eating ants

[fishingman1]

Can leopard geckos eat ants? I have these big ants in my house and I was wondering if a gecko would eat them?

 

[Tony C]

Probably not. Most likely they are too small to interest a gecko, and a lot of ants have nasty defenses, they can do a LOT more damage than you would expect. There is also the possibility of pesticide exposure, I lost a group of dart frogs last year because some ants that had been exposed to poison traps crawled into the frogs tank and were eaten.

 

[fishingman1]

thanks. ill keep an eye out for any in her cage.

 

[RoninSTi]

Probably not. Most likely they are too small to interest a gecko, and a lot of ants have nasty defenses, they can do a LOT more damage than you would expect. There is also the possibility of pesticide exposure, I lost a group of dart frogs last year because some ants that had been exposed to poison traps crawled into the frogs tank and were eaten.

what he said. :main_laugh::main_thumbsup: