Hi, first time RES owner, I combed through the basic care and nutrition sections on the website but haven't seen what I am looking for.
I have tried giving my RES kale, lettuce, bell pepper, tomato, carrot, apple, cantaloupe to no avail. No one bite since I got him two weeks ago. I think it might have to do with the water temperature and I have a water heater coming in the mail soon, as well as reptomin pellets(I work/live at the US embassy in Afghanistan so I have to do mail order).
The only thing he will eat is freeze dried shrimp, but over the last couple days he hasn't had one of those either. My questions are:
1) How often should he be eating? Protein? Veggies? pellets? As in how much is a good amount and how often throughout the day/week?
2) How do I entice him to eat the veggies? i saw mention of a veggie clip in another post so I ordered one but is there anything else that helps?
3) After how many days without eating should I really start to worry and what should I do if vet care is not an option?
4) Feeding tank, yes or no? Is it worth it? I keep the tank clean and remove food he doesn't eat after a couple hours, is a separate feeding tank necessary?
5) *Non-food related question*, the backdrop I chose to put on the back of his tank is a forest and he spends a lot of time trying to swim INTO it(through the glass), is that okay? Or should I choose a different background?
Any responses are appreciated!