The Puffer Forum

Finally I got him to eat frozen shrimps! Thanks for all the advice! He likes to eat them whole and just ignores them when I cut the shrimp into bite size pieces!

Thanks for the advice! I won't feed them live feeder fish anymore. :D My porcupine puffer ignores them anyway and they just end up dying in the tank and messing up the water. I have yet to try feeding him live clams or crabs. Its just that its been a week since I got him and I haven't seen him eat a...

I have also tried worms but it doesnt seem to catch his attention. Should I force feed him? or just dangle the food inside tank?

Hi Im new here and I was wondering if anyone can suggest feeding techniques for my porcupine puffer. I have had him for about a week now and yet he has not eaten. I tried live feeder fish (silversides) and frozen shrimp yet he just ignores them I don't know what to do! Please help me!