Trying to eat his log?

[Bulldog]

Why does my Juvy Gecko keep licking his log? It's like he's trying to eat it or something. He also tried to pull some of it off. I feed him daily. Why is he doing this? Do I have to be worried about impaction?

 

[moosassah]

The licking is actually his way of sensing things--like snakes do. I'm assuming this is one of those 1/2 logs with bark on the outside. If he's pulling pieces of it off, I'd remove it from the cage & get any loose pieces off. If it continues to be an issue, I'd switch to a different kind of hide.

Sorry, I have no idea as to why he would be pulling it apart.

 

[Bulldog]

Well, he doesn't do it routinely. It was the first time I saw him do it. And there's no loose pieces around the tank either. It's driftwood.

 

[gerryl]

m8

Well, he doesn't do it routinely. It was the first time I saw him do it. And there's no loose pieces around the tank either. It's driftwood.

...he maybe gettin' a salt fix (calcium ) off it !...have drift-wood myself and seen this happen...now have a small bowl of dry powered Cuttlefish Bone he's now prefers that...looks like this...

http://www.invertsupplies.co.uk/product-21.html


just scrap a little with a coin in the bowl and leave there:main_thumbsup: