I have a young Pictus (we've had him about 7 months--he was very tiny) that generally eats about 6-7 small to medium crickets 2-3 times a week. We dust the crickets in rep-cal. He lives in a ten-gallon tank with sand, a margarine-tub humid hide (so attractive!), a fake stump that he loves to hide in, a water bowl and some bark to hide under. We have a heat mat under 1/3 of the tank. Recently the Box Elder Beetles decided to swarm outside my house--they do this twice a year, and sit on the side of the house in the sun, and come into the house whenever they can. This is a relatively innocuous bug, kind of like a lightning bug without the light, non-aggressive. We fed Tiger (the gecko) some beetles (we don't spray them) along with some crickets, and he happily ate them. Last night my daughter pointed out a wad of Box Elder Beetle wings/etc. in Tiger's accustomed bathroom spot; it was much larger than his usual waste. Did he cough this up? Is it OK to feed him things with wings (my daughter's concern)? I understand mealworms are too fatty for him; should I vary his diet? and if so, with what? Any advice is welcome! Thanks!

Jan

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