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Hey all;

My axie Banda was bought from the pet shop..about two or three weeks ago..
She only ever been feed mealworms
and I have heard that mealworms arent the most sufficent food..
So i bought bloodworms and pellets today

She hasnt taken to either of them..so i rempved the bloodworm..
and left the pellets..
she kicks them out of her "food bowl/plate"

Any suggestions?
 
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Earthworms is another good staple.

One thing though, whenever you introduce food it can take up to two weeks before they will take it, so just persevere, don't feed any mealworms and s/he'll eventually get hungry enough to take them.

By the way, Banda wouldn't have been brought up on mealworms with the original breeder, just that petshops tend to find it easiest to feed them or pellets as they readily stock them.
 
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Thanks Kapo..

Yeah, thought so but thats what she said when i got Banda.."they been fed mealworms for most of their life so..its best to get mealworms.."

And i saw containers of earthworms at my local petstock! i was so tempted to get em..but I got blood worms and pellets instead..Damn it!
 
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