I have a baby Plains(3 months old) Very small. Was a "Failure to Thrive". About a day before I put her down I dropped a very small earthworm in front of her and she started eating. She won't take it from my hand and is limited to only eating earthworms. To clarify "earthworm". To me that's the small lightly colored, pale looking worm. Never very big in diameter or length. I catch them along with the "nightcrawlers" in the backyard. Two distinctly different looking worms. She's been eating for about 3 weeks now and is gaining weight and size.
I have offered her baby nightcrawlers and she turns her nose up at them. If I drop one of each in for her she immediately strikes the earthworm and ignores the other. Guppies and salmon are of no interest. My concern is the window of opportunity for earthworms is fading here in Iowa. Our first hard freeze is tonight. I expect to get a couple of other opportunities to collect some free food but then it's over until spring. Have any of you had this type of finicky eater before? Any suggestions. I don't what to lose little "Lynn" and I'm concerned.