening...'

06/02/2024

Now available in Switzerland 🇨🇭 through Helvetic Gecko. 👍

29/01/2024

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Have you tried the new Blue River Diets crestie food yet? 🦎🍉🍓

Our geckos are loving it

25/01/2024

🌴🌴The New New Caledonia🌴🌴

Opening doors to the Pacific

Crested geckos and their island-dwelling cousins have become increasingly popular in the UK. Their striking appearance, docile nature and manageable diet requirements make them an ideal first reptile. Previously, housing an arboreal gecko from a remote tropical island in the Pacific would be considered a challenge, but with scientific breakthroughs igniting an exciting field of product development, recreating New Caledonia in our living rooms has never been so accessible.

Island Paradise

Located between Australia and Fiji in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia is exceptionally remote. As a French colony, the 280,000 residents of New Caledonia are considered French citizens and vote for the President of France. The archipelago is broken into three separate provinces across a handful of islands. These islands include Grande Terre (the largest island), The Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago and the Isle of Pines.
New Caledonia has some of the richest biodiversity per square km in the world. Despite being less tropical than other island nations in the region, New Caledonia still has two distinct seasons. The ‘dry’ runs from May until October, whereas the ‘wet’ runs from November to April. During the height of the wet season, sunlight can drop to just 5 hours per day and average between 18°C-22°C, whereas the dry season is much closer to around 8 hours per day and averages between 24°C – 28°C. Of course, this will vary across locations and altitudes.

Gecko Haven

Islands are often home to some of the most unique animals on the planet. Just like Madagascar’s rich spectrum of day geckos, New Caledonia is home to its own group of geckos with striking appearances. From the mossy prehensile-tailed gecko with its impeccable camouflage to the cryptic Bavayia genus and its spectrum of recently discovered species, New Caledonia’s herpetofauna is obscure and mysterious.

The slightly less mysterious, but equally obscure Rhacodactylus genus makes up some of the oddest-looking lizards in the world. The gargoyle gecko (R. auriculatus) and the New Caledonia giant gecko (R. leachinaus) are both exceedingly popular species within the pet trade. However, after being reclassified from Rhacodactylus ciliatus to Correlophus ciliatus, the crested gecko is truly in a league of its own. Now a popular sight in pet shops across the globe, this gecko exhibits a whole list of traits desirable in a pet lizard.