HELP!! Cricket bites??!?

[camfink]

So i noticed some red spots on the underside of my beardie...and at first i thought it was normal. So i waited a bit and noticed more.. Soon after i was cleaning the tank at the end of the week and the log i have in there was housing about 12 or 15 crickets! I didnt even know they were there, i never seen them during the day they only apparently came out at night. I totally junked that log and cleaned it out top to bottom. I have included a photo, sorry for blurriness, are these cricket bites?? If so will he be ok?? How should i be treating?

 

[camfink]

Can anyone gimme some advice on treatment? Dont really want this lingering around too long. Thanks

 

[Jiffy]

Hi.
Sorry, but I cant tell from the picture. But crickets can definitely bit and chew on your beardie.
Not really sure of the treatment. Keep it clean, and some neosporin would be ok to put on it.

 

[camfink]

Thank you. I am fairly certain it was the crickets, eventhough i didnt see them do it. Ive got my dragon hand feeding crickets now(he wouldnt eat them from my fingers before) so there shouldnt be any problems with spare crickets hiding on me. And i applied polysporin last night so i will reapply tonight, just wanted to make sure i was taking the right course of action. THANKS!

 

[jacqui778]

Yep, Neosporin is good. You might even want to give him a Betadine bath if they look bad. Just fill up the tub/sink, let him drink if he wants, then pour in some Betadine solution until it looks like weak tea. It wards off infection nicely. I used it for my dragon when he had part of his tail cut off due to retained shed, and now I use it for my rescue, who has sores on her inner lip.

If you aren't up to hand feeding, feeding in a seperate container will do.

Jacqui