Feeding Ideas

ashbash8045

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I was wondering if any of you had any ideas for getting a aft to eat worms. We have tried mealworms,wax worms, goliath worms, and calciworms and he has no idea what to do with them. We even tried tricking him by throwing one in between crickets. He will "lick" them and watch them like he is going to eat them. Also what other kind of worms could he eat? Thank you
 

Hilde

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The only worms I've managed to get my AFTs to eat are superworms. They won't touch any other worms. I suppose they'd eat them if theyr'e really starved, but that's not an ideal way to switch them over.
The one time I tried silkworms with them was the last time. One of the females walked over, grabbed a silkie, then promptly swung her hear to the side and released the worm - sending it flying into the wall of the enclosure. The worm split open, brown silkworm juice oozing down the wall... disgusting. No more silkies for the, the leos get them all.
 
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