Great family photos, beardies have great personalites and get very tolerant of handleing. Sounds like your geko nhas been through a lot, glak he ok now.
I think the only danger is if the bug was sprayed with a pesticide, which is probably pretty unlikely. My chams a dragonfly eating machine when i bring him outside but we love the dragonflies as they eat mosquetos.
Great post Dr O, there's some great information we should all consider. Very sorry this info came from such sad circumstances though, best wishes to you and your chams. One question though, what do most vets charge for this service, or how much does the lab charge to do this? I think many would...
hard to say, but stress from the move/show probably is bothering him. Read over the care sheets on this site, chams are one of the tougher lizards to keep, diet, supplements, lighting and cage requirements are crucial. Their uniqueness comes comes at a price.
Being in a cage with frogs and and other animals may have caused the eye problems. If the cham tried to eat one of them and they were too large they might have injured him trying to escape. If he's otherwise healthy i think a good vet has a good chance to save him.
Major props to twatts for a great job and a big heart. For all thse so critical at the op only one person volenteered to help. A lot easier to critize than to help. And how many on here never had an animal in their care die of unnatural causes? As a tropical fish owner i've killed many due to...