Champ's diet

[Benjlan]

Hello Everyone,

I have a 8 month old veiled named Champ and I'm curious about his diet. Currently he's eating super worms, dubia roaches, crickets, and I've just started hatching silk worms. I gut load with sweet potato, greens, apples, oranges and whatever else I can come up with. The main plant in the enclosure is a nepenthes pitcher plant which he doesn't eat. There is also a pothos he dines on regular. Champ also has a hibiscus tree for a free range and he enjoys bits and pieces of that.

My question is is this enough variety? Does he need more plants in his diet?

Thanks
Ben

 

[Lathis]

Have you tried offering him fresh kale or other leafy greens? I would offer him a variety of small fruits, veggies, and greens to find out what he likes. Make him a salad!

The hibiscus is safe, but I would try to discourage/prevent him from eating the pothos. They are mildly toxic.

 

[Benjlan]

Thanks for the advice. Would you put the salad in a feeding cup? I've tried hand feeding fruits and vegetables but no go. He takes the bugs out of my hand but does not want anything else.

Ben

 

[Lathis]

I would try anything and everything until you find something successful

You might do some searching here to see what people have suggested. I know several keepers here have veileds that love kale.

 

[Fireofmarajade]

Sorry to hijack a bit - but I was wondering how small people thought to cut up the fruit and veg? should i cut up the leafy greens too? I'm worried that without being attached to like a stem - talking about the hibiscus he LOVES - that he might eat too big and piece and get impacted if its not cut? so far i keep making like salsa size bits for him and i don't know if that is too small or what! He is not really going for the non flowers so thought id ask! I also put it in a dish for him to grab but not too much action there ;(

 

[junglefries]

You can use an aquarium veggie clip. It's made for holding stuff like kale, greens, cucumbers, etc for pacu, plecostamus, and NaCl H2O fish.