Hi there, this little guy has got me stressed these days.
A few weeks back, I decided to change up his diet by introducing new feeders (butterworms, hornworms), as treats. Ever since then, he constantly turns his nose up at crickets.
So after a few days of this, I tried having him eat superworms as his staple (I know there's mixed opinions on this), but it gave him diarrhea and clearly he wasn't digesting them well enough. So despite the fact that he seemingly really likes them and jumps at the opportunity, not sure if this is a fix.
So I'm on day 3 of pushing crickets back. He maybe eats 1 or 2 if he's hungry enough and then turns his nose up at them.
Same challenge with calcium powder, even if it was on the superworms. Eats anything without and ignores those that are powdered.
I understand they can get sick of their everyday feeders, but unfortunately dubia's are illegal here. I'm offering fresh veggies every day which he picks at, but I don't know what to do to get him eating the crickets on a regular basis.
Basking - 95-97*
Cool Side - 80*
40 gallon breeder
Repti-Sun 10 UVB Bulb, recently replaced around the 5 month mark.
Baths every few days, time outside of the viv
A few weeks back, I decided to change up his diet by introducing new feeders (butterworms, hornworms), as treats. Ever since then, he constantly turns his nose up at crickets.
So after a few days of this, I tried having him eat superworms as his staple (I know there's mixed opinions on this), but it gave him diarrhea and clearly he wasn't digesting them well enough. So despite the fact that he seemingly really likes them and jumps at the opportunity, not sure if this is a fix.
So I'm on day 3 of pushing crickets back. He maybe eats 1 or 2 if he's hungry enough and then turns his nose up at them.
Same challenge with calcium powder, even if it was on the superworms. Eats anything without and ignores those that are powdered.
I understand they can get sick of their everyday feeders, but unfortunately dubia's are illegal here. I'm offering fresh veggies every day which he picks at, but I don't know what to do to get him eating the crickets on a regular basis.
Basking - 95-97*
Cool Side - 80*
40 gallon breeder
Repti-Sun 10 UVB Bulb, recently replaced around the 5 month mark.
Baths every few days, time outside of the viv