Feeding my 3 month old

[sallycinnamon]

Hi My 3 month old has crickets twice a day and we put veggies out - only every other day though as we noticed he wasn't eating them if we put them out every day. I tried a variety but he basically likes squash and pea pods and that's it! Should he be having less live food and more veggies at his age?
Also I noticed this week he had smelly poo a couple of times which looked like he'd eaten some of his substrate..am hoping this was by accident! Will this harm him??

 

[Rampagingraptor]

You still want to feed him mainly insect food. You should still offer the veggies though.
The smelly poo thing probably isn't a problem as they have pretty stinky poos in general. It can mean parasites if it is really bad, so you can get a fecal test done at the vet if you really want to.
What kind of substrate are you using?

 

[Swe13]

Our 3 month old is eating 60+ large crickets plus a handful of kale daily. Pretty sure he would eat more if they were given. I hope he slows down soon as he cost more per day to feed than my (2) 60lb dogs. (Yes we buy mail-order crickets- store bought is out of the question)

 

[kingofnobbys]

Our 3 month old is eating 60+ large crickets plus a handful of kale daily. Pretty sure he would eat more if they were given. I hope he slows down soon as he cost more per day to feed than my (2) 60lb dogs. (Yes we buy mail-order crickets- store bought is out of the question)

60+ large CRICKETS per day .... even for an adult is unlikely. Are you sure you don't mean 60+ small (about 1/4 size) crickets per day ? That would be believeable.

 

[kingofnobbys]

Hi My 3 month old has crickets twice a day and we put veggies out - only every other day though as we noticed he wasn't eating them if we put them out every day. I tried a variety but he basically likes squash and pea pods and that's it! Should he be having less live food and more veggies at his age?
Also I noticed this week he had smelly poo a couple of times which looked like he'd eaten some of his substrate..am hoping this was by accident! Will this harm him??

85 - 90 % live insect protein at 3 months old. As many as the hatchling will eat in 2 - 3 meals per day.

Peppa and Toothless (now 4 months old +/-) are putting away 15 1/3 sized crickets + 1 - 2 med (2-2.5" long) silkworms + some buk choi and grated carrot EACH per day, now taking 1 large silkworm rather than the mediums , per day EACH. Silkworm moths are very good food , as are bogon moths.
I'm out of medium and small silkworms now, so it's 15-20 1/3 sized crickets for each of them for their 1st meal , and 10 1/3 sized crickets each and their softened repcal juvenile and vetafarm lizard pellets mixed with grated carrot and cut up buk choi greens + some bigger pieces of buk choi greens in their 2nd (late afternoon) meal.

I've upped Peppa and Toothless from 1/3 to 2/3 sized crickets just the yesterday. So substitute that size where I indicate 1/3 sized crickets.


I rarely buy my crickets in tubs from petshops .... way too expensive and very poor quality control and very poor care given by the shop staff who don't bother feeding them or keeping their tubs clean.
If you must buy from pet shops, find out the day they get their insect delivery and be there as soon as possible after the new stock of insects has arrived and ask for FRESH stock. Local petshops get insect deliveries once a week.

 

[Swe13]

Our 3 month old is eating 60+ large crickets plus a handful of kale daily. Pretty sure he would eat more if they were given. I hope he slows down soon as he cost more per day to feed than my (2) 60lb dogs. (Yes we buy mail-order crickets- store bought is out of the question)

60+ large CRICKETS per day .... even for an adult is unlikely. Are you sure you don't mean 60+ small (about 1/4 size) crickets per day ? That would be believeable.

They are the 5 week(3/4") crickets from flukers. He is closer to 4 months but not there yet. He has been a voracious eater since I got him. If you think I am still telling stories feel free to bring 100 1/4" crickets over, I think he'd eat them all in about 10 minutes.

 

[Scotttnz]

Our 3 month old will only eat salad when he thinks nobody is watching. Every now and then I catch him munching on some greens, but he always tries to deny it, and tells me he was really chasing a cricket in his salad or something. It's all part of the ozzy tough guy image I'm sure. :lol:

But the bowl is more often than not much emptier at the end of the day than when I leave for work in the morning.