paco burying himself??

[amort90]

Yh thats exactly what i thought. The petshop i got him from told me he was about 4months and he was about 1/2 an inch then, but i have also found out that he was hugely malnurished when i got him as all they were feeding him was a pinkie mouse once a week!! Since i have had him he has grown loads, i offer him food every night, the problem is my other half hates crickets so he was eating gut loaded locusts and dubias with every 2 feeds being dusted with a calcium sup inc d3. Thats why i want to get him onto the worms as iv heard nutritionally they are the best thing for him.
But he eats as much as he will take in a 15 min period

[GrifTheGreat]

Yh thats exactly what i thought. The petshop i got him from told me he was about 4months and he was about 1/2 an inch then, but i have also found out that he was hugely malnurished when i got him as all they were feeding him was a pinkie mouse once a week!! Since i have had him he has grown loads, i offer him food every night, the problem is my other half hates crickets so he was eating gut loaded locusts and dubias with every 2 feeds being dusted with a calcium sup inc d3. Thats why i want to get him onto the worms as iv heard nutritionally they are the best thing for him.
But he eats as much as he will take in a 15 min period

Ok. He is stunted, but that doesn't mean you cannot enjoy him. Just keep feeding him well and providing supplements. He will just be a fun sized Pacman. Just follow what I suggested and he should be fine. If he is 2" you can give him a 1.5" chunk of earthworm. Make sure it isn't to thick for him though.

[amort90]

yeah i didnt think he is the size he should be.
i will enjoy him no matter what size he is, maybe he may grow a bit more but he may not. it could also be that the petshop didnt actually know his age and just gave me a quick round the park figure, so he may not be as old as they said *fingers crossed* but they deffinately havent cared for him properly i would say.
i will try him with the earth worm tonight and see how he gets on with it.

thanks for your help again Grif

[GrifTheGreat]

yeah i didnt think he is the size he should be.
i will enjoy him no matter what size he is, maybe he may grow a bit more but he may not. it could also be that the petshop didnt actually know his age and just gave me a quick round the park figure, so he may not be as old as they said *fingers crossed* but they deffinately havent cared for him properly i would say.
i will try him with the earth worm tonight and see how he gets on with it.

thanks for your help again Grif

You're welcome!

[amort90]

well i have tried Paco with the worms and he wasnt interested at all!!!
so i tried him with one of the gut loaded locusts that i have for my beardie with a nice coating of calci + D3 and he took that no problems at all.
would a small adult locust be enough for him for 1 feed do you think? as he isnt too interested in the second but i dont want to push him as he hasnt eaten in a few days

[GrifTheGreat]

well i have tried Paco with the worms and he wasnt interested at all!!!
so i tried him with one of the gut loaded locusts that i have for my beardie with a nice coating of calci + D3 and he took that no problems at all.
would a small adult locust be enough for him for 1 feed do you think? as he isnt too interested in the second but i dont want to push him as he hasnt eaten in a few days

Locusts, crickets, and roaches are just fine. Just gutload them and supplement them and all should be fine.

[amort90]

they are well gutloaded they live in their own exo terra tank and have fresh greens and plenty of bran, looks like the worms may very well be going into my garden then :P