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Oct 15, 2006 12:37

Thanks for the input on my last entry. I bought Royal Canin Lite 37 and mixed it with the pretty pets, qbert seemed to eat both of them so I'm glad he likes the RCL. much, much better for him. And it's great that PetSmart sells $1.99 sample bags, before i spent the $13 for the big bag! i also got him a play pen so hopefully he will get used to me ( Read more... )

supplies: food, supplies: treats

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nucwin October 15 2006, 17:55:48 UTC

Fridge. To slow the development of the mealworms into beetles. They should last a few weeks.

alexmack October 15 2006, 18:20:37 UTC

omg beetles. omg you just freaked me out real bad. and your comment was the one that inspired me to get RC. thanks!
*runs to put the mealies back in the fridge*

alexmack October 15 2006, 18:21:41 UTC

also i do know a woman who raises her own mealies to feed to her birds. maybe she will give me a "starter kit" so i can do it myself, i'm sure it would be better so i can give them proper nutrition and therefore qbert would get it. but damn i'm so sqeamish, haha.

silver_apples October 15 2006, 18:51:52 UTC

Don't raise them yourself. My brother tried that, and it was disturbing to the rest of us. He had hissing cockroaches in a cage in his room. And at least once one got out (I found it in my room). Ick ick ick.

I'm not a fan of mealworms either, but at least they can't go far.

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melbell237 October 15 2006, 19:14:57 UTC

The worms squirm less when they are pretty cold, so keep them in the fridge until you are ready to use them. I've found that if I hold them by the tail, they aren't able to bite. That's my best advice. Other than, you get used to it...

alexmack October 15 2006, 19:23:38 UTC

ugh which end is the tail? hehehe

alexmack October 15 2006, 19:23:58 UTC

they BITE? this just gets worse and worse. haha.

alexmack October 16 2006, 15:07:11 UTC

well maybe the fridge killed them? cuz they arent moving and qbert didnt eat it, and its been 12 hours.

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alexmack October 16 2006, 15:06:42 UTC

yeah they are scary. and anyway he didnt even eat it and its been in there about 12 hours. its not moving though so maybe he wont. i dont' know. ughghghg

meerschwienchen October 16 2006, 02:04:47 UTC

I grab mealies witha tweezers, and keep 'em in the frige.

girlredefined October 16 2006, 04:57:32 UTC

Me too. :D

kaugomu October 17 2006, 16:06:42 UTC

I get the freeze dried mealies, that way they don't squirm, don't bite, and don't crawl out of the cage if the hedgie doesn't eat it right away.
Oh, but they do smell a bit funny.