Bottomless pit

[Duriel]

Little guy is getting out of control! He ate 100 baby dubias last night. Still ignoring greens... He's even started eating from my hand. Freaks out a little until I stop moving and only the roach is moving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVHrPhfdJjE
Video is only like 10.

Edit: Disregard the rock solid (?) silicone on the side of tank (used to be a half/half frog setup).

 

[jjaimeebles]

I've had the same issue. My girl LOVES her crickets and worms. Anything that moves is food.
Try feeding him less until he is hungry enough to take the greens and keep offering them every day. I had to not feed my girl for five days, until she ate some greens. Now she eats a little bit every morning. And then I let her have live food later in the day. Have you tried making the greens more interesting? Like switching up the greens...spinach, kale every once in awhile, collard greens, dandelion greens? Or mashing up some raspberries, or adding baby food (the approved beardie fruits) It didn't work for mine, but I've heard that others really enjoy it. Good luck!

 

[Duriel]

Caught him! Walked into the room and he was casually eating his spring mix greens/butternut squash/carrot blend. He looked right in my eyes and refused to continue while I was there. He will devour roaches seconds after I dump them into his bowl and even sometimes snap them off of my fingers, but seems gunshy about me being around when he eats greens. lol

 

[Duriel]

Wow I went to check on him and his bowl was empty! (minus some side-clingers) I think he's fully adjusted. Devoured about 3 oz of mixed greens/etc.

 

[ashleyelsha]

mine has been surprising me with empty salad bowls here recently as well. I always say be consistent with presenting greens every day and eventually they will eat them.

 

[kcarello]

OMG!!!!! This thread just made me crack up!!! These little turds!!!!

 

[jjaimeebles]

Mine is the same!! When I feed her greens, I like to watch her to see how much of it she eats. If I stand there for too long she gives me a long stare and runs away from the food bowl. They're such brats! haha

 

[Travis1102]

I didn't think about a bowl like that. Do most people feed the roaches out of a bowl? It makes sense since they can't climb...

I'm probably picking up a starter colony tomorrow so I can switch from crickets to Dubias. My new beardie that I got on Friday will eat me into poverty if I have to coninue buying crickets locally...