Re: FROZEN food??!??!??

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Posted by Catherine on March 07, 2001 at 21:30:43:

In Reply to: Sulcata Not Eating posted by Commodore on March 07, 2001 at 18:44:49:

I thought the Sulcata was from Africa.
Why on earth would you freeze fresh greens?
They certainly don't graze thru the frozen food section in the wild.
I'm sorry. Maybe I don't understand.
Please explain why you froze the food to begin with.
Thanks,
Catherine
: Hey Everyone,

: Asking for a little help here. I don't think my little guy is eating. I'm not home most of the day so I can't really monitor him. Everything has been the same; temperature, lighting, pen set up, soaking frequency, etc. The only thing different now is that I don't freeze their food any more and instead of a mush I used to make, their food is cut up into pieces about the size of a 1/4 of a cubic centimeter. When I used to freeze the food both of my Sulcata's ate like little piggies. Now only one does. The eating one is steadily gaining weight (210g tonight) and the one that hasn't been eating has lost 10 grams (115g tonight) in weight in the last 4 months.

: I feed them a mix of opuntia pads, yard grass, soaked alfalfa hay, straw, some other type of hay, dandilions, and every week I switch between 2 different kinds of vegetables that I get from the store: collard greens, endive, kale, watercress, and (from my back yard when in season) grape leaves, mulberry leaves, and hibiscus leaves.

: Well, I'm freezing some of their food tonight to see if the little one will eat it tomorrow. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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: I thought the Sulcata was from Africa. : Why on earth would you freeze fresh greens? : They certainly don't graze thru the frozen food section in the wild. : I'm sorry. Maybe I don't understand. : Please explain why you froze the food to begin with. : Thanks, : Catherine : : Hey Everyone, : : Asking for a little help here. I don't think my little guy is eating. I'm not home most of the day so I can't really monitor him. Everything has been the same; temperature, lighting, pen set up, soaking frequency, etc. The only thing different now is that I don't freeze their food any more and instead of a mush I used to make, their food is cut up into pieces about the size of a 1/4 of a cubic centimeter. When I used to freeze the food both of my Sulcata's ate like little piggies. Now only one does. The eating one is steadily gaining weight (210g tonight) and the one that hasn't been eating has lost 10 grams (115g tonight) in weight in the last 4 months. : : I feed them a mix of opuntia pads, yard grass, soaked alfalfa hay, straw, some other type of hay, dandilions, and every week I switch between 2 different kinds of vegetables that I get from the store: collard greens, endive, kale, watercress, and (from my back yard when in season) grape leaves, mulberry leaves, and hibiscus leaves. : : Well, I'm freezing some of their food tonight to see if the little one will eat it tomorrow. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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