- Joined
- Dec 19, 2012
- Messages
- 358
I recently acquired 3 redfoot hatchlings (also have 2, 7 month old redfoots)...I got each of them within a couple days of hatching.
They are in a fairly big outdoor pen (9ft x 11ft), and the hatchlings seem really shy. There is a lot of vegetation in their pen, and I've been feeding them, but I haven't seen them eat in a week (they could be eating, I'm just not witnessing it).
I have two regular feeding spots in the pen, and usually see the 7 month olds eating there, not the hatchlings.
I was starting to get concerned, so for the first time today, I put some mango & hibiscus close to each of the hatchlings, and noticed the oldest hatchling (1 week older than the other two) chowing down it right away.
My question is, if I continue to put the food where they've decided to hide, will I spoil them? Will I encourage them not to wander around (they must be wandering around when I don't see them, as they're in different spots every day)?
Thanks!
They are in a fairly big outdoor pen (9ft x 11ft), and the hatchlings seem really shy. There is a lot of vegetation in their pen, and I've been feeding them, but I haven't seen them eat in a week (they could be eating, I'm just not witnessing it).
I have two regular feeding spots in the pen, and usually see the 7 month olds eating there, not the hatchlings.
I was starting to get concerned, so for the first time today, I put some mango & hibiscus close to each of the hatchlings, and noticed the oldest hatchling (1 week older than the other two) chowing down it right away.
My question is, if I continue to put the food where they've decided to hide, will I spoil them? Will I encourage them not to wander around (they must be wandering around when I don't see them, as they're in different spots every day)?
Thanks!