Eureka - she did it

[GarterGuy]

Good to hear that Rhea, hopefully she'll now continue to take them and it wasn't just a one time thing.

[drache]

Good to hear that Rhea, hopefully she'll now continue to take them and it wasn't just a one time thing.

yeah
I hope it's not just a one time thing - it did occur to me as well
even if I can fool her like this again
I still don't think it'll be easy from here on
at least I know it's not entirely impossible to get her to take one
but how the heck do I transition from that to dead pinkie on land with no lively fishies splashing about?
and I would like to beef her up a bit before winter
well, I'll see whether she'll do it again in a few days

[GarterGuy]

but how the heck do I transition from that to dead pinkie on land with no lively fishies splashing about?

One thing that's worked well for me is forcep feeding. Try and see if she'll take a fish from a pair of forceps. After a bit, she'll come to recongnize the forceps with food and should also take a pinky from them. Most of my garters will take anything that I offer to them on forceps.

[RZL36]

Thanks for the welcome James.

I only got headshots of the two (they are so vain and usually book when I come anywhere close to them with a camera). As soon as I take some full body shots I'll post.


Thanks,
RD