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He's STILL impacted. I don't see what I'm doing wrong! I have a separate plastic container to feed him in with no sand in it at all, and I've been feeding him ONE cricket a day! I don't get it...I've even tried Mineral Oil, it works but then he just gets impacted again! I can't keep him on Mineral Oil for the rest of his life! ...can I? I just don't understand. I haven't fed him mealworms because their exo-skeletons are hard for him to digest, so I've layed off those for awhile. He's eating fine and normal, everything's back to normal with him except the fact that he's still impacted! It's really annoying...What am I doing wrong?

Being impatient.

It doesn't happen over night. Give it some time. You ought to remove the sand from his cage altogether, who knows if your little guy is eating sand in search of calcium (which i've heard they are laible to do, mine licks his slate all the time.)

I'd also be careful with the one cricket a night. How big was his tail to begin with? Starving geckos, even impacted ones, make for short-lived friends.

>>Being impatient.
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>>It doesn't happen over night. Give it some time. You ought to remove the sand from his cage altogether, who knows if your little guy is eating sand in search of calcium (which i've heard they are laible to do, mine licks his slate all the time.)
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>>I'd also be careful with the one cricket a night. How big was his tail to begin with? Starving geckos, even impacted ones, make for short-lived friends.

Agreed, on all counts. Paper towels, reptile cage carpet, slate or tile are all better options than sand.
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the sand is whats causing it...why continue this when paper towels are so much cheaper and safer? it doesnt matter where you feed, because sometimes leos will lick sand for minerals, and other times they get sand on their faces and use their tongues to get it off.

good luck!