When ever i give my crested some crickets he misses them. He eventually gets them, but he ends up eating some of his soil substrate. Is this a problem? Should i put in him a box with crickets so that it is easier for him to catch them?
Thanx for replies
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My gecko sux at hunting
Hsoj
Oct 07, 2004 10:25 PM
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hirsch222
Oct 08, 2004 03:52 PM
(FYI: I'm still a newb but I'll try to help ya out here...)
Yes, ingesting soil can be a problem. Ingesting soil substrate can lead to impaction which can be fatal.
A common suggestion is to replace the soil substrate with paper towels. It doesn't look as pretty but it's much easier to take care of, and there's no risk of impaction.
The other thing you can do is bowl feeding - clip the cricket's back legs so they can't jump, and put them in a bowl inside the cage. Make sure that the bowl is under/near some perches/branches to the gecko can see that there are crickets in there. It's kind of tedious to do the leg clipping, but there's no risk of impaction and you get to see exactly how many crickets get eaten.
Hsoj
Oct 08, 2004 06:27 PM
I really dont want to change my substrate to paper towel (i think it looks ugly). I was thinking that i could just put the gecko in a big box with the crickets. Then there is no eating of soil and i will kno how many he ate.
Anyone kno any reasons not to do this?
