Yeah my geckos just died this morning, I'm not sure if impactions.Yes they can, what substrate are you using?
I own three and use kritters crumble, it's safe for the geckos if ingested. I never had a problem with impaction.
Leaving crickets in the enclosure with your lizards can and will stress them out. If they haven't finish the crickets in a hour is take them out. IMO a couple of dead crickets in a enclosure won't kill a reptile, although it doesn't help. Did they seem healthy to you before they died? Did they give you any signs? Where they defecating? How much heat were you giveing them?2 died. I will taking photos tomorrow morning to show so things I questioning.
It's well known that pet store people don't know what they are talking about most the time. The crickets walk on and bite reptiles. It is not I repeat it is NOT good to leeve crickets in with your lizards for a extended period of time. If they were eating and pooping then I don't think it was an impaction problem. Is there anything else out of the normal you can tell us? How often do you clean out there enclosures?Pet store people said it's good to keep a couple crickets running around in there for a 24/7 food supplie, the night before they died they were very active. They got a daily tank mist, have a look at the photos on the other thread i made.
Ok thanks for that advice, I spot cleaned but I only had them for around 3 weeks so I hadnt cleaned out the whole tank. Check out my new thread for pictures.It's well known that pet store people don't know what they are talking about most the time. The crickets walk on and bite reptiles. It is not I repeat it is NOT good to leeve crickets in with your lizards for a extended period of time. If they were eating and pooping then I don't think it was an impaction problem. Is there anything else out of the normal you can tell us? How often do you clean out there enclosures?
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