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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:13 pm   ? about hand feeding

Can you hand feed an RES? I read somewhere they could only eat while in the water. Or is that not true?? Thanks!!
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:29 pm   

You can hand feeed you RES while he's IN the water. =)
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:15 pm   

Yes. RES need the water to swallow. They can grab pellets or anything that is on land, but they will always bring it to the water. You can defiantly hand feed a RES if he lets you!
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:26 pm   

Just hold the food in front of him at water level or a bit above.
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