stubborn non-eater

[drache]

can't get guppies right now, but I did try live minnows
tadpoles are not an option either
Jeff did manage to hunt up a couple of tadpoles at a shop in the city a few years ago when I was in a similar situation; I was so thrilled when he called to tell me, but when he brought them home they were huge - much too huge for the baby I was going to feed it to - probably bullfrog tadpoles
amphibians are very hard to come by in a manageable size

[RedSidedSPR]

Scenting with them is almost the same

[drache]

Scenting with them is almost the same

finding one to scent with . . .
well, actually . . .
last time amphibians were my last resort, I went to the rescue to see whether they had some frog I could rub a rodent on, and they did, and while I rubbed the mouse on him, the damn frog looked at me with those golden-rimmed eyes, and . . .
not that I ever got the snake to eat, but a week later I was the proud owner of five tree frogs
soooo - I do have frogs
what should I scent with them? that little one is too small for whole pinky, and everything else isn't going to pick up frog smell well enough
I did once discuss this issue with a pharmacist who makes favoured medicines for animals (our cat loved her triple fish flavoured thyroid meds), but the best he could tell me was to put the frog in the blender, and I'm not willing to do that

[RedSidedSPR]

I don't blame ya. wouldn't want to throw a frog in a blender either, although I bet that would work....

I had to use tadpole scent to get my baby anery red sided eating, he had gone 4 weeks without ever eating, but when I scented that guppy with a tadpole, he slammed it down. For a few weeks he'd only eat tadpole scare guppies. I wouldn't have though you could scent a guppy but you could.

I bet if you scented fish fillet like tilapia, despite fish strong smell, that could work... I really don't know.