hello,

just for clarity, i am not a pro with hogs. i currently have 9 westerns and a pair of southerns. they are all thriving except for my 1 "maintenance" feeder.

i was wondering if you all ever have any hatchlings that just turn into maintenance feeders? by this i mean they will only eat enough to survive, but not to grow.

example... over 4 months ago i bought 1.2 of late 2012 het toffees. they all started off around 10g. the male and one of the females are doing great. eating every 3 days. the male is 30g , the female is female is 40g . the maintenance feeders is 16g and been holding :/

with the picky eater, i have tried scenting with tuna, spam, sardines, live, f/t, braining, and lizard scent. she only eats about once every week to 2 weeks no matter what i have tried.

i keep all my hogs on the same room with 80 ambient, 92 degree hot spot, fairly small appropriately sized bins, a hide, and water. i do not handle the picky eater unless absolutely needed. for me, i have found they eat better when in fairly small containers. containers that they can touch both ends when they stretch out.

i have learned all the individual habits and personalities of the other. the maintenance feeder i cant figure out. it's a shame for her health sake and the fact that she is a beautiful red het toffee.

do some just maintenance feed and never reach breedable adult size? i refuse to just sell her and dump her on someone unsuspectingly.

any thoughts? feed back? advice?

thanks...
jonathan

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