Bluey

[dihsmaj]

My Blue-tongue can't seem to catch his crickets.
When I had my old Eastern, my dad used to snap the cricket's necks so he could catch them.
Could I put crickets in a feeding bowl lined with Vaseline, or would the Vaseline kill the Bluey? I'd heard they can't climb over it.

 

[saximus]

Just put them in the fridge for a little bit before you feed them to him. It slows them down heaps

 

[dihsmaj]

I tried that, but because of the temps, they get up pretty fast and he still can't catch them.

 

[crikey]

just hold them with tongs but make him chase them for a bit before you give it to him so its still like his hunting them and getting exercises

 

[kupper]

try some larger prey items like roaches and use some forceps ....

they can be cumbersome feeders but generally some fruit or wet dog foods placed on a plate will suffice

just keep in mind as well most blueys will eat dead insects so freezing crickets and roaches for them and defrosting on demand usually works well also

 

[dihsmaj]

Okay, thanks kupper. The guy I bought them from mentioned they loved roaches. I was going to buy some today.

 

[kupper]

I would say with all the animals chris has , he has done a wise thing converting them all onto things that breed quickly and easily
best bet is to get a roach colony going for yourself , makes life easier and you will have a food source readily available at all times

 

[dihsmaj]

Thanks for telling me that they accept dead food! I bludgeoned a cricket to death with one of his ornaments, put it in front of him, he grabbed it! Turns out the cricket was 'feigning' death, like the first time I tried to bludgeon it.
Chris? Do you mean the guy that was selling the Centralians? I didn't see his name, so I don't know.

 

[kupper]

first comment would be good work and the second would be why are you using the word bludgeoned to describe a crickets death ? :lol:

crazy kids

 

[dihsmaj]

I don't really know, I just kept hitting it, and, well, the word 'hitting' has quite a few meanings.
By the way, would it be okay to feed him a mealworm?
I've heard some bad things about them.