DeviousMike
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I just started my colony of dubias. Purchased about 200 mixed with 10 breeding pairs. I decided this morning to try to see if my chams will like them and I have sort of mixed results.
First off was Aayla. She is the only one that will hand/tong feed so I tried her out first. Picked one out that was slightly larger then is recommended, held it with tongs in front of her and it was snatched in seconds. Took her a minute to swallow it but she got it down no problem after some crunching. Afterward, I tried to give her another and she did not take it. Tried something small, no reaction. So I tried a cricket and surprisingly she did not take it. So this leads me to believe that the first roach made her full. There are a few roaches roaming in her cage so perhaps she'll catch them later. The one issue is that I don't even see them! there aren't many hiding places at all on the bottom of the cage, so its like they pulled a Houdini on me.
Next up was Darth Veilder. I put a freshly molted white one in in his jug. He showed interest, but then turned around back to his basking spot. I put two more dark ones in just to see if the color might have thrown him off. Did not show interest until about 30 minutes later. He went to the jug and did not shoot one until some hard investigation. He finally took one then went back to basking. He usually does that with supers too, so perhaps he's letting his stomach settle before he goes back for more.
Lastly is Maul. I just threw 3 roaches of varying sizes in his jug. No point observing as he is eating less these days, and never when I'm around. I'll check on him tomorrow morning.
First off was Aayla. She is the only one that will hand/tong feed so I tried her out first. Picked one out that was slightly larger then is recommended, held it with tongs in front of her and it was snatched in seconds. Took her a minute to swallow it but she got it down no problem after some crunching. Afterward, I tried to give her another and she did not take it. Tried something small, no reaction. So I tried a cricket and surprisingly she did not take it. So this leads me to believe that the first roach made her full. There are a few roaches roaming in her cage so perhaps she'll catch them later. The one issue is that I don't even see them! there aren't many hiding places at all on the bottom of the cage, so its like they pulled a Houdini on me.
Next up was Darth Veilder. I put a freshly molted white one in in his jug. He showed interest, but then turned around back to his basking spot. I put two more dark ones in just to see if the color might have thrown him off. Did not show interest until about 30 minutes later. He went to the jug and did not shoot one until some hard investigation. He finally took one then went back to basking. He usually does that with supers too, so perhaps he's letting his stomach settle before he goes back for more.
Lastly is Maul. I just threw 3 roaches of varying sizes in his jug. No point observing as he is eating less these days, and never when I'm around. I'll check on him tomorrow morning.