Thanks Julie,
The gecko is fine now and passing the food. The moss was in a hidebox. We
removed it and spray her each day. We do use the rep carpet. Easy to clean.
Take care,
Kevin
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From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Impactions
> Hi Kevin,
>
> I always recommend, in fact require for my health warranty on my leopards,
that
> juvies are NEVER kept on ingestible substrate. This is just a bad idea for
many
> reasons, first and foremost it is possible they will ingest the substrate
and
> this is not something that is easily recovered from if at all. Second
beginners
> are not familiar with the leopard husbandry routine enough to know what to
look
> for in case of impaction. Be safe and use Repticage carpet or paper
towels.
>
> If you suspect an impaction has occurred it is time to call the
non-domestic
> vet.
>
> Julie Bergman
> http://www.geckoranch.com
> GGA lifetime member
>
> Kevin Emmerich wrote:
>
> > We have a juvenile leopard gecko that eats everyday and leaves a scat
every
> > day. He/she did not leave a scat this time. I noticed that while eating
a
> > cricket, the gecko also ate a piece of moss next to it. Could they get
> > impactions from this? The temp is 85 to 88 in the terrarium. I thought
that
> > they would digest regular terrarium moss. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
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