Eating paper towels

[TheHiddenGecko]

Anyone ever have a gecko that actually eats paper towels? I found one of my males doing it for the first time and I have no idea why. I just took the paper towel out for now so nothing bad could happen.

 

[LeosForLess]

You arent responding on aim but if theyre wet it could be for water.

 

[gixxer3420]

Nope this is the first time i have heard this?

 

[TheHiddenGecko]

You arent responding on aim but if theyre wet it could be for water.

Then why doesn't he just lap up the water or drink from his water bowl?

 

[GroovyGeckos.com]

I have caught one of my Leos "in a fight" with a paper towel. Nothing happened as the paper stayed intact. Has not happened again.

Maybe just has some issues?... I thought.

 

[marula]

my cresties fight with paper towel too...and i cange form paper towel to newspaper (they can't fight or eat newspaper!)...

 

[GeckoMandi]

I have seen mine licking paper towels after misting, but never eating them that is weird.

 

[dsreptiles]

Then why doesn't he just lap up the water or drink from his water bowl?

I've had some geckos that REFUSE to drink out of water dishes so I sprayed the bottoms of the tank and some of my more friendly geckos would lap water from the tip of the water bottle as I let the water slightly drip. Figured it's better to pamper them than to let them dehydrate.

 

[gothra]

I have a female that accidently ate some wet paper towel while shedding, she had a REAL hard time passing out the paper, she even squeaked while trying to push it out. I had to help her slowly pull it out eventually. So, I no long use paper towel in their humid hides.

 

[cheeseball705]

i have a hole in my paper towel that i use in my cage, but it is also near the food dish where i keep my mealworms and i assume that it is the mealworms as i know they eat paper.

 

[BalloonzForU]

I have a female that accidently ate some wet paper towel while shedding, she had a REAL hard time passing out the paper, she even squeaked while trying to push it out. I had to help her slowly pull it out eventually. So, I no long use paper towel in their humid hides.

I have seen that too.

 

[TheHiddenGecko]

Hmm very interesting comments. I guess I'll keep a close eye on him and see what happens.

 

[Stitch]

I know that some of my geckos have caught some of the paper towel when attacking its food. It does look like it's fighting with the paper towel :main_laugh: . But mine have never torn off a piece. If you think that your leo is not getting enough water try a shorter water dish. I have heard of leos basically not even realizing there is water in the cage. I guess the ledge was too high and the gecko never discovered the water. After switching to a dish with a smaller ledge the gecko seemed to have noticed.

 

[Jeanne]

I have caught one of my Leos "in a fight" with a paper towel.

So, Who won....LOL I would have died laughing if I saw that! :main_yes:

 

[TheHiddenGecko]

I know that some of my geckos have caught some of the paper towel when attacking its food. It does look like it's fighting with the paper towel :main_laugh: . But mine have never torn off a piece. If you think that your leo is not getting enough water try a shorter water dish. I have heard of leos basically not even realizing there is water in the cage. I guess the ledge was too high and the gecko never discovered the water. After switching to a dish with a smaller ledge the gecko seemed to have noticed.

His dish is already pretty small. It's just a little gatorade cap. I might try something a little smaller and see if that works.

 

[Stitch]

I use the Gatoraid caps for my baby leos. Any smaller and the water will probably evaporate by the end of the day. I don't think there's much more you cold do.