Phoenix worms

[mlededee]

good lord, i think she's found her favorite new food. and you thought she was a picky eater! she's still young and growing, so i'd keep either those or mealworms in her dish at all times. you can alternate days or do whatever you want to do really.

[Montee]

good lord, i think she's found her favorite new food. and you thought she was a picky eater! she's still young and growing, so i'd keep either those or mealworms in her dish at all times. you can alternate days or do whatever you want to do really.

cool, you mentioned overfeeding but since she's willingly gobbling them down I figured I'd ask before I continued to fill her dish

From what I've read leos should be fed as much as they want to eat unless they start to regurge or become visibly obese. I don't know what would qualify as obese but she's definitely little.

[mlededee]

at her age she's not going to get obese. she's using all her food for growing. since she is eating quite a lot of them right now i might alternate between those and mealworms, every other day for now though. or you might fill her dish with phoenix worms and let her have as many as she wants in 10-15 minutes and after that take them out and replace with mealworms. i gotta say, 30 seems like a lot, even though they are little so at least for tonight, since this is her first time having them i might only give her a few more so she doesn't just keep eating them because they are new and exciting or something.

[Montee]

cool that makes sense. thanks again!

[Montee]

Just did what you said, she ate 2 and walked off. Remember she only weighs 9 grams. 9.6 on a full stomach. For other leos near her hatch date on breeders sites I've seen anywhere from 15 to 25 grams. I think she was on the every other day feeding schedule at the pet shop. I assume she's "catching up" now that she found her favorite food. Anyways I'll give her some mealies tomorrow and see if she's still putting them away the same

[mlededee]

aw she is still just a little girl and i bet she is catching up like you say. once she catches up some she'll slow down a little on the eating, but it sounds like she is definitely on the right track now.

[recycling goddess]

not to impose on your conversation here but...

have you tried silkworms? they are really nutritious and super yummy. when my son had leos they went nutty over their silkies... and the new owners of his leos buy silks from me on a regular basis as they definitely prefer them over everything else they've tried. (although they have not tried phoenix worms)

so perhaps, this is another avenue for you to pursue as well