Crest Gel is a live food replacement or a supplementary gel for fruit eating Geckos & other reptiles. Crest Gel is a completely balanced ready to eat food which doesnt require any mixing and can be kept ambiently for a long time perfect for supplying to family members to feed when you are on holiday. Simply squeeze the soft gel out of the pack and place in a bowl or area inside the tank or vivarium where your Gecko can reach it with its tongue. Crest Gel contains all the necessary nutrients fruit and insect-eating Geckos need to live a long and health-filled life eliminating the need for added calcium or other mineral supplements. The soft & silky texture replicates the natural fruit your Geckos would find in their natural habitat with the mango fruit and meal worms making Crest Gels easily accepted by your reptiles. No mixing or other preparation is required and the gel should be kept refrigerated once opened lasting up to 30 days. The packaging process eliminates parasites and bacterial issues and the specially designed spout on the pouch maintains the seal and quality of the Crest Gel. The science bit: Due to the Hikari selected ingredients in every mouthful feeding your lizard Crest Gel provides all of the nutrients and vitamins they need in a complete gel and much more convenient than keeping live food. Hikari have bred Crested Geckos at their laboratory facilities in Japan through to a second generation whose parents were fed just on Hikari Herptile Crest gel. It works and your reptile will be delighted by the taste! Hikari wellness is in our DNA.