CyndiG
New Member
I'm going on close to three months now with a group of wild caught Forstenii.
One of the challenges that I had with them is that they were not eating greens. Whether it was organic spring mix, grape vine leaves, weeds like dandelion and sow thistle, or leaves from mulberry trees or acanthus plants; they just weren't eating it. They readily accept fruit and squash though. Initially, I got them started on cantaloupe, casaba melon, yellow squash, butternut squash, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi fruit, and mango.
I've been creating a fruit and squash mash that I've been coating the shredded leaves of greens and putting that in the enclosures. They've been feeding pretty well on that. Though one female seems to only eat if there are acanthus, geranium, or hibiscus leaves and flowers in the blend. I've also been adding the Repashy Superveggie supplement twice a week.
I've got it down to about a 60% greens and flowers to 40% fruit. It seems if I push that ratio too much, they don't eat. Is this a reasonable ratio to feed indefinitely? Or will I need to eventually get it down to mostly greens and very little fruit?
One of the challenges that I had with them is that they were not eating greens. Whether it was organic spring mix, grape vine leaves, weeds like dandelion and sow thistle, or leaves from mulberry trees or acanthus plants; they just weren't eating it. They readily accept fruit and squash though. Initially, I got them started on cantaloupe, casaba melon, yellow squash, butternut squash, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi fruit, and mango.
I've been creating a fruit and squash mash that I've been coating the shredded leaves of greens and putting that in the enclosures. They've been feeding pretty well on that. Though one female seems to only eat if there are acanthus, geranium, or hibiscus leaves and flowers in the blend. I've also been adding the Repashy Superveggie supplement twice a week.
I've got it down to about a 60% greens and flowers to 40% fruit. It seems if I push that ratio too much, they don't eat. Is this a reasonable ratio to feed indefinitely? Or will I need to eventually get it down to mostly greens and very little fruit?