Cuddles!

[acovert]

Cuddles officially likes slugs. He devoured two within an hour tonight.

[EasternGirl]

Good deal. Treats for Cuddles.

[acovert]

This makes me feel a little better about his diet. Supposedly slugs are high in calcium...and I'm feeding them nice, nutritious veggies, so that will certainly add to their nutrition for Cuddles. With the slugs and the worms there's a little bit more variety...doesn't look like he'll be taking f/t fish or pinkies. Once I'm over my new cold (I'm really starting to dislike the daycare kids at this point - ones a brat, and now they're getting me sick) and he's digested the slugs he ate, I'll be trying one last trick to convince him to eat the f/t fish, and possibly the pinky mouse. It will involve me buying more guppies. Yay <_<

If I can get a steady supply of fish going (I may know someone who can send me fish once she has a steady population going - and if PetSmart or Petco hires me I may have better access/knowledge of where to find safe, affordable fish) then I can add that to his diet. I'm looking for guppies, endler's livebearers, or some kind of cross between the two - all of which are thiaminase free. I might be able to find someone here in Portland who is selling them.

If I get fish then he has worms, slugs, and fish, which is far better than an all-fish or all-worm diet.

If only I could get him to eat pinkies.

[guidofatherof5]

A cut up slug produces a lot of good scenting fluids for scenting pinkies

[EasternGirl]

Once you get over being sick initially, you will probably build up your immune system with the daycare kids...it happens with daycare workers, teachers, nurses, doctors, etc. You could get a tank and try breeding guppies...I've heard of people doing it to feed their snakes. You could also keep a stock of worms like many of us do. I bought a container and bedding and a bunch of worms and I keep them in my basement. I could tell you what to get and how to do it.

[acovert]

I'm keeping a stock of worms and slugs in my room (I could start a zoo!) and I have one guppy left. I need to get more guppies, but I just don't have the money right now. I can't seem to find a job.

I'll try scenting the pinkies with with slug once he's used to eating them a bit more. My main problem seems to be that he only wants live, moving food.

If I can find some cheap guppies then I might be able to get a few to start breeding, but the pet stores here charge 1.50+ and I just don't have enough to buy enough for breeding.

[kibakiba]

Try feeder guppies, get a bit of them, there'd have to be a male and female in there... Or do they choose all males or all females? (that would be weird)

[acovert]

No stores in the area that I can find sell feeder guppies. Only the fancy ones.

[kibakiba]

I have the same problem... They like to say that their feeder goldfish are feeder guppies... Hah.

[acovert]

Petco has rosy red minnows and comet goldfish...a-z pets has comet goldfish...caye's pets has feeder whiteclouds. PetSmart (the last time I was there) has feeder minnows and goldfish. So far I haven't found any other stores in my area.