The little white bugs are most likely springtails, they inevitably arrive in any "woody" bedding, even the commercial stuff made for reptiles! They will do abolutely nothing to your gecko, in fact, they are feeding on fungus and mold so I essence they are probably more helpful than damaging.
No worries. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dana Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gecko]question about crested gecko behavior Hi All - I have 2 juvenile R. ciliatus (somewhere between 4-6 months old) and I have noticed over the past 2-3 weeks that on occasion one or both of them will go hide in their bamboo branches and not come out for 2-3 days straight. I am wondering if this is odd behavior at all. Otherwise, they seem to be fine - they are usually out the other 4 days or so out of a week and are eating regularly. Does anyone else's crested do this? I am slightly concerned over the fact that there is mold growing on the inside of the bamboo, which I do wipe down periodically (but can't seem to get rid of it) and this morning I found very, very tiny white bugs crawling on the end of the bamboo that they were sleeping in and have been hiding in for the past 2-3 days. I wiped the little bugs off, but I'm not sure what they were and if they were just going after the mold or if they were going to go after my juvies. I would appreciate any feed back on this. - Thanks, Dana ---------------------------- Dana Chyung 600 Hope St. apt. #1 Providence, RI 02906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 401-447-9938 _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
