Hatching Arrived From Agama International!

VARNYARD · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject:

Yea, I know what you are saying, you just cannot get enough of them.
I want a snow, but I geuss I will wait til I'm rich and famous

The next time you order one, ask for the darkest one they have.
I just like the ones with more white.
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morbidkitty · Member Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 27

whats the dif between an albino and a snow? does a snow have more white? i asked bert if he would check for the one with the darkest head, and with over 50 babies, that would take along time. so im happy with what i got.

techrev · Member Joined: Jun 26, 2005 Posts: 29

Here's some new pictures. I was able to handle him a bit last night and also my roommates did. He was hard to get out of the enclosure but once he was out he was very calm and he seemed to fall asleep in everyones hand for a while. He crawled on our shirts and stuff also. I haven't tried to handle him today. I was hoping he'd eat but so far he leaf everything untouched.

I havent seen him drink anything either. He's had a few poops so he must be eating something but everything in the bowl seems the same as I left it. Bert recommended some boiled egg whites and he ate like one small piece and ate a few small pieces of watermellon. But the worms he won't eat. Nor crickets.

Elaine

Rick · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

When he gets hungry he will eat. Put a few small crickets in the enclosure so if one runs by his face it will trigger a feeding responce.

Rick
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techrev · Member Joined: Jun 26, 2005 Posts: 29

Eating update!

Ok I figured out the key. Actually Rick we had tried that and Mikoto wasn't interested in anything we held up to her face at all. The key was movement. I purchased the Vivicator Remote Controlled Vibrating Food Dish by Exo Tera and it worked like a charm. Since we cannot have live food in our apartment this is the next best option.

You put the food onto the rubber area and hit the remote control. It vibrates for about 15 seconds and the worms and crickets get jostled around and it looks very live and real. The unit also plays a cricket chirping sound that attracts her attention from anywhere in the enclosure.

She jumped right up on that thing and started eating ravenously! It was amazing! I havent seen her eat that much since I got her. It really did the trick. She snatched them right out of the air and really had a good feeding today! Brilliant little invention!

She enjoyed some grapes, loves watermellon, and Bert suggested some boiled egg whites which she also seems to enjoy.

However, I still haven't seen Mikoto drink any water ....

Elaine