Paki/Pak-man/Pakman is about 6 or 7 months old. I've had him for 6 weeks. Ever since I got him, I've been taking him back to PetSense to visit Kayla. It's because of her, I believe, that he is so tame and does not mind being held. Chances are, maybe, he would have gotten that way anyway just be living with us; but, PetSense hasd him since he was about 4 weeks old and he stayed at the shop for a long time before I bought him.
I've been feeding him canned crickets, dubia roaches, and soldier fly larva. Not all at the same time; but, I would mix the offerings up every day. Paki will eat the canned crickets if I cut them to make them smaller, especially those big ones. He seems to prefer living food that he can see moving around.
The soldier fly larva are auto-delivered every 4 weeks. I get the small ones which are about 1/4" long. This was a good size for Paki when I got my first shipment. Even though he is bigger, I think they are still a good size and up until 2 days ago, if I dumped some of these squirmy little things into his bowl, he would eat them up like they were candy.
I decided to take the 1/4" larva off of auto-delivery and switched to the 1/2" larva which I should get in the next delivery. I think this will be a good size as well.
This is the first time that I've seen him not eat any of the larva. However, he will still eat roaches and the canned crickets. The crickets smell bad; but, according to customer service at Flukers, the odor is normal.
I have discovered that black soldier fly larva work great in the compost bin and can produce kitchen scraps rather quickly. So, I'm not throwing anything away.
Paki does have some shed skin patches that are in the process of falling off. I've been told that shedding could be the reason why he's not eating as much. Other than this change in his wanting to eat the larva, everything else seems normal.
Should I just hold off giving him larva or just keep offering them to him?
I've been feeding him canned crickets, dubia roaches, and soldier fly larva. Not all at the same time; but, I would mix the offerings up every day. Paki will eat the canned crickets if I cut them to make them smaller, especially those big ones. He seems to prefer living food that he can see moving around.
The soldier fly larva are auto-delivered every 4 weeks. I get the small ones which are about 1/4" long. This was a good size for Paki when I got my first shipment. Even though he is bigger, I think they are still a good size and up until 2 days ago, if I dumped some of these squirmy little things into his bowl, he would eat them up like they were candy.
I decided to take the 1/4" larva off of auto-delivery and switched to the 1/2" larva which I should get in the next delivery. I think this will be a good size as well.
This is the first time that I've seen him not eat any of the larva. However, he will still eat roaches and the canned crickets. The crickets smell bad; but, according to customer service at Flukers, the odor is normal.
I have discovered that black soldier fly larva work great in the compost bin and can produce kitchen scraps rather quickly. So, I'm not throwing anything away.
Paki does have some shed skin patches that are in the process of falling off. I've been told that shedding could be the reason why he's not eating as much. Other than this change in his wanting to eat the larva, everything else seems normal.
Should I just hold off giving him larva or just keep offering them to him?