[gecko]big meal, little gecko...

[Jared Morris]

So tonight I happened to see a freshly shed Blaberus discoidales in my roach colony. I decided that if my beardy could tackle a couple of these monsters in a sitting, my U. hekeli, Kurt, should get a chance to try one too.   I took the succulent white creepy-crawly out and placed it in the cage on the opposite side of the cage from Kurt.  He immediately noticed it, and had crept up and pounced on it before I could second guess myself for feeding him a roach a little bigger than his head.  He sat with it in his mouth for a good 5 minutes letting it twitch before heaving himself up to a more appropriate chewing perch.  He then commenced to chomp it to pieces for about another 2 minutes before getting it all down.   Needless to say, he looks very full now.  Oh, and the way he chewed that, and the fact that it was a soft white fresh-shed, I sure hope impaction is not a risk - thoughts?   Jared   "With great power, Comes great responsibility"   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cordylus/