This is a log of what prey was given to the NosyBe hatchlings (Babies are fed multiple times a day) during the month of August, 2010 (their third month of life). Prey is gutloaded. First half of the month, they got two types of fruit flies, but later in the month was only using the large fruit flies raised in four types of medium. Supplements, if used, are indicated by: C=calcium (RepCal or sticky tongues mineral O brand); CD3=calcium with D3 (RepCal); V=Vitamins (RepCal Herptivite).
August 1:
Fruit Flies (C);
small Butterworms and Fruit flies;
Fruit Flies
August 2:
Fruit Flies and 2/3 week size crickets;
Fruit Flies (C);
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies
August 3:
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies
August 4:
Fruit Flies (C);
Stick bugs and Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies
August 5:
Fruit Flies and small (wc) moths;
Fruit Flies
Fruit Flies
August 6:
Fruit Flies (C) and small stick bugs
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies and mealworms (C)
August 7:
Fruit Flies;
small terrestrial isopods;
small mealworms and stick bugs;
Fruit Flies
August 8:
Fruit Flies and moths (wc);
Fruit Flies and Turkish nymphs
Fruit Flies
August 9:
pinheads (which are getting to be too small for most of them to care about) and fruit flies;
then just Fruit Flies;
then Fruit Flies and Mealworms (CD3)
August 10:
Fruit flies;
Fruits flies and mealworms (C);
Fruit Flies
August 11:
Fruit flies and stick bugs;
Fruits flies and mealworms (C);
Fruit Flies
August 12:
3 week old crickets (C) and stick insects;
Fruit Flies
August 13:
Fruit Flies (C);
Fruit flies
August 14:
Fruit Flies;
terestrial Isopods and mealworms
(offered Dubia nymphs but none taken)
August 15:
Fruit Flies (C);
Fruit Flies
August 16:
Fruit Flies and mealworms (V);
Fruit Flies
August 17:
Fruit flies and mealworms (C);
stick bugs and fruit flies
(also offered Dubia nymphs but none eaten)
August 18:
stick bugs;
fruit flies and mealworms (C);
small grasshoppers (wc)
August 19:
Stick bugs and fruit flies;
a few four week old crickets
August 20:
Stick Bugs
Fruit Flies and mealworms (C)
August 21:
Stick bugs and turkish roach nymphs
Fruit Flies and mealworms (C)
August 22:
Fruit Flies and stick bugs
small superworms.
August 23:
small stick bugs
just a few fruit flies
small butterworms.
August 24:
stick bugs
small mealworms, turkish nymphs, small terrestrial isopods
August 25:
stick bugs and fruit flies
3-week old crickets
August 26:
3 week crickets (C) and a few fruit flies
3 week crickets (C) and stick bugs and mealworms
August 27:
3 week crickets (C) and a few fruit flies
3 week crickets
August 28:
3 week crickets (C) and small terrestrial isopods
3 week old crickets (C) and a few fruit flies
August 29:
3 week of crickets (C), stick insects, a few fruit flies
3 week old crickets (CD3) and a few mealworms
On this date I separated these hatchlings into two groups. The 5 largest are now moved into a nice exoterra 18" wide and deep and 24" tall. The smaller ones are in two smaller exoterras 12" wide and deep and 18" tall.
August 30:
for breakfast, 3 week old crickets (all three groups); plus fruit flies for the two groups of smaller hatchlings
for super, the larger ones got more crickets, several stick bugs and a few mealworms. The smaller hatchlings got fruit flies ans small stick bugs.
Augsut 31: stick bugs; small superworms, a few turkish roaches and 4 week old crickets (C)
August 1:
Fruit Flies (C);
small Butterworms and Fruit flies;
Fruit Flies
August 2:
Fruit Flies and 2/3 week size crickets;
Fruit Flies (C);
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies
August 3:
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies
August 4:
Fruit Flies (C);
Stick bugs and Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies
August 5:
Fruit Flies and small (wc) moths;
Fruit Flies
Fruit Flies
August 6:
Fruit Flies (C) and small stick bugs
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies;
Fruit Flies and mealworms (C)
August 7:
Fruit Flies;
small terrestrial isopods;
small mealworms and stick bugs;
Fruit Flies
August 8:
Fruit Flies and moths (wc);
Fruit Flies and Turkish nymphs
Fruit Flies
August 9:
pinheads (which are getting to be too small for most of them to care about) and fruit flies;
then just Fruit Flies;
then Fruit Flies and Mealworms (CD3)
August 10:
Fruit flies;
Fruits flies and mealworms (C);
Fruit Flies
August 11:
Fruit flies and stick bugs;
Fruits flies and mealworms (C);
Fruit Flies
August 12:
3 week old crickets (C) and stick insects;
Fruit Flies
August 13:
Fruit Flies (C);
Fruit flies
August 14:
Fruit Flies;
terestrial Isopods and mealworms
(offered Dubia nymphs but none taken)
August 15:
Fruit Flies (C);
Fruit Flies
August 16:
Fruit Flies and mealworms (V);
Fruit Flies
August 17:
Fruit flies and mealworms (C);
stick bugs and fruit flies
(also offered Dubia nymphs but none eaten)
August 18:
stick bugs;
fruit flies and mealworms (C);
small grasshoppers (wc)
August 19:
Stick bugs and fruit flies;
a few four week old crickets
August 20:
Stick Bugs
Fruit Flies and mealworms (C)
August 21:
Stick bugs and turkish roach nymphs
Fruit Flies and mealworms (C)
August 22:
Fruit Flies and stick bugs
small superworms.
August 23:
small stick bugs
just a few fruit flies
small butterworms.
August 24:
stick bugs
small mealworms, turkish nymphs, small terrestrial isopods
August 25:
stick bugs and fruit flies
3-week old crickets
August 26:
3 week crickets (C) and a few fruit flies
3 week crickets (C) and stick bugs and mealworms
August 27:
3 week crickets (C) and a few fruit flies
3 week crickets
August 28:
3 week crickets (C) and small terrestrial isopods
3 week old crickets (C) and a few fruit flies
August 29:
3 week of crickets (C), stick insects, a few fruit flies
3 week old crickets (CD3) and a few mealworms
On this date I separated these hatchlings into two groups. The 5 largest are now moved into a nice exoterra 18" wide and deep and 24" tall. The smaller ones are in two smaller exoterras 12" wide and deep and 18" tall.
August 30:
for breakfast, 3 week old crickets (all three groups); plus fruit flies for the two groups of smaller hatchlings
for super, the larger ones got more crickets, several stick bugs and a few mealworms. The smaller hatchlings got fruit flies ans small stick bugs.
Augsut 31: stick bugs; small superworms, a few turkish roaches and 4 week old crickets (C)
