Since your Ornate is young; her preference for carnivorous foods will be high and taper off to being more omnivorous as an adult. But as you have previously stated Ornates are naturally more carnivorous than other boxies subspecies. Each ornate will have it's favorite foods.. You will learn those she really prefers; however remember it's best for her to have variety. Other foods besides those you have listed are crickets, roaches, caterpillars, waxworms, thawed frozen pinkie mice( frozen at least four days as a precaution against parasites), cooked chicken, sowbugs aka pillbugs, ripe cantaloupe, blackberries, de-spined prickly pear cactus, tomatoes, sliced peaches, apples, mango, dandelions flower and leaves, romaine lettuce, collard greens and grapes. Dusting insects and mice with Rep Cal D3, three/ four times a week is recommended.



*Foods that my Ornates have especially relished are earthworms, thawed cut up previously frozen pinkie mice, ripe cantaloupe, crickets, dandelion flowers, pillbugs, waxworms and at times- blackberries.



You might try and mix her favorite with chopped up veggies.



Ric K.

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