I buy crickets in a small box at the LPS. When I bring them home, I open the side of the box, and put the whole thing inside a small Kritter Keeper. That way, when some of the crickets venture out, I remove the box, and dump the crickets into the LPs enclosure directly from the KK, which eliminates me handling them.
Last night, when I was removing the box, a piece of cricket food, that looks like a piece of pretzel or hard bread, fell into the LPs enclosure. I planned on just letting the crickets jump out of the KK, but one stubborn one made me shake the KK, and in the process, the piece of cricket food fell into the LPs enclosure.
He immediately began rounding up all of the crickets, as he normally does, so I didnt want to disturb him right then. He hunts them all down, then eats them in one big bunch. I figured I would just wait until later, when he was finishing up his meal, and then remove the piece of bread.
Well, it took me a little longer to get back to the cage than I had planned, but when I got there, he had already finished the crickets, and to my amazement, he picked up the piece of bread, and began to eat it as well. He devoured the whole thing. I dont know if it will hurt him or not, but I have never heard of a T eating anything other than living creatures, and especially something that is not "meat".
Has anyone else ever heard of or seen such a thing? Is it possible that T's in the wild will eat plants occasionally? Or is my LP such a pig that he will eat anything that is not substrate? He does have a ravenous appetite, and will eat as many crickets as I put in, even if I put in a dozen (Found that out the hard way as well - lol).
Last night, when I was removing the box, a piece of cricket food, that looks like a piece of pretzel or hard bread, fell into the LPs enclosure. I planned on just letting the crickets jump out of the KK, but one stubborn one made me shake the KK, and in the process, the piece of cricket food fell into the LPs enclosure.
He immediately began rounding up all of the crickets, as he normally does, so I didnt want to disturb him right then. He hunts them all down, then eats them in one big bunch. I figured I would just wait until later, when he was finishing up his meal, and then remove the piece of bread.
Well, it took me a little longer to get back to the cage than I had planned, but when I got there, he had already finished the crickets, and to my amazement, he picked up the piece of bread, and began to eat it as well. He devoured the whole thing. I dont know if it will hurt him or not, but I have never heard of a T eating anything other than living creatures, and especially something that is not "meat".
Has anyone else ever heard of or seen such a thing? Is it possible that T's in the wild will eat plants occasionally? Or is my LP such a pig that he will eat anything that is not substrate? He does have a ravenous appetite, and will eat as many crickets as I put in, even if I put in a dozen (Found that out the hard way as well - lol).
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You never know what effect it could have on them, since they aren't designed to eat such things.
