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- Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:20 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
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Re: training a congo to dead food.
silver sides?
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:41 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
Re: training a congo to dead food.
yeah some one told me to tie it to a sting.. and fish it to the bottom and "attack the puffer with it" so I jigged it on its nose/mouth a time or two.. .. at about three.. it got fed up and took a chunk out of it.. and I started moving it away it undug itself and went after it biting and r...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
Re: training a congo to dead food.
its OBVIOUSLY closely related I think.
personally I have brittney spaniels
and not familiar with norwegian grouse
around here our dogs go for ruff grouse bob white quail ringneck pheasant and woodchuck
personally I have brittney spaniels
and not familiar with norwegian grouse
around here our dogs go for ruff grouse bob white quail ringneck pheasant and woodchuck
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:15 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
Re: training a congo to dead food.
well I just made a puffer goody bag. I put a bout a table spoon of fresh minced garlic in a ziploc threw in about.. 3/4 ziploc bag of krill 6-7 silver sides and I'm gonna let that sit for a bit.. its RATHER pungent it should get his attention I'd hope I tested the smell factor by tossing a single pi...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:48 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
Re: training a congo to dead food.
I would forget about using krill. None of my FW puffers like it, only my GSP who is BW. Hufflepuff even stayed sulking in a corner for 2 hours after I gave him freeze dried krill. He was so angry with me, that he didn't want to "talk" to me for 2 hours! Tiger exploded with anger when he t...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:58 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
Re: training a congo to dead food.
Only if you say please... I'm gonna assume you just said please. Ok you could try soaking the food in some garlic, to make it taste better and attract the puffer to it. Or you could do another of two things which are each completely different. You could just keep trying new stuff. You never know, t...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:35 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: training a congo to dead food.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1174
training a congo to dead food.
so I have this congo puffer I got it the 21st when I got it I put in a number of rosy reds (I know I know...) I didn't have time to get him trained and thought it would help him acclimate better.. but I'm working on getting him on frozen now.. I've tied some krill on a thin piece of dental floss.. n...