So the compulsion has begun....

[RedSidedSPR]

oh... so how are presenting the food?

[Char361979]

We've tried feeding tongs, leaving the food in the viv and taking her out of the viv away from the others and leaving her in a small container with a makeshift hide, kitchen paper substrait and tiny bits of food.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ok well she may still be settling in.. don't stress it too much yet.

What have you tried feeding?

[chris-uk]

Ok well she may still be settling in.. don't stress it too much yet.

What have you tried feeding?

I've offered her salmon, hake, and a pinky leg scented with fish. John was feeding mainly salmon so we'll try some more salmon tomorrow. If she doesn't take it tomorrow I expect one of the others will appreciate a snack.
We won't worry too much yet, if she's still not eating next week we may start to get concerned. She's a lot smaller than her siblings, so she's clearly not the most enthusiastic eater. But she's pretty and inquisitive, and very, very quick (made a break for freedom this evening, but didn't get all the way out of the RUB I was trying to feed her in).

[RedSidedSPR]

Live feeder guppies, and chopped nightcrawlers (or whole earthworms) are what id try feeding. Hope she eats for ya!

[chris-uk]

Live feeder fish aren't easy to get over here. I could try digging in the garden for some worms, or find a fishing shop. If she gets a taste for worms that will be a pain in the arse, all the others are happy with fish or pinkies.

[RedSidedSPR]

Best way to find worms, is to head outside, make sure to bring $3 and dig around in the sporting goods section at Walmart.

Oh....Unless you don't have Walmart.

[katach]

Lol! That's funny!

[chris-uk]

Yeah, no Walmart over here. And none of our supermarkets sell fishing bait. There's got to be a tackle shop nearby, I know someone who fishes so I'll make enquiries.
At the moment our non-eater is separate in a RUB with some salmon pieces. Hoping a couple hours on her own will bring her round.

[PINJOHN]

[QUOTE=RedSidedSPR;182112 has the one that's not eaten yet, eaten before you bought it?[/QUOTE]

all the babies had eaten at some point, but a few of them were taking the bare minim to stay healthy, they were fed communally, but i ensured that their food was cut up very small to avoid fights, food was left in longer than with the adult's to allow the more timid to feed after the initial stampede and i even tried leaving it over night, but of course doing this means you are then in no position to know just how much the individual has eaten.