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#2269306 Milkweed666 View Profile	Ok to feed octopus? I picked up a baby octopus from the seafood section and a couple smelt. Both are whole and previously frozen. Can i feed these to my monitor?
06/08/12  11:35pm
#2269327 Krusty View Profile	Message To: Milkweed666   In reference to Message Id: 2269306  Ok to feed octopus? Yes sure. Why not?
06/09/12  09:33am
#2269347 Milkweed666 View Profile	Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 2269327  Ok to feed octopus? Just wanted to make sure. It said octopus was ok on that "chads food list" but it said that list was for albigs. It wasnt too specific on which kinds of fish. But thanks tho.
06/09/12  01:26pm
#2269366 Krusty View Profile	Message To: Milkweed666   In reference to Message Id: 2269347  Ok to feed octopus? You guys make a mountain out of a mole hill with feeding. If its whole-prey animals and/or insects, the lizards eat them, and its not toxic....Monitors will eat it. They are very diverse feeders on many things - all Monitors. The "tricky" thing with feeding Monitors is a reliable, inexpensive source of foods for years and years....and lots of it.
06/09/12  03:44pm
#2269416 Milkweed666 View Profile	Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 2269366  Ok to feed octopus? Yea the seafood i can get on foodstamps so that helps. Cheaper than mice too. I get mice for 1 dollar each. The 2 fish and octopus was only 90 something cents
06/10/12  01:06am
#2269448 _Eric_ View Profile	Message To: Milkweed666   In reference to Message Id: 2269416  Ok to feed octopus? You should really think about re-homing that monitor if your on food stamps.
06/10/12  02:12pm
#2269454 Milkweed666 View Profile	Message To: _Eric_   In reference to Message Id: 2269448  Ok to feed octopus? Its not my only income. But thanks
06/10/12  03:04pm
#2269617 Kriminaal View Profile	Message To: Milkweed666   In reference to Message Id: 2269454  Ok to feed octopus? I’d be more worried about if she gets hooked on the octopus and turns her nose up at regular food items. Had that happen to me before, not with octopus but other food items.
06/11/12  02:01pm
#2269649 Milkweed666 View Profile	Message To: Kriminaal   In reference to Message Id: 2269617  Ok to feed octopus? I cut it up, it ate the body an left the legs. What food items did it get hooked on and turned nose up at others?
06/11/12  04:46pm
#2269711 Krusty View Profile	Message To: Milkweed666   In reference to Message Id: 2269649  Ok to feed octopus? Doritos....stopped eating peas.
06/11/12  10:55pm
#2269725 Kriminaal View Profile	Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 2269711  Ok to feed octopus? I was in a pickle for a month or so and couldn’t get crickets. So I fed the SDZ diet for a bit. Well once on the turkey, it wasn’t easy to get them back on crickets.
06/12/12  07:33am
#2269739 Mxracer View Profile	Message To: Kriminaal   In reference to Message Id: 2269725  Ok to feed octopus? Yea are cricket farms in ONT had a rough time a while back and 2 out 3 shut down. I use to pay $20 for a 1000 and now I have to pay $40 which sucks. -Terry
06/12/12  11:58am

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