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I fed my new juvi some crickets yesterday, I have just finished watching a special on Animal Planet about cave crickets who eat poo, and mold and bacteria. I fished out the crickets and dusted them, and fed them to the gecko. But then I noticed that the oranges I had provided had become moldy with a blue mold,.. is this mold that was probably on and in the crickets going to hurt the gecko any advice would help, I still have about twenty of the little buggers in there, I just want to know if I should throw them out or keep feedin them to my guys an gals? Thank you for the help! "

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I am no expert but I would say toss them out and get new crickets, Keep an eye on your geckos just in case, Keep a closer eye on your cricket food so it dosnt happen in the future. At my local pet store crickets go for $.06 so 20 of them cost $1.20. A lot cheeper than there $70 Leos
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You are what you eat. If you eat blue mold food what do you think would happen to you over time. Now take into account that a gecko is much smaller then you are. You dont have to toss all the crickets out but I would deffinalty not feed them to the gecko without waiting at least 2-3 days of having them in a clean and fresh cage with a solid gut load. Citrus fruits are not good for feeder insects in the first place, Potatoes are great but have to remove them daily, carrots work well and will not mold but shrink as they lose moisture and last longer.