basiliscus is an omnivore; its diet consists of insects, for example, beetles or dragon flies; flowers, and small vertebrates such as snakes, birds, eggs, and fish.

What type of insects do basilisks eat?

Their diet includes insects, spiders, smaller lizards, small mammals, crawfish and snails. At the Smithsonian's National Zoo, green crested basilisks are fed insects and earthworms. Pregnant females become plump one to two weeks after breeding.

What should I feed my green Basilisk?

Feeding Basilisks

Locust, crickets, waxworms and mealworms do just great, fed in 10-minute intervals. Hatchlings require feeding like this about 3 times per day, then once a day as juveniles and about 3 times per week as adults as much as they can eat in ten minutes. As they get older, some veg is good too.