Azoun
Arachnopeon
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- Oct 4, 2004
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You might think I'm losing my mind, but last night I witnessed something in my S. alternans cage that I never thought possible.
It was eating a morsel of dogfood. Ignored the roach.
Yes, dogfood...
Brand name is "Old Roy," a dry food from most grocery stores anywhere. I got mine from Wal-Mart, in a 40-something lb. bag.
Now I have to clarify some things first.
What was a morsel of dogfood doing there in the first place? Well, lately I noticed my pede has been lethargic, and hasn't eaten regularly. When I introduced a nice fat roach, the pede left it alone. So I put a chunk of dogfood into the cage to feed the roach, in case it would be there for a few days, until the pede showed some intrest.
And what did I find?
The pede preferred the dogfood over the roach.
Perhaps I have a unique pede, with less palette for "squrim" in it's meal, or perhaps dogfood was more appealing than a roach...
Has anyone ever seen a thing like this before?
I watched the event closely and could hardly believe my eyes; the pede appeared content to tear into the morsel with all the finesse they normally display while tearing into normal prey.
This could be quite handy, in the winter months, when crickets and other feeders become scarce. But I have plenty of dogfood!
(German Shepards require a little more than Scolopendra, no matter what anyone says).
Next time this happens, I'll try to get a picture.
It was eating a morsel of dogfood. Ignored the roach.
Yes, dogfood...
Brand name is "Old Roy," a dry food from most grocery stores anywhere. I got mine from Wal-Mart, in a 40-something lb. bag.
Now I have to clarify some things first.
What was a morsel of dogfood doing there in the first place? Well, lately I noticed my pede has been lethargic, and hasn't eaten regularly. When I introduced a nice fat roach, the pede left it alone. So I put a chunk of dogfood into the cage to feed the roach, in case it would be there for a few days, until the pede showed some intrest.
And what did I find?
The pede preferred the dogfood over the roach.
Perhaps I have a unique pede, with less palette for "squrim" in it's meal, or perhaps dogfood was more appealing than a roach...
Has anyone ever seen a thing like this before?
I watched the event closely and could hardly believe my eyes; the pede appeared content to tear into the morsel with all the finesse they normally display while tearing into normal prey.
This could be quite handy, in the winter months, when crickets and other feeders become scarce. But I have plenty of dogfood!
(German Shepards require a little more than Scolopendra, no matter what anyone says).
Next time this happens, I'll try to get a picture.