I am heading out today to get some crab legs and mussels, he already has squid and cuttlefish as well. I change it all the time, but he eats whatever he wants when he gets a chance to eat it. I will keep restocking snails since I need them in the tank.
Maybe when he gets more used to being captive perhaps he won't hunt so much. The clowns are still alive and he does not even bother with them for now. He is more then willing to take food from a feeding stick, but it never seems to be quite enough for him. He had one whole squid today and it was just an appetizer it seems. Last night he had half a prawn and half a squid, then of course the hermit crab while I was sleeping. I have no idea of how many snails he has whacked since the tank is so large I cannot keep track of them all.
He will be a good boy for a couple of days and then start hunting again. I think he enjoys the hunting aspect of eating more then being fed. I have the blowers on for him when I feed, so he can chase the food while it blows randomly around the tank. He will not take it from the feeding stick, it must be mobile for him to have interest. He will come up to me with the food, but it must be like prey. If the food touches substate he does ot even have a ten second rule. He does not want it. I have to collect it and sending it flying with a strong blast from the blower.
I saw a captive raised puffer at an LFS, and the little guy was doing tricks for food, and grabbed it from the guys hand. It was a charming little guy that outgrew his tank. That little guy was about half the size of Griff. I have only had him here a week now, so I think he just needs more time to adjust. I know when he sees potential food since he will sit fixated at a rock that has something yummy crawling out of reach. He never gets anything until I go to bed at night of course...
I'm trying to get it right, and your advise is appreciated more then you will ever know. I will make this work out in the long run. I love the guy he's a comic for sure.
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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer
Man thats going to get expensive. Are you sure you want to keep restocking the crabs?
Make sure you try to find fresh seafoods other than just prawns to feed him. I find they get really picky quickly if you don't feed them a variety of foods and just prawns alone is not the best diet. Its better to mix it up as much as possible.
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12-17-2008, 02:47 PM
I have to buy crabs and snails in bulk for him, since garlic prawns are not fun to hunt down and eat. He's a bad boy... good thing he's cute all heck.
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