Newbie Question on RF's

[tangale]

Hi Everyone!

Have a couple of questions for all RF experts.

1) Would you recommend keeping a larger rf (5") with a smaller (2")? Any potential problems?

2) I was given a free can of dried crickets. Free because it was a month or two pass due (but never been opened). Does anyone feed these to there rf's as a source of protein? Also, anyone think that about two months overdue is a problem? I assume if the store is giving it out, it should still be consumable?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[Yvonne G]

Someone gave me a couple cans of meal worms and a couple cans of crickets with their RES last summer. The cans had never been opened. I have never bought these products, but when they're given to me for free, what the heck. So I opened one of the cans and PHEW!! Man-0-man did they stink!!

I doubt it would hurt your tortoise to feed them to him.

 

[N2TORTS]

Alex,
Nope there wouldnt be a problem in keeping those two together. I honestly belive Red's in particular like a companion.
Your freeze dried crickets....well there ok even though 2 months old .. .. but your red probably wont even touch them. Although water turtles ...they will gobble them up (I have 9 "sliders" in the pond and they gobble them up) .
Try giving your Red " King Worms" .. or even Red worms..and Larger RF's even like nightcrawlers... (or you can cut up for the little guys)
Happy torting....and post some pics in of your RF's
JD~

 

[Madkins007]

As long as they both have plenty of room, mixing the two should be no problem. You may want to offer 2 feeding sites to prevent the sort of 'big guy ignoring the little guy' semi-bullying you often see in these situations.

Crickets- these guys eat carrion and other disgusting stuff in the wild- they have pretty strong digestive systems. If they choose to eat it, it probably won't bother them much.

 

[DoctorCosmonaut]

No problem (I have an 8" and a 3.5"). But Its funny how you said "recommend"