feeding young BTS every other day?

[StaceyLeigh]

Thor is 6 weeks. He has been eating well for us, but only eats every other day. We have been offering food every day, but he ignores it one day, then will chow down the next. Should I still offer every day, or just go with the every other day schedule?

[MissMeg]

I would offer it too him every other day. IMO. Theres no need to waist food lol. We did this with Ruckus We would only feed him when he ate. For a while I was putting food in his cage twiice a week but he only ate once, so now were down to once a week.

Maybe someone else may know better than me though so id wait to see what others say.

[blackmailchan]

My BTS is only a year old and when I first got him he ate a full meal every other day, and the days in between those, he'd only eat about half a meal. But the previous owner took really bad care of him so I think his is why he was so inclined to eat. Now he eats every other day or sometimes not at all depending on how he feels.

I'd continue to feed your skinkie every other day with lots of healthy foods unless you think there's some kind of health requirement not being met, like calcium, which you'd then need to supplement or change in the diet.

[Alioop]

Every other day is still plenty of food, even for a young bts. Don't worry about it.