Do they all rattle thier tails when they get ready to pounce, or just males? Does it hurt if they bite you? This is our 2nd one the first one we had died. It's obvious to us now the 1st one was unhealthy from the start. We are a little afraid to feed anything other then criskets. I heard that the worms can eat them from the inside out.
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katdd
Jul 20, 2004 02:15 PM
Replies (2)
mizar 21
Jul 20, 2004 05:31 PM
First, i have reptiles for a couple of years now, and i NEVER heard of somebody who had his lizard suffer from a worms eating his inside, NEVER, this is an urban legend.
My gecko use to wig his tail and now he dont, so it depend on the gecko. I dont think that it has something to do with the sex.
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Mizar 21
1.0 Collared lizard (Ganymede)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gethsemani)
1.0 Nerodia Fasciata (Serpentard)
1.2 Cats
Snarks
Jul 21, 2004 12:46 AM
mine has been eating mealworms for 4 years
Don't buy anything from anyone who says mealworms will eat their way through a stomach, they dont' know what they're doing. Cuz firstly they actually bite their prey then theres that thing called stomach acid
and my leos have never bitten me, i will sometimes unintentionally handle them roughly and they are so sweet and tolerant. If they do bite it will not hurt, i've seen one draw blood but that's really rare, they have no teeth
Good luck
