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 #1833022


Bradpittsego
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 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

I had just caught a baby ali in my kitchen the other day and it’s only 4-5 inches long. The question is what do I feed it? I’ve had full grown Ali’s in the past and those were easy to take care of. It’s hard to find food small enough for it to eat, and it doesn’t seem to be interested in small pillbugs, earwigs, etc. I’ve tried feeding it mealworms, but those are too large, and it attempted to eat one that I cut in half, but it didn’t finish it.

Anyone who could help me with baby ali feeding info would be much appreciated.



08/16/08  04:47pm

 #1833150


Bob11
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   Message To: Bradpittsego   In reference to Message Id: 1833022


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

you should go to the neerest Pet-Co, most of the time they have contaners with crickets that are only about one mila-meater long. see if he’ll eat thous.
08/16/08  07:00pm

 #1833585


Bradpittsego
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   Message To: Bob11   In reference to Message Id: 1833150


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

Ya I was planning on doing that. I had found a few small earwigs and it ate those no problem, but I’ll probably go with the pinheads anyways. Thanks for the reply.



08/17/08  02:58am

 #1833587


Bradpittsego
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   Message To: Bob11   In reference to Message Id: 1833150


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

How often should I feed an ali of this size?
08/17/08  02:59am

 #1835831


Aliceinwl
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   Message To: Bradpittsego   In reference to Message Id: 1833587


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

Feed it daily and make sure you feed the crickets a nutritious diet (I use fish flakes and orange slices) for at least 24 hours before offering them to your lizard. You should dust the crickets with a phosphorus free calcium powder with vitamin D3 at every feeding ( I use Rep-cal). Without this supplementation young als usually develop metabolic bone disease very quickly.
08/19/08  02:17am

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Diffrent03
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   Message To: Bradpittsego   In reference to Message Id: 1833022


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

thats same same size alli i found in my kitchen just 2 days ago but i made a horrible mistake by butting it in the same cage as its mother...but while it was alive i went to pet-co and baught baby crickets.
08/19/08  12:16pm

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Rangerccr
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   Message To: Bradpittsego   In reference to Message Id: 1833022


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

i think you should try size small crickets



08/19/08  08:46pm

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Bradpittsego
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   Message To: Bradpittsego   In reference to Message Id: 1833022


 BABY ALLI FEEDING QUESTION

This baby has a very strong orange color to it. Does that mean that it’s a male or do all babies have vibrant colors?

BTW, i bought small crickets and he’s eating them no problem. I feed about 2 crix a day cause of their small size. I’ll have to invest in that Rep-cal powder--can’t say I’ve ever used it before.

Thnx to all for the advice. he seems to be eating regularly and has found it’s sleeping/basking spots in its enclosure which means that he’s getting used to his surroundings. Hopefully he can develop properly. I’ll post some pix soon when he’s a little bigger.
08/21/08  04:46am


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