Can crickets get too large to feed a gecko lizard?

Question

Small crickets in our gecko's habitat have gotten big.

Answer 1

I'm thinking gecko's had expandable throats.. like other reptiles such as the snake. My brother has 3 gecko's and always buy's the largest crickets. They've never had trouble eating them. Maybe the link I've added will help you learn more.

Answer 2

Would be helpful if you mention how long the gecko and how big around in the middle, for example; middle the size of a dime and 3-4" length should eat about 1/2" crickets
nickel and about 5-6" length can eat about 3/4" crickets
quarter size around middle and longer than 6" can eat 1" crickets.
Very important to feed the correct size food and not overfeed because crickets will eat out the eyes of lizards if moisture and food are not available. Feeding food too large is an easy way to kill a young lizard.

Answer 3

you're not supposed to leave the crickets in the reptile habitat. They can eat at your gecko and cause it stress that will kill the gecko. Feed the gecko a few crickets a day or every other day and take out the uneaten crickets.

Answer 4

The general rule for feeding lizards is to never feed them anything "wider" than the distance between their eyes. Basically if the insect is smaller than their head, they should be fine.
You didn't say what type of gecko, size, age, ect. That information would help people next time. :)

Answer 5

If it's a tokay gecko, there's no cricket too big. Use your judgement. Does it look like he could chew it up and swallow it? If so, then he probably can.