Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

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Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby Gao » Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:01 am

I have a healthy, happy Irian Jaya blue tongue skinks that eats actively but just won't touch live feeders. I feed her canned dog food with added fresh greens and fruits. I have a Dubia colony for my bearded dragon and I think it's better for my bluey to have some, too. The only time that she had any live insect was when I just got her, she had like 10 live crickets. But after that she haven't had any live insects. How can I get her to eat roaches?
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby jesswebb93 » Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:00 am

It's normal for Blueys to go off live feeders as they get older. Both of mine loved insects as babies, but as they've matured they now don't have any interested in them and just eat their dog food. I tried to give them hornworms, silkworms etc but to no avail. I wouldn't worry about their lack of interested though, what you're feeding them is perfectly fine as it is :)
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby TPceebee » Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:05 am

Blueys have personal preferences to certain foods. Perhaps as she hasnt eaten roaches before she refuses them. You could try killing the roaches and putting them in her normal dinner to start with. You could also hold the roach in a pair of tongs rather than letting it run free?

I tried feeding my bluey morio worms and despite him liking live feeders he wouldn't touch them.
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby alichamp » Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:45 pm

Have you tried putting the insects in the fridge for a short time (10-15 minutes) to slow them down a bit before feeding? If they are too active and fast blueys might not care to chase them, so people do this for crickets. Might work with cockroaches too?
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby Gao » Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:26 am

Thank you guys for your replies tomorrow I'll try to freeze the roaches and give them to her :D
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby alichamp » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:04 am

Fridge rather than freezer ... ?
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby Meeper » Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:07 am

Freezer works too, just leave them in there for about 30 seconds. I used to have to do that for my baby pictus geckos. They have TERRIBLE aim lol
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby alichamp » Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:56 pm

Thanks Meeper I wasn't sure.

Gao, how did it go?
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby Gao » Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:14 am

alichamp wrote:Thanks Meeper I wasn't sure.

Gao, how did it go?


I tried freezing them and I also tried offering her dead roaches, I guess she just won't take them XD
I'll just keep feeding her vegetables and dog food. :lol:
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Re: Help! Bluey Not Eating Live Feeders!

Postby alichamp » Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:59 pm

Oh well can't please 'em all I guess!! :lol:
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