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masonmonitors
at Sat Aug 20 13:59:45 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by masonmonitors ]
Oh, so would slugs maybe be better if they don't eat the shells? I feed them five or six days a week, just a small amount. I've read that it will keep their bodies matobolizing(I don't know if that's a real word but you know what I mean) without fattening them up. They're still looking healthy, and active. The best part is that their feeding response has gotten much better. I feed my older savannah solely invertebrates, Roaches, the can 'o snails, superworms, occasionally crickets although the crickets never get eaten because they hide so well in the rather dense foliage. I also have been including once a week, a mixture of two eggs, lean ground turkey meat, as well as vitamins as a treat. He likes that a lot, but I'm trying to keep his diet relative to what it would be in the wild. As for the younger savannah, the only things that he'll eat are nymph roaches and pinkies. The interesting part is that while he's still a hatchling, he readily accepts food right off the tongs, and usually responds even better to tong feeding than if I just drop the food in there. As for the nile and the ornate, I feed them a more meaty diet than the savannah, with the turkey mixture twice a week, scrambled eggs as well, fish, fuzzies, and the occasional roaches. I'll get photos along soon!
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RE: Aquatic snails as feeders? - masonmonitors, Sat Aug 20 13:59:45 2011