So here's the story.
I work at PetSmart IN CANADA - please don't bash, because we have very different policies than the states and the store I work in has very dedicated pet care staff who go above and beyond the call of duty. River was a non-eater that we were caring for and, at one point, very carefully force feeding (taking special care to avoid aspiration). I was the first person she started eating for on her own and after that I simply fell in love - the more crickets I could get into her, the happier I was. When she started actively hunting them, I decided that I just had to take her home, now knowing that she was going to make it.
My major concern is her size - is it common for non-eaters to be very small? Looking at images and measurements, she's closer to the size of a 5-6 week old, but she's at least 10 weeks (we had her in our isolation room for almost 2 months). Will she catch up or is there a chance that she'll end up being a smaller dragon?
I'm also curious about what size phoenix worms would be best? I've been reading a LOT about them and they seem like a really good option for feeding, will probably do a mix of worms and crickets, because she seems kind of bored if her food isn't highly active (she ignores crickets if they aren't running around, and showed little interest in worms at the store.)
I'm so in love, this is so much fun ^.^
I work at PetSmart IN CANADA - please don't bash, because we have very different policies than the states and the store I work in has very dedicated pet care staff who go above and beyond the call of duty. River was a non-eater that we were caring for and, at one point, very carefully force feeding (taking special care to avoid aspiration). I was the first person she started eating for on her own and after that I simply fell in love - the more crickets I could get into her, the happier I was. When she started actively hunting them, I decided that I just had to take her home, now knowing that she was going to make it.
My major concern is her size - is it common for non-eaters to be very small? Looking at images and measurements, she's closer to the size of a 5-6 week old, but she's at least 10 weeks (we had her in our isolation room for almost 2 months). Will she catch up or is there a chance that she'll end up being a smaller dragon?
I'm also curious about what size phoenix worms would be best? I've been reading a LOT about them and they seem like a really good option for feeding, will probably do a mix of worms and crickets, because she seems kind of bored if her food isn't highly active (she ignores crickets if they aren't running around, and showed little interest in worms at the store.)
I'm so in love, this is so much fun ^.^
