‘Spoiling’ my sweet old lady

[MissSkittles]

Stella doesn’t allow the hibiscus plant in her enclosure to grow blooms, so I have to steal them from an outside plant to give her an infrequent treat. She really hates the phone camera or she would have chomped the whole thing down instantly.

 

[GrannyK]

That’s adorable! She’s beautiful

 

[jannb]

I love Stella! She is still so pretty!

 

[VeiledMoodRing]

i have a male veiled, would it be ok to give him a hibiscus flower

 

[Muedy]

i have a male veiled, would it be ok to give him a hibiscus flower

Yes, as a treat sometimes

 

[Muedy]

Stella doesn’t allow the hibiscus plant in her enclosure to grow blooms, so I have to steal them from an outside plant to give her an infrequent treat. She really hates the phone camera or she would have chomped the whole thing down instantly.

O my goodness , that’s adorable & that flower has beautiful coloring!

 

[ehdee6]

I knew I should have scooped up that hibiscus tree in Costco... The eye up followed by the mow down!

 

[MissSkittles]

i have a male veiled, would it be ok to give him a hibiscus flower

Absolutely as an occasional treat. Just make sure it is clean and free of any pesticides or fertilizers. I have hibiscus in pots that I cleaned when I bought them as long as a couple of years ago. Stella has one inside her enclosure, but it doesn’t do very well. I have a super strong plant light for it and fertilize it with the frass from the feeders I breed, but it just doesn’t grow well. I suspect that Stella eats any new growth as she’s often just hanging out near it. She enjoys the leaves too. This is the only plant matter that I give to her and I only give her a flower every 4-6 weeks or so when they are blooming. Also, I make sure to shake the dratted ants out of the flower first.

 

[kinyonga]

This may seem like a strange question…but when the flower comes out the other end, is it digested? Visible in the poop?

 

[Sonny13]

Sweet Stella

 

[MissSkittles]

This may seem like a strange question…but when the flower comes out the other end, is it digested? Visible in the poop?

Only strange for people who haven’t ever been on the forum. I’ve never thought to look. She’s in a bioactive enclosure, so her clean up crew takes care of the poops. Plus, her regular poo spot is half behind her lay bin, so it’s a bit hidden. I’ll try to see what I can see today though.

 

[kinyonga]

There aren’t too many people I can ask, who would understand why I ask this…but I know you will understand!

 

[MissSkittles]

There aren’t too many people I can ask, who would understand why I ask this…but I know you will understand!

I’ve looked for poops few times today and she’s either deposited it where I can’t see, her isopods made quick work of it or she didn’t go today. I’ll look again tomorrow for you.

 

[kinyonga]

Thanks!

 

[MissSkittles]

There aren’t too many people I can ask, who would understand why I ask this…but I know you will understand!

After looking and looking again today, nada. I do see her isopods and springtails are quite active, so they may have been waiting for it with their catcher’s mitts on. Next time I give her a flower, I’ll try to put a cover over her substrate to catch any deposits. For science!

 

[kinyonga]

After looking and looking again today, nada. I do see her isopods and springtails are quite active, so they may have been waiting for it with their catcher’s mitts on. Next time I give her a flower, I’ll try to put a cover over her substrate to catch any deposits. For science!

Thanks!