The Puffer Forum

Can you feed a GSP ...............

an earthworm ?
a centipede ?
a potato bug ?
a lady bug ?
a cricket ?

obviously not as a staple, but I'm just wondering of these bugs which are safe to feed on rare occasion?

At first when I got Chomper he wouldn't eat at all - until I gave him an earthworm. He LOVED it ! In the beginning I also gave him a centipede and a potato bug, he seemed to like them... but I'm not sure if they "okay" or not ?

I've heard that crickets are okay, but not very nutritious. What about lady bugs?

Any info here greatly appreciated, thanks !

Any bugs I find around the house goes into my tanks.

Pufferpunk wrote:Any bugs I find around the house goes into my tanks.

Does that include house flies too, PP?

Yup--Hubby can catch flies with one hand!

Too much Karate Kid, perhaps? Seriously, that's very impressive. Good to know this at this time of year....

Yes, Hubby has many unknown talents...
Why do you think we've been together 22 years?!

Lol, I can see this thread going down a 'not-suitable-for-the-office' route :p

I'm thinking I should get my congo sooner than planned, just to have something to do with all the flies I'm swatting at the moment. Seriously, I feel like I'm living in Ethiopia - just without the hot weather. My carnivorous plants are too stuffed, I need puffers!