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11-03-2004, 01:16 PM

I have direct experience with bacterial infections in my geckos caused from dry dog food as gut-load. The meat by-products in these feeds are not pasteurized and can become rancid in the GI systems of the crickets. This poses no problem for the insect, but the chronic ingestion of these crix by the geckos can have damaging results.

Also, the corn used in dry commercial dog/cat food is from a low-grade of grain that did not pass the UDSA's approval for human consumption. Most of this corn has been exposed to blight, (a fungus), and when the chow is allowed to become wet, can produce an Aflatoxin, (usually Aspergillus flavus) which is a poisonous toxin that can can kill your gecko.

Resource: Frye, FL. Reptile Diseases: An Atlas of Care and Treatment. 1991. TFH Publishing, Inc., Neptune City NJ.

11-03-2004, 01:16 PM	#7
Golden Gate Geckos	warning!!! I have direct experience with bacterial infections in my geckos caused from dry dog food as gut-load. The meat by-products in these feeds are not pasteurized and can become rancid in the GI systems of the crickets. This poses no problem for the insect, but the chronic ingestion of these crix by the geckos can have damaging results. Also, the corn used in dry commercial dog/cat food is from a low-grade of grain that did not pass the UDSA's approval for human consumption. Most of this corn has been exposed to blight, (a fungus), and when the chow is allowed to become wet, can produce an Aflatoxin, (usually Aspergillus flavus) which is a poisonous toxin that can can kill your gecko. Resource: Frye, FL. Reptile Diseases: An Atlas of Care and Treatment. 1991. TFH Publishing, Inc., Neptune City NJ.