Helloo,
Myself and boyfriend started producing our own live food for my gecko around November last year and are now self sustainable. We have basically got a mealworm farm going.
However
Recently we have noticed something odd in the adult beetles. Now, we are aware that they can get stuck on their backs from time to time and also when they die they will twitch, but this is A LOT different. Some have been very shaky when walking and when on their backs cannot right themselves and are having what look like convulsions or seizures with the legs shaking in a rigid and seizure like fashion.
The only thing that has changed recently is some of the food we are gut loading them on. Originally they had bits of apple, potato, carrot and green leaves like rocket but we had a roast at the weekend and had parsnip left over so put that in there for them to eat (uncooked).
Could it be that the parsnip is poisonous to them?
Has anyone else had anything like this before?
Tessario
Myself and boyfriend started producing our own live food for my gecko around November last year and are now self sustainable. We have basically got a mealworm farm going.
However
Recently we have noticed something odd in the adult beetles. Now, we are aware that they can get stuck on their backs from time to time and also when they die they will twitch, but this is A LOT different. Some have been very shaky when walking and when on their backs cannot right themselves and are having what look like convulsions or seizures with the legs shaking in a rigid and seizure like fashion.
The only thing that has changed recently is some of the food we are gut loading them on. Originally they had bits of apple, potato, carrot and green leaves like rocket but we had a roast at the weekend and had parsnip left over so put that in there for them to eat (uncooked).
Could it be that the parsnip is poisonous to them?
Has anyone else had anything like this before?
Tessario