by kingofnobbys » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:25 am
Never drop more than 2 or 3 crickets into the tank at a time, this makes it much easier for your hatchling to keep track of the insects and catch them all, and makes it easier for you to as well.
It's OK to recover the uneaten crickets by
> picking up the hatchling and depositing him in a tub
> then taking the stuff out of the tank and recovering the rogue crickets who are hiding
then returning the stuff to the tank with some clean paper (this will deal with poos)
then place hatchling back in tank.
Make a daily routine of this and he'll soon learn the routine and you can start bonding with/taming him by doing this each day (a few minutes of handling per day unless he's chill on you - some are quite chill when they discover a human is a warm safe place almost from the getgo.
I'd deposit some fresh leafy greens in the tank , the rogue crickets will be drawn to this rather than your hatchling's soft areas and the hatchling will soon notice the crickets raiding the salad and make fast work of them (might even accidentially eat so salad in the process). Leave the salad in overnight , you will see crickets coming out to nibble on the stuff , that's a good time to recapture them.
CBDs: Cleopatra & Caesar born 28Jan19.
Puff (RIP 10Dec15),Rex (RIP 16Mar17),Toothless (RIP 26Nov17).Peppa (RIP 22Mar19).
EBTSs : George & Mildred (born july 2010).
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