Spoiled brats - feeding

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Spoiled brats - feeding

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Okay, I think I've spoiled my SAP and dwarves by breeding snails for them. They turn their noses up at everything else now, even bloodworms! Even if I fast them for a day or two. I don't really want to go with live cultures, so I'm trying to stick to snails and frozen food...

I know a varied diet is important, any suggestions here? Maybe I could try that garlic stuff...
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Post by Pufferpunk »

Skip 2-3 days of feeedings & try again.
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Post by RTR »

Welcome to the world of spoiled puffers, which is identical to the world of spoiled cats or of spoiled dogs, or of spoiled children.

Follow PP's advice. Hunger is the best sauce.

I confess that I intentionally spoil some puffers - my mbu, the GSPs, two of three Fahankas, and currently my Palembang's have all been spoiled to large-forcep feedings. Food is delivered by long shiny metal things and is never associated with human fingers. Any big puff I will spoil to protect myself. ;) It also means that alternate foods are better accepted as food when everthing edible is served the same way.
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Post by Myaj »

Hmm, well, I'll try it. I'll be gone for 4 days next week so we'll see how happy they are to sample other things when I get back :wink: . I couldn't believe it when this morning they refused the bloodworms and krill again. Ugh.
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