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GJ · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:37 am Post subject:

John.ev
That was the first thing that came to mind, i left him several days with out food and he still only ate a single freshly moulted roach.

MJ
I was thinking the same thing, Its just got me a little baffled that other people have managed to raise odatria(Ackies in particular) solely on crickets and small rodents in the past. Some days i throw in crickets,lobsters and dubia in all at once and he still shows very little interest.

I will try some locusts and i will switch the livefood around more frequently.

master pt · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Maybe you need to check your husbandry, temps, humidity and so on
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Good luck Wink

GJ · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject:

I don't think that is the problem, the viv was tried and tested well in advance using temp gun and digital thermometer/hydrometer.

130-150f basking spot
78-90f ambient
60-70% humidity
6 inches of topsoil/playsand mix

I have an ackie stacks at both ends of the viv with various bits & pieces in between for cover.

Nelson · Key Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 318

When I first bought mine he was getting mice as a staple.

On top of that he'd get chicken, mince, fish, eggs, prawns etc (basicly a little bit of what ever we were eating that night Wink

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Also locusts and giant mealworms Laughing

Now he's adult he gets the same but he only gets fed meat twice/three times a week, locusts are avalible at all times.