Is this normal?

[Mushusmum]

My juvenile rear horned baboon hid a live mealworm from its last feed somehow and found it today... After I gave it a small cricket. The little dude then took both into its burrow and is blocking the way in... Both the mealworm and cricket are un eaten. is this normal and what do I do?

 

[Andrew Clayton]

My juvenile rear horned baboon hid a live mealworm from its last feed somehow and found it today... After I gave it a small cricket. The little dude then took both into its burrow and is blocking the way in... Both the mealworm and cricket are un eaten. is this normal and what do I do?

Are they alive? Did it eat any of them? Bigger T's you can feed multiple to Ive gave T's 2 mealworms at the same time if I haven't anything big enough for it. They will take them no problem. If the T isn't interested in them take them out and offer prekilled, leave for a max 24 hours then remove if uneaten. Could be due a moult or it's just full.

 

[Mushusmum]

I think they are both part eaten. I will see tomorrow morning if they are gone. I just don't want di disturb the newly dug burrow

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I think they are both part eaten. I will see tomorrow morning if they are gone. I just don't want di disturb the newly dug burrow

Do you have any photos? If I can remember correctly it was pretty fat when you got it? So don't worry about it not eating.

 

[Mushusmum]

I have 3.. 2 slings and a juvenile
I highlighted where the small cricket and mealworm are. I'm hoping they get eaten or pushed out of the hole

 

[Ratmosphere]

Sometimes they will store food and come back to it later. The prey is dead, right?

 

[Mushusmum]

Yes killed in seconds… vibe the baboon is fast to grab but apparently not fast to eat, also they are covered in web

 

[viper69]

Hard to know- can go back and eat it- or it’s not hungry

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I have 3.. 2 slings and a juvenile

I highlighted where the small cricket and mealworm are. I'm hoping they get eaten or pushed out of the hole

Yeah I know I can remember the thread.

As long as the prey items are dead you're T will be fine. If left down the burrow though and the T doesn't eat they will start to grow mould.