bummer...lost my first gecko...

[brian547]

well, i checked all my hatchlings when i got home from work and they were all ok. well i went to feed and mist the tubs and when i got to the last one, the most recent hatchling, i found it dead on the bottom of the tub. i cleaned out the tub and found a spider in there and am wondering if it had bitten the gecko. i smashed it in frustration and didn't check to see what kind it was. we don't have a whole lot of poisonous spiders here so i highly doubt it was. the auric was a beautiful pattern with lots of orange coming in and its a huge bummer...but now im worried about spiders. is there any kind of spray, pellets, etc that i can put in the room that wont effect the geckos to kill/prevent spiders? i had a frickin' horrible day at work, and when i got home. and to top it off it was my b-day and no one but like 25 forum auto e-mails said anything. i had seen my family today and they didn't say anything, and i didn't bring it up b/c i didn't wanna make them feel bad for forgetting...lol.

 

[ajveachster]

What a crappy day. Sorry to hear all that went wrong. I don't know of anything you can spray. You should be able to find some sticky traps at your local home improvement store. They can be used for a variety of bugs and spiders. They are kind of like the glue traps for mice.

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

First of all, all spiders are venomous. So it is indeed possible that the spider bit the hatchling, and the hatchling died as a result. I wouldn't completely rule it out. It's also possible that this particular hatchling was just weak and died of unknown causes. Sorry for your loss!

 

[Chewbecca]

aww! I'm SOOO sorry!

We lay glue traps down in our garage and basement.
We don't get a lot of spiders, but we do it as a preventative.

 

[Kristi23]

I'm sorry the baby passed away.