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 #1824409


Jdb32895
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 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

my green anole,Iggy Izard,will not eat any cricket at ALL. How do i get him to eat those crickets?!He will only eat mealworms.I want to change that.I want to make mealworms maybe a weekly snack.I have also thought about getting termites from the yard.They are high in protein. Plz answer.



08/08/08  07:24pm

 #1824411


Jdb32895
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   Message To: Jdb32895   In reference to Message Id: 1824409


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

Whoops rong account.still answer.
08/08/08  07:25pm

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FrecklesMom
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   Message To: Jdb32895   In reference to Message Id: 1824411


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

Hmmm according to the care sheet you shouldn’t feed it mealworms because they may cause compaction. I don’t know why he wouldn’t go after crickets. Mine does but it’s rare that I see him eating. I caught him at it today. LOL
08/09/08  12:53am

 #1824860


Atrax27407
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   Message To: FrecklesMom   In reference to Message Id: 1824659


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

Try an appropriately sized moth.
08/09/08  10:35am

 #1825549


Jdb32895
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   Message To: Atrax27407   In reference to Message Id: 1824860


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

thanks ill try to cut down those wurms and try to catch a lil moth.
08/09/08  10:26pm

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Mydaddysgirl70
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   Message To: Jdb32895   In reference to Message Id: 1825549


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

if you will turn your porch light or outside light on at night you can catch alot of millers for them. i catch around 20 about every night or every other night according to how plentiful they are and they are small ones so my anoles eat them like crazy. i haven’t really been feeding them many worms of any sort here lately and i give them about 4 to 6 crickets a week. i get a few flies from the light at night also. and it doesn’t take but a few minutes. and they are all free. and i don’t worry about having to store them any where. i bought a small bug net in the toy department at wal mart and i just use it to get them in when they land on the house or the windows. good luck.
08/09/08  11:15pm

 #1825925


Greenandscalyanoles2
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   Message To: Mydaddysgirl70   In reference to Message Id: 1825599


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

what are "millers"????
08/10/08  12:25pm

 #1826726


Mydaddysgirl70
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   Message To: Greenandscalyanoles2   In reference to Message Id: 1825925


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

millers are the small things that fly around your porch light at night they look sort of like a tiny butterfly or baby moths. but moths are lots bigger.



08/11/08  01:37am

 #1826939


Greenandscalyanoles2
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   Message To: Mydaddysgirl70   In reference to Message Id: 1826726


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

ok thx.but i dont have a net so wat else can i use?
08/11/08  11:40am

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   Message To: Greenandscalyanoles2   In reference to Message Id: 1826939


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

hands?
08/11/08  11:50am

 #1827160


Mydaddysgirl70
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   Message To: Greenandscalyanoles2   In reference to Message Id: 1826939


 WHY WILL HE NOT EAT?!

you can actually use your hands to catch them just cuff together and do it that way. just be careful not to squeeze and damage the wings or they won’t fly any more and the anoles won’t have anything to do with them. but it is fun to watch them chase and jump at the millers. good luck.



08/11/08  02:51pm


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