Puff is refusing to eat his dubia in favor of superworms

[spyderk]

What would you do? He will refuse the dubia but then if you offer superworms, he will eat and eat and eat, usually. I offered 1 dubia, he refused. Offered 1 superworm, he chowed it down. Offered 1 dubia again, nope!

He has been eating dubia since he arrived here with no issues until the arrival of the superworms. :?:

Thanks for any advice!

I should add that he is just about 12" long (not a big guy, so I do like it when he chows down on his food!)

 

[Cinder9]

Sounds like the problem i had with mine when he wanted nothing but reptiworms when i switched back to crickets after i ran out. With mine i just had to keep trying over and over until finally after not eating for a while he was hungry enough to eat a few crickets then the next day he ate a few more and before i knew it he had forgotten about the worms and was back to normal. Also you shouldnt feed him superworms until hes about 15in long and just like mealworms they tend to get addicted to them very easily. I would cut supers out of his diet for a while.

 

[spyderk]

I've been trying to find out why about the size requirement for the supers. They are baby supers, and my breeder gave me the okay (she sent them to me for him to try). I was hoping we could have an even mix of dubia and supers, but Puff has other ideas!

 

[Cinder9]

The baby ones would be ok to feed him i suppose but given your situation with the addiction he has to them i wouldnt continue doing so. I would definetly stick with dubias. They are an excellent feeder especially for younger dragons who are still growing, plus they breed like theres no tomorrow.

 

[spyderk]

My Puff has an addiction. :lol:

Now these supers are going to get MASSIVE in the meantime, I bet. I am shivering just thinking about it. Then again, I'd take massive supers over massive dubia. I want to buy another dragon to help eat all of the bugs!

 

[Cinder9]

And were having an intervention you wont be at any real loss with the supers, theyre pretty cheap so theres no dent in your pockets. If they stay small enough you can give em to him as a treat but not more than 1 or 2 every week or so or he might relapse haha. Good luck!