That is totally wrong. Only unheathy lizards in poorly setup cages have that occur.



When that occurs, thats telling you the keeper the cage setup is wrong and or, the captive is very unhealthy.



Lets look back to nature, they are hatched in the wild, where there are all these bugs and many more, bugs that eat them, snakes that eat them, birds and mammals that eat them, etc.



They must find shelter to escape form all those constant pressures. They have safe burrows where nothing can get to them, or crevices. A normal burrow is where they squeeze in and then block the burrow with their tail, which is why the tail has thick spiny scales. If you the keeper do not provide them the ability to do whats natural, its you fault.



If you allow a million crickets to grow up in the cage, its still your fault.



Lastly and most importantly, I have raised hundreds upon hundreds of ackies, which is the context of this threat and never once had bugs chew eyelids or toes or tail tips.



My bet is, it has not happened to you either, and your just saying its possible, guess what, anything is possible, but the real concern is, what is probable.



Husbandry is defined as to give support, to husband, its not to take away or control and think of the animal has helpless. Its to give them what they require to attain a normal life.



So I say, to improve husbandry, give them more, not take away all that gives them life. Thanks

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