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uroplatus Contributing Member
Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 108 Location: middlesbrough
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject: Feeding Pinkies |
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Tonight we defrosted some pinkies for the chahoua, but one of them wasn't interested so we had a couple spare. We thought we would try the cresteds, I thought they wouldn't entertain them but they loved them. Anyone else tried feeding pinkies to their cresteds. _________________ 20 years experience in reptile keeping.
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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Nope, but I bet they are great for breeding females. I may try a few tonight. What about leachies, did you try those? _________________
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uroplatus Contributing Member
Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 108 Location: middlesbrough
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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We have tried the leachies in the past with pinks, fuzzies and even a small mouse lol but only the big male ate them, he would only eat them chopped up, even the pinks had to be cut so he could smell them.
I thought the female cresties would definitely benefit from them, especially after laying a clutch it would give them a boost. I'm going to try and use them in the future and dip the pinkies rumps in calcium to give an extra boost! _________________ 20 years experience in reptile keeping.
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crouchy Key Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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i would try it with my breeding females but most of them have gone off live food recently so im not sure they would take it. Im getting some leachies soon though so hopefully they will take some _________________
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Jackie Site Moderator
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 1382 Location: North East England
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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I've not tried pinks with Cresteds. Both my leachies love pinks and fuzzies. I wonder if aurics would take to them??? _________________ Best wishes, Jackie
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Phil1988 Captivebred Communist
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 1589 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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I might try mine with them, I think my male would take one easy - he managed an adult dubia roach the other day that was almost as big as him! |
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crouchy Key Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Jackie wrote: | I wonder if aurics would take to them??? |
I tried some pinks with the aurics i got from you last year and they showed no interest. I didnt try cutting them though as has been suggested before _________________
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neep_neep Key Member
Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 274 Location: Sheffield/Peterborough
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I actually tried one of my females with a pinky for the first time during the week - she took it no problems - but then again, she seems to eat absolutely anything I hand her via the tweezers... I was expecting her to be full up for a good couple of days, but oh no, next night she still managed to clear her bowl of CGD _________________ Sophie
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Jackie Site Moderator
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 1382 Location: North East England
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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I tried one of my greedy aurics (she never refuses food..lol) with a small pink last night and she didn't touch it. I offered one to my female chahoua though and she did express some interest in it. She licked it quite a few times, however it was still in the bowl this morning. Perseverance I think.... _________________ Best wishes, Jackie
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zarozinia CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 894 Location: Lost in my own little world
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting, i have never thought of feeding them the occassional pinkie. _________________ Cheers Angi
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