Chris,



I have experimented with this just yesterday. I bought an african frog of some kind from Petco. The frog is tiny, probably only one inch in length. I also bought a tiny crab and I threw them both in with my 12 inch dwarf caiman. So far he didnt eat neither of them, but I believe its only because they are hiding behind small objects and he cannot get to them. He usually snaps at whatever floats or moves by his jaws. I will eventually grab some forceps and wiggle the frog and the crab infront of him so he grabs them. Anyhow, I think a variety of food will do him good. Afterall, they do feed on crustaceans in the wild at this age. I will keep you posted on this experiment. Hopefully he will catch them and let em know who the real king on his habitat is



PS: So far he is mostly feeding on goldfish and crickets ( i dont like this combination bc he needs bone and calcium in his diet to grow) he did eat a live pinky rat. However, he won't eat dead Live pinkies are hard to get around here. I bought a bunch of frozen pinky mice. I hate to see them go to waste. Any suggestions on how to get him started on dead prey? I know he acts on movement only. Maybe i should try and wiggle them infront of him. But i would prefer to leave them on a tray for the night. Any tricks to this?

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