6 month old hatchling and night crawlers

[cordell]

Dots as most know him is about 6 months old now and weighs 79 grams and shell is 2 7/8 inches. Well I have a 3 toe boxie as well and I feed the 3 toe night crawlers. Tonight I fed Dots a night crawler cut into 3 pieces to see what he would do. He LOVED IT! I know they need a little protein now but is this a safe bet for a red foot? Maybe once every 2 weeks give him a worm? If it is not safe what is a safe option? I should have taken a pic he was chowin down!

thanks
cordell

this little guy bit my finger the other day, he was giving it a taste, lol.

 

[Itort]

My redfoots get worms regularly and have ever since I got my first ones.

 

[cordell]

My redfoots get worms regularly and have ever since I got my first ones.

cool, he really loved at and was looking around the enclosure for more, lol. i might have gave him another one if i knew it was OK.

thanks
cordell

 

[dmmj]

My RF likes EW and NC but he goes bonkers for snails and slugs.

 

[terryo]

Pio spends a lot of time searching under this water dish and feeding stone because he knows there are worms under there. He loves them. Every now and then I throw a few in his viv and he hunts them down.

 

[Xastur]

I gave my redfoot a worm the other day for the first time and he devoured it. He was scared at first because he's never bit anything that moved before but once he got a taste he kept munching away till there was nothing left but some remnants on his foot from tearing at it. I took some pics but i can't access them at work right now. It sure was a sight.

 

[cordell]

I gave my redfoot a worm the other day for the first time and he devoured it. He was scared at first because he's never bit anything that moved before but once he got a taste he kept munching away till there was nothing left but some remnants on his foot from tearing at it. I took some pics but i can't access them at work right now. It sure was a sight.

LOL yes it is a sight! my Dots became a animal when I fed that crawler to him. Normally he cruises to the food dish and eats relatively calm. Once he got a taste of the worm he was eating like a mini dinosaur! It was amazing for sure. They way he was searching around for more after he ate it all was cool too. He went into a hunt mode, something my boxie does, but never though my red foot would. Does anyone know where to purchase slugs from? I would hate to catch one and pass a virus to them, my boxie would love a slug just as much as Dots, if not more.

Thanks,
Cordell

I am assuming that Dots is the correct weight and shell size is correct for his age being nobody chimed in on this....
shell 2 7/8 inches
weight 79 grams
age is 2 weeks away from 6 months

post them pics, i will take some nexttime i feed them to him

 

[terryo]

http://www.redfoots.com/redfoot.htm
Terry K. starts giving protein when they are yearlings. But...I really forgot how old I started giving Pio protein and when they are considered yearlings. I know he only got the cat food until last year when he went outside for the summer, but he was two years old then.

 

[Xastur]

Here is fabio chowing down on a worm. I didn't get to the camera at the beginning of the massacre but i sure caught the end of his destruction!

 

[N2TORTS]

I know they need a little protein now but is this a safe bet for a red foot? Maybe once every 2 weeks give him a worm? If it is not safe what is a safe option? I should have taken a pic he was chowin down!

thanks
cordell

this little guy bit my finger the other day, he was giving it a taste, lol.

Woms ... even baby pinkies!....
Females need alot of protien during breeding time ..
JD~

 

[dmmj]

So I am not trying to hijack the thread but are pansies ok for RF? I bought bunch on clearance at walmart and wanted to plant some in maynard's enclosure but I wanted to double check if they are ok to eat if he so chooses. thanks in advance for answers.

 

[terryo]

Pio loves Pansies...eats them right down to the ground. My boxies love the flowers too. You have to dead head (?) them if you want them to keep flowering. I usually take some flowers off and chop them up with other greens and mix with a little mazuri.

 

[dmmj]

Thanks