Feeding and Nutrition :: Double Check Feeding Amount

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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:24 pm   Double Check Feeding Amount

I just wanted to double check i was feeding Tito enough food
Hes now 1 3/4 inches now

I currently feed him 3-4 pellets

Heres some pictures with him and his beloved pellet
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:43 pm   

I think you could even go as high as six.

I love that you got him to balance it like that :lol:
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:26 pm   

Haha i kinda wetted it so it just stuck to his head

I dont want him to grow too fast
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:34 pm   

I only say six, because his head looks about three sticks long by two sticks tall. Just a suggestion :wink:
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:41 pm   

no i wasnt doubting
its just that in the past 2 weeks he grew like 1/3 of an inch
and i was scared that i was over feeding him
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:44 pm   

Unt, I was thinking exactly the same thing - looks like a six pellet head to me! That would be six pellets a day plus green leafies.
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:53 pm   

Sounds Aweswome Thxs
gues i was under feeding him
No wonder he was begging soo much
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:58 pm   

It looks more like 4 pellets high...
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:59 pm   

LOL that's a cute picture!
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:36 am   

That pic was really cute!
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:58 pm   

HAHAHA Tito looks like he's thinking "so... this is awkward"
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:38 pm   

Lol thanks
That was the only way i could get the pellet close to him with him trying to chomp it down
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:54 pm   

lol very cute
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:49 pm   

i thought it was an 8-10 myself. Now I am thinking uh oh. I knew I wasn't a great estimator!
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:19 am   

This has been bothering me
Tito keeps begging and begging like hes been hungry for days
I know hell do that
But when im home thats all he does
Just float there staring at me
Occasioanly hell go around
But then back to me

Today when i fed him already and i fixing sometihng in his tank
He bit me, well he tried to i moved my hand

It just makes me feel bad

I know he is just running his scheme to get more food
But still
the giult is horribe
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