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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 18/04/2012 : 23:37:37
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OK Harley my crested Gecko has been a troublesome feeder. He refused point blank to eat crested gecko food, I tried everything, but in the end resorted to feeding gecko food gut loaded insects once a week with a little bowl of gecko diet available 24/7. Over winter he started to look very skinny and I started to worry about him a lot but knew it wasn't due to anything I was doing so had to just keep trying.
Anyway so this is the positive bit. about a month ago I bought some Nutrobal and very very very lightly dusted a roach once a week and left the gecko diet in for him and he has started eating the Gecko food, He will eat about half a milk bottle top every 2 days with a 1 day gap. I dont know if the nutrobal gave him that little boost he needed but now he is eating the gecko diet I dont need to nutrobal him as its got everything he needs.
PS I dont recommend Nutrobal for such a small animal, I was very lightly dusting the roaches legs (not an easy task) but I had Nutrobal that I will give to the snakes once a month and decided to give it a try as a last resort before force feeding him. |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 16:50:26
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good to hear hes eating better.
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mr_luke
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 17:12:39
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| I may have to try this! my crestie is a pain in the backside for not eating his CGD, he eats crickets like a champ but doesnt seem interested in his gecko diet at all |
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ppl_clectr
Yearling
Canada
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 19:38:32
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| I cheat and make smoothies from fruit and plain yogurt for my 2. I add the Repashy diet to it, as my boys don't like the gecko diet on its own, and they eat it like crazy. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 20:09:26
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Originally posted by chrisc
do snakes benifit from having nutrobal?
In the right dose it can be beneficial but it is just a little bit of extra vitamins etc, its not required but from time to time I think it can be beneficial. |
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 21:03:52
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Ummm...how do you propose to administer it? If snakey craftily sniffs a coated mouse from head to toe, it's going to smell a rat lol. Only other way is to dilute the powder and use a syringe to shoot the solution up the rodent's backside??
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 21:55:00
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
Ummm...how do you propose to administer it? If snakey craftily sniffs a coated mouse from head to toe, it's going to smell a rat lol. Only other way is to dilute the powder and use a syringe to shoot the solution up the rodent's backside??
(Mind busily boggling lol!)
Haha its one pinch per kilo so its a very small amount of powder indeed, and I think the mouth or ear is a much easier orifice to pop it in. |
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 21:58:10
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 22:03:36
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| Oh without doubt they will be aware something is different but well time will tell if they will take it, Spot did no issues but he is a pig. |
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 22:13:54
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Oh well, corns. Say no more.
Errm what on earth are you feeding a corn supplements for?
Me, I'm worrying about are all my girls' asses too big - great lumps!!! Corns imo dine not wisely but too well!
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 22:25:00
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| Its a vitamin supplement and once a month or so. Its not required but it wont do any harm either might even do some good. |
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