Alright, I got 3 leo's that i just adopted and some of them seem to be picky eaters. One of them semed to enjoy the mealies/crickets, the other only crickets, and the other one didn't eat anything. I'm wondering if maybe she might be gravid. 2 females and 1 males were housed in a 20 gallon long. I can't tell if she is gravid because she is very skiddish, and doesn't like being handled. I wan't a good staple that is easier then crickets because they seem to be kinda wierd with them. The one female was eating them up but the male ate like 4 mealies and 2 crickets, and again the other one nothing. I got her isolated in a 10 gal no by herself. I want to start feeding these horned tomato worms, but I can't seem to find A LOT of them. Anyone know where I can get them? Or I was thinking Dubia's but they seem big, I need help!!
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I've never heard of horned tomato worms, but I HATE crickets. And mealies die too fast or pupate. I've been feeding my two leos supers and they never seem to tire of them. Well, maybe Tiamat but she seems tired of eating period.
Superworms are fatty, but they are also very nutricious and are less chitinous than mealies. They are also very easy to take care of and last for months. They only pupate when they are isolated so if you have a bunch in a container they shouldn't pupate. My leos both have nice big tails and do well on them. I highly recommend them. But since I like to offer my leos a variety of food, I'm thinking of getting dubia roaches - well if I can find them up here in Canada.
I've heard that they are great feeders - low in fat, high in nutrition. They're fast though, but not lightening quick so they are relatively easy to catch. They do have wings, but they don't fly. They are apparently very easy to take care of as well. They don't smell, and don't make any noise. As for the size, you can just feed your smaller leos the young adults which aren't that big. However, I have seen a fully grown leo (sex unidentified but it was an adult) down a fully grown dubia. Leos do not choke as easily as we think they do.
Superworms are fatty, but they are also very nutricious and are less chitinous than mealies. They are also very easy to take care of and last for months. They only pupate when they are isolated so if you have a bunch in a container they shouldn't pupate. My leos both have nice big tails and do well on them. I highly recommend them. But since I like to offer my leos a variety of food, I'm thinking of getting dubia roaches - well if I can find them up here in Canada.
I've heard that they are great feeders - low in fat, high in nutrition. They're fast though, but not lightening quick so they are relatively easy to catch. They do have wings, but they don't fly. They are apparently very easy to take care of as well. They don't smell, and don't make any noise. As for the size, you can just feed your smaller leos the young adults which aren't that big. However, I have seen a fully grown leo (sex unidentified but it was an adult) down a fully grown dubia. Leos do not choke as easily as we think they do.
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How long have you had them? If you just got her she may not be totally settled in and wont eat. The hornworms or dubias are a good way to feed the leos and fatten them up. The hornworms i wouldnt do for a staple diet because they run kinda expensive. But dubias i heard are easy to breed and you can get all different sizes.
yeah I was having a really hard time finding those tomato worms. I wanted to use them just cuz they seem a little less gross to deal with. Whats the difference between mealworms and superworms? All i know is when I went to get "superworms" the woman looked at me like I had 10 heads. She said that they are way too big and they will choke on them, so I just got the mealies and some crickets. But just for the record, the superworms are like the meal worms but just like longer right? Cuz these guys were like 2-3 inches long. Now these guys are fully grown adults, what size dubia are good for feeding them? I was going to order some, but they seem soo big I didn't want to buy them and run into any size issues. I guess I'll just buy those worms as and occasional treat. So if anyone could let me know what the deal is with these dubia that would be great. I actually watched videos on how to take care of them, and it seems simple so this is deffinately seeming like the best route.
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