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My panter will not eat like he use to 2-3 crickets maybe if i'm lucky i'm not sure if he's just bored with them i tryed mealworm he will only eat about 3-4 at one point he was eating 5-6 crickets an 7-8 mealworms he's looking very thin how can i pack some weight on him i'm thinking about silkworms?? please help if you can on any ideas

It might be a good idea to take him to a vet if he's getting thin...there may be a health issue or reason for what's going on.

Can you tell us about your husbandry...temperatures? Supplements? Gutloading/feeding the insects? Do you have a UVB light source that doesn't pass through glass or plastic?

How old is he?

He is about 7 months old He stands strong on this plant its just he eats very little he ate 1 cricket today he lives out side in a 4ft by 2ft screen cage it get a little to hot sometimes so i cover some side to keep the florida sun from over doing it

Ok this morning I tryed to feed my panter he only ate 1 cricket yesterday so i showed him another cricket today also i had a pinky he didnt look twice at the pinky an walked away so i showed him the cricket he start heading over to make his attack he ate the cricket but i noticed he closed his eyes when he ate an ate his food with his mouth wide open alot so i put the pinky close to his mouth as he was eating he ate the pinky as well how long does it take normaly for them to pass somthing like that?? an has anyone do somthing like this before is this style of i guess you can say force feeding bad?? i never pushed it in or forced him but guess you can say tricked him??

I have a 2yr old Mafana that eats nothing but superworms a real pain in the %$*. He Dosnt even eat other worms. I just gutload the hell out of them.

It sounds as if he's bored. After spending months eating the same couple of feeders he's lost interest. Can't blame him. You need to look into other insects such as hornworms (cultivated, not gathered off tomato plants), silkworms, roaches, and flying insects that you can keep in the cage. Also, changing your gutload will change the taste of the feeders a bit. Having a few flying insects in the cage will give him something to hunt and often sparks new interest.

I suggest a vet visit to rule out possible health issues. But it sounds like boredom to me. Offering just crickets and mealworms isnt good husbandry IMHO. Add butterworms, silkworms, kingworms, roaches, phasmids, hormworms, etc
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Sandra
BC Canada

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