Butternut Squash?

[Sadie]

The little brat... I had some squash mixed with some greens, and she somehow managed to snake her tongue *around* the greens and just snatch out the squash when I offered it to her... At least I got it loaded with multivitamins before she did.

I also discovered she seems to be over the BSFL - maybe because of that one she pooped out whole? Now she's mostly feasting on the dubias, which... is fine by me, honestly. I'm upping their representation in her bowl to see how many she'll eat. (I'd say she easily doubled her normal eating today, after I noticed that. Which isn't saying much since she doesn't eat a ton to begin with. I'm going to try and go with the "as much as she can eat within 15 minutes" guidelines, though, and just load her up with dubias tomorrow to see what happens.)

Your better off dusting the insects instead of the veggies - you know she is going to eat the insects- lightly coated tho not like a powdered donut

 

[Striving Spark]

Your better off dusting the insects instead of the veggies - you know she is going to eat the insects- lightly coated tho not like a powdered donut

I usually do both

 

[Sadie]

I usually do both

ok so you dont want to over calcium her

 

[Striving Spark]

So, bad news - she doesn't seem to be interested in any of the worms I got (she spat out the butterworms and wouldn't try the wax or silkworms. Though part of that might be lack of hunger?)

Good news, though, is that she's getting a lot more comfy getting handled! Which... isn't really related to this topic at all, but makes me happy. (She lets me pet her without running after, sometimes? And I've discovered that if I put my hand in front of her I can coax her into it, which is a lot less traumatic for her than being lifted it seems. She's been getting near daily excursions for the last few days - under direct supervision from start to finish, of course. Whenever she seems to want out of the tank, I'll guide her into my hand.)

She's a curious and brave little thing - she's jumped off the bed several times now, and I've even let her on the floor with even closer supervision. Nowhere out of my room, of course - the door stays closed, to keep her in and the other animals out. I'd be worried the desperation to get off the bed was an attempt to escape me, if not for the fact that she'll eagerly climb me as part of this mission. Instead, I'm pretty sure she's just extremely curious about her surroundings.