Crickets....

LittleFoot · Postby **LittleFoot** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:41 pm

Does anyone have a BTS that doesn't like fast moving live food? LittleFoot has eaten a pinkie (frozen) and superworms as his meat source, but just has no interest in crickets.... I threw 5 in about 30 minutes ago and nothing. He hasn't eaten since Thursday and he usually eats within 5 minutes when he is fed.

evil pixie · Postby **evil pixie** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:48 pm

My skink does not do crickets; i think he's too lazy to try to catch them. Try some of the other meats listed on the caresheet, such as chicken. Crickets are not a very good food anyways.

Lucifer_Spades · Postby **Lucifer_Spades** » Sat May 26, 2007 5:48 pm

Quigly likes crickets and it's fun to let him stalk em down even though they aren't very nutritous it at least gives him some enrichment and excersize I gut load em and dust em first then their not completly non nutriative but it's more for his entertainment than food.

deftones2015 · Postby **deftones2015** » Sat May 26, 2007 6:00 pm

Mine seems to look at crickets as more of a pain in the butt rather than a food source. He LOVES worms though.

LittleFoot · Postby **LittleFoot** » Sat May 26, 2007 8:02 pm

I gave him a superworm on top of a blueberry and some escarole and he ate it all....he is just not a fan of fast food I guess.

deftones2015 · Postby **deftones2015** » Sat May 26, 2007 8:22 pm

With mine, unless he's on his own exploring, he's too lazy to do much but crawl to the bowl or my fingers and eat lol, he wont chase his food. Must be nice to have life handed to you on a paper plate huh :spot:

KyleWeiss · Postby **KyleWeiss** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:18 pm

I don't think I've ever given Rollie a cricket. :noknow:

KW

deftones2015 · Postby **deftones2015** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:10 am

I put in a few with mine about 3 weeks after I got him, he looked at them a few times, even bit one, then spit it out! After that all he would do was shake them off if they crawled on him. He's a PICKY guy though and I do mean PICKY

tiliqua38 · Postby **tiliqua38** » Sun May 27, 2007 6:32 am

Bubba doesn't eat crickets either. I think they are both too fast and too small for his tastes. His favorites are probably nightcrawlers.

deftones2015 · Postby **deftones2015** » Sun May 27, 2007 12:14 pm

I've never tried night crawlers, are they good for them?

KyleWeiss · Postby **KyleWeiss** » Sun May 27, 2007 2:15 pm

I've never given Rollie a night crawler either... I think those are on the caresheet food chart as far as nutrition is concerned. I believe they're fairly low in fat, if anything.

KW

Jenn · Postby **Jenn** » Sun May 27, 2007 2:48 pm

Frankie LOVES nightcrawlers!!! No matter how picky she's being she will always eat them!

I don't bother with crickets. None of my guys go after them. Roaches on the other hand are great for a chase.

deftones2015 · Postby **deftones2015** » Sun May 27, 2007 4:42 pm

Moisture % Ash % Fat % Protein % Ca:P
Nightcrawlers 85 1 2 10 ?

Lower protein but way higher moister and very low fat and ash :noknow:

Lisa · Postby **Lisa** » Sun May 27, 2007 6:23 pm

LittleFoot wrote:Does anyone have a BTS that doesn't like fast moving live food?

Whilst they love live food, bluetongues aren't really that predisposed to eating fast food. They are slow moving and ground dwelling and prefer to eat the stuff that is within their ability to overcome, such as snails, worms, grubs, beetles etc more so than things that move fast, jump or can fly.

So I'm not surprised that blueys don't show as much interest in things like crickets as they do for things like snails. I gave mine tin cricket once. They were yucky and they smelled weird. I wouldn't buy live ones, I couldn't handle the noise.

LittleFoot · Postby **LittleFoot** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:57 am

i caught the 5 out of the tank and gave them to my brother in law for his beardies....I ordered some silkworms from mulberry's to try and if he likes them I might try my hand at the eggs. LittleFoot did eat his first snail today, I wasnt sure how to give it to him so I tried it first live without crunching the shell, he ate that nooooo problem. I am amazed more and more every day by the different things he will eat and try and like and not like.

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:19 am

I noticed that when i've given crickets to my guys that my blueys need to be well warmed beforehand. otherwise like you guys, they just can't be bothered. Roaches run and hide so they are a waste of time, snails and pinkies are the shiznit!!! with the exception of my thin eastern - everyone else goes stupid over them.

What is a silkworm? a catapillar? alos what is a nightcrawler? Sounds evil.

drache · Postby **drache** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:00 am

nightcrawlers are your basic fat earthworm - not the same as red wigglers which are your basic skinny red earthworm and apparently nasty tasting to many herps
silkworms are the caterpillar stage of a flightless moth that just lives long enough to lay eggs

Lucifer_Spades · Postby **Lucifer_Spades** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:10 am

nightcrawler=good fishin bait :fishing:

KyleWeiss · Postby **KyleWeiss** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:50 pm

Heh, I forgot we Americans have strange names for our animals at times too.

I have my fishing nightcrawlers in my 'fridge as we speak. If Rollie did like them, those guys are really easy to breed and keep. A large tupperware bin in the refridgerator, a half cup of water sprinkled every other day and leave a slice of bread on top, I'd have fish bait AND bluey food... :thinking:

KW

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:03 pm

so nightcrawlers are what you would find in a compost bin?

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