Gaz eating a dubia roach

[kholtme]

Heres a video of Gaz eating a dubia roach. He always does this thing with his neck after he eats where he turns his head to one side and pops his neck. Idk why he does it, but he does it often and multiple times after eating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mchDuFBQu_w

 

[muffin_song]

Can't watch the whole video right now (at work), but I noticed my leo doing the same thing the other day post-dubia. Glad to hear that it's fairly normal behavior, I was a little concerned!

 

[logan1234]

I really like his pattern .

 

[JessJohnson87]

Love it! He was really interested in the camera

I think they do the neck popping thing to help move the roach down the esophagus, I only notice mine doing that when he eats roaches or hornworms.

 

[kholtme]

Do your guys geckos make a popping sound or just the motion? I knew the motion was pretty regular but wasnt sure about the noise.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

This GoPro video was shot at leo level. It's awesome, Kyle! I love it and all the upgrades you've made to Gaz's vivarium. He's looking good.

I've seen my leo Cha snake her upper body from side to side after she eats a large dubia. I've not noticed any sound.