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Bad eye sight

Leofreak Oct 17, 2003 09:00 PM

I have a tremper ablino and i put some mealworms on a plastic top, and she was eying the mealworms, but kept missing. So I had to feed her by hand. What could be the problem, could it be from malnutrition?

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cheshireycat Oct 18, 2003 12:44 AM

Yeah, I have a Bell albino with terrible eyesight. To feed her crickets, I use this bright red spoon and I have to hold the cricket in it and she basically sees this spoon move and knows there's a cricket inside. The problem is she has trouble seeing the middle of the spoon, and attacks the sides trying to find the crix. She'll never find crix left loose in her cage and has trouble seeing anything, although, she does maneuver in and out of crevices and hiding spots well. I think she doesn't see details well, but can see larger objects fairly well. So, I completely understand where you're coming from and your frustrations, because this is a pretty big problem for me. It takes me forever to feed my Bell.
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