BTS doesn't care for treats?
Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 5:12 pm
Afternoon everyone. Zuko is about a 7 month old Halmahera (Seller said that she was born in November last year, but they were in general pretty fishy so she might be captive born)
Ignore the Chemistry HW!
She is timid, especially early on, but warms up to me after a while being out of the enclosure. She's very alert, curious, and loves to use me as a mountain to climb no matter how bad she's at it.
She eats good; a mix of wet cat/dog food ( Blue Wilderness ), endives/dandelion greens and sometimes some fruit. However, I guess it's a pro, but she never eats the fancy stuff. She won't eat insects (I've tried dubias, mealworms) live or dead, bananas, chicken, or anything you'd consider a "treat".
Any idea why? Her appetite seems fine; eating every other day (she'll actually eat some of this stuff if i hide it in her dish good enough) and cleaning her plate. Heat is adequate, the hot spot reaches 100 F, ambient temp in the mid 80s in the day and high 70s at night. Maybe she's just ascetic.
Please let me know what I can do to spice up her diet, and make her more accepting to new foods. Other than endives, nothing really works her jaw muscles, so I'd love some suggestions on harder foods as well.
Ignore the Chemistry HW!
She is timid, especially early on, but warms up to me after a while being out of the enclosure. She's very alert, curious, and loves to use me as a mountain to climb no matter how bad she's at it.
She eats good; a mix of wet cat/dog food ( Blue Wilderness ), endives/dandelion greens and sometimes some fruit. However, I guess it's a pro, but she never eats the fancy stuff. She won't eat insects (I've tried dubias, mealworms) live or dead, bananas, chicken, or anything you'd consider a "treat".
Any idea why? Her appetite seems fine; eating every other day (she'll actually eat some of this stuff if i hide it in her dish good enough) and cleaning her plate. Heat is adequate, the hot spot reaches 100 F, ambient temp in the mid 80s in the day and high 70s at night. Maybe she's just ascetic.
Please let me know what I can do to spice up her diet, and make her more accepting to new foods. Other than endives, nothing really works her jaw muscles, so I'd love some suggestions on harder foods as well.