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Old 07-31-2007, 02:16 PM   #31 (permalink)
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4 or 5 a week?
Yes, at first, but you may need to upgrade to fuzzies if he wants more than you're offering.
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Old 07-31-2007, 02:16 PM   #32 (permalink)
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4 or 5 a week?
Yup, they're pretty small.
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Old 07-31-2007, 02:22 PM   #33 (permalink)
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okay I guess I'll do that... so today is his day to eat, should I just automatically start feeding him pinkies or should I gradually switch his diet by giving him like 2 pinkies and a couple minnows?
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Old 07-31-2007, 02:23 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Your choice, Miranda. You may find you have to "scent" the pinkies first...that is, rub them with fish to fool him into taking them. I think the important thing at this stage is to give him as much as he'll take.
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He won't eat the pinkies . I scented them with salmon and tried dangling them in front of him but he just won't eat.
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He won't eat the pinkies . I scented them with salmon and tried dangling them in front of him but he just won't eat.
Try wrapping up a piece of salmon in the pinky's arms.
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Okay, I just did. I guess I'll just wait a few minutes? I guess if he doesn't eat soon I'll put them back in the freezer and give them to him tomarrow.
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Does he usually eat salmon?
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no, he usually eats minnows. but I don't know if I can scent pinkies with live minnows
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just freeze a few minnows
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