Leopard Gecko Cricket Bite. The most commonly available insects are mealworms waxworms and crickets. The breeder advised me to remove all decor from the tank before placing in the crickets before removing any uneaten ones an hour or two later.
Yes super worms and crickets can bite leopard geckos and it is painful for your leopard gecko. Leopard geckos will do very well on a diet of mealworms and crickets. The problem tends to be that when the gecko does bite it latches on and the person panics.
If your leopard gecko is ignoring specifically one type of feeder insects then this might be an issue.
When left in the tank for an extended period of time crickets are liable to bite your gecko stress your gecko out and also die in hard to reach places within the tank causing your cage to stink as a result. Can you leave crickets in a leopard gecko cage. Crickets are a good source of nutrition for leopard geckos but there are other feeders out there that can be given to them as alternatives that are just as good. A leopard gecko bite is not very dangerous.
