Did I make the right decision?

[Revilo]

A few hours ago, I was feeding my gecko his first dubia roach in four or so days (he hasn't taken to eating recently) and I managed to grab one of the wings of an adult male to dangle him in front of my gecko. I was able to get him to strike and chomp down, and he took a few gulps afterwards, after which he stopped. He didn't move, and he held the roach with his mouth open. After about half a minute of him making no progress, I began to get worried. The roach didn't appear to be moving, but neither did he. The gecko was clearly breathing, but I was terribly concerned, so I grasped the sides of his torso and gave him a few nudges, and within a few seconds he had spat it out, writhing and clearly not long for this world. The gecko seemed fine afterwards.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I wonder if anyone else has been in a similar situation. I am not sure if I should have left him alone or if I should have assumed that he was having serious trouble and should have made every effort to extricate that roach. I would appreciate any advice.

 

[Mel&Keith]

There must be something very strange about eating a Dubia roach for the first time. I've noticed several of our Leos and Cresteds do this then eventually finish eating it. It's like they get excited, kill it, and then sitting there trying to figure out what it is. lol As long as it's not too big for your gecko to eat I'd just set them take as long as they want. If they decide not to eat it they'll probably spit it out on their own.