won't eat worms

[Truffs1178]

Sometimes when my pacman eats a roach I slip one end of a night crawler into his mouth when it opens and he will either eat it or spit it out. Don't push it all in though or he may choke or something. Just slip the tip of one in so he bites down on it.

[ChrissyBee]

Thanks for the tips

As for roaches, they aren't available in any of the local pet shops her unfortunately .

[CHUBBY]

Is Alphie a baby? I've noticed most of the little guys prefer crickets over worms. I'm assuming this is because crickets are generally more active than worms in terms of movement and the babies feeding response is usually triggered by such movement.


Most babies won't take worms. Either the worm is too big for them or the worm is chopped up to the point where the piece is dead and not wiggling, which won't trigger a response from the baby.


I suggest trying crawlers once or twice a week though and more as Alphie grows. Sometimes they grab it and spit it out after, but sometimes they'll take it. Associating food with tongs is generally successful. Tong feed crickets and switch it up with a worm at some point. Once Alphie is tong trained, he or she will eventually put two and two together and will start striking no matter whats dangling on the end of them.


You can also try leaving a piece of a fresh cut wiggling worm in front of Alphie for 5-10 minutes in a feeding tub. Usually after being chopped in half, the worm will go crazy and wiggle and dance everywhere (AND I wouldn't blame him LOL), eliciting a feeding response from the baby.


Cheers,


Adam

[ChrissyBee]

Thanks Adam, that was my question exactly....do they tend to go for worms more when they are larger. Alphie is a baby, I've had him about a month and he's grown a lot but is still small in pacman terms. It is the movement that entices him to eat right now. I'm going to try your suggestions for sure. Hopefully in time I can transition him over to worms.