Picky eating - he no like Crickets.......

[DavidBuchan]

Yeah, my girls are just so good about eating too (monitor won't eat worms, but so what?). Free ranging the crickets doesn't get him eating, and last time he had a locust I dropped it into the cup to make sure....he dived on it, so he has no problem with his cup (I still tried a different cup to check).........I'm all out of ideas for him, so I'm still starving him of all except crickets and dubias for now.
I wouldn't worry about hornworms and silkies, they are better than mealworms.......I'm going to try some more worms on mine at some point, but I want him eating something I can gutload with anything first. Otherwise he'll be living on locusts and worms (which is doable I guess - I'll get supers for gutloading and just give the locusts dandelion).

 

[sdheli420]

Yeah, my girls are just so good about eating too (monitor won't eat worms, but so what?). Free ranging the crickets doesn't get him eating, and last time he had a locust I dropped it into the cup to make sure....he dived on it, so he has no problem with his cup (I still tried a different cup to check).........I'm all out of ideas for him, so I'm still starving him of all except crickets and dubias for now.
I wouldn't worry about hornworms and silkies, they are better than mealworms.......I'm going to try some more worms on mine at some point, but I want him eating something I can gutload with anything first. Otherwise he'll be living on locusts and worms (which is doable I guess - I'll get supers for gutloading and just give the locusts dandelion).

yeah that should work if you really have to..i hate when they get all stubborn..and they really are stubborn lil creatures of habit..im just hoping there is no addiction to the horn worms or silkies just because they are soo damned overpriced..