Update on Phantom

[Jay_Bunny]

I'm going to post this as kind of a journal for his progress. Advice is welcome but for the most part I'll be posting pictures, weights, and updates on him. Feel free to follow along.

Phantom is the little ghost corn (I was told he was a ghost) I adopted from a local Petsmart. He will eat on his own but only a certain way. I have a little cup that held superworms at one point. I cleaned it out and put him in there with a pinkie. After a few hours, he's eaten it. Now, when he first came home I assist fed him a very very small f/t pinkie. A few days later I used the cup method and he ate a pinkie on his own and kept it down. I waited until he pooped and had nothing in his system and he weighs 5g empty. I got him to eat another pinkie using the cup method but the next day he regurgitated. I think that was because it may have been too big (I asked the lady at the store for the smallest pinkie they had and she assured me it was the smallest one). I'm going to try again tomorrow. I'll try and update with pictures once he's put on some more grams.

[SheenaCamp]

I'm going to post this as kind of a journal for his progress. Advice is welcome but for the most part I'll be posting pictures, weights, and updates on him. Feel free to follow along.

Phantom is the little ghost corn (I was told he was a ghost) I adopted from a local Petsmart. He will eat on his own but only a certain way. I have a little cup that held superworms at one point. I cleaned it out and put him in there with a pinkie. After a few hours, he's eaten it. Now, when he first came home I assist fed him a very very small f/t pinkie. A few days later I used the cup method and he ate a pinkie on his own and kept it down. I waited until he pooped and had nothing in his system and he weighs 5g empty. I got him to eat another pinkie using the cup method but the next day he regurgitated. I think that was because it may have been too big (I asked the lady at the store for the smallest pinkie they had and she assured me it was the smallest one). I'm going to try again tomorrow. I'll try and update with pictures once he's put on some more grams.

Just to let you know I'm now following this thread 'cause I want to know what happens!! I have 2 tiny corns and I am trying to learn the most I can.

[Jay_Bunny]

Sorry I did not update this thread when I created the other thread. Phantom died a little while ago. We are not sure why as I was able to get him to eat quite a few pinkies. Perhaps being that small for so long, his body just wasn't able to adjust to meals like that.

[SheenaCamp]

Sorry I did not update this thread when I created the other thread. Phantom died a little while ago. We are not sure why as I was able to get him to eat quite a few pinkies. Perhaps being that small for so long, his body just wasn't able to adjust to meals like that.

That is a freaking bummer. I'm sorry.