I think alex may be sick:'(

[Mattalie]

I came home tonight to see alex sleeping but her beard was so full that she cant put her chin on the ground. Im not sure if she has been swallowing her food. Lately she has lost taste for crickets and will only eat greens at irregular times. She seemed happy when i played with her today. Her belly was all white and she was very alert and playful.

 

[PatsyB]

How's it looking this morning? Sometimes when they lay down things look bigger than they really are. Have you offered bugs other than crickets?

 

[Josh]

Would love to hear an updated on Alex. @Mattalie how does she look today?

 

[Mattalie]

Actually she seems fine today guys Thanks for caring tho

 

[Mattalie]

She looks much better this morning. Ive fed her mealworms and grasshoppers and she loves meal worms. It was only after the mealworms that she seems to have lost taste in crickets

 

[Josh]

Very glad to hear it! Have you tried feeding dubia roaches?

 

[PatsyB]

Glad to hear she's better

 

[Mattalie]

Not yet. They are more expensive than crickets and even crickets are difficult for me to afford currently

 

[rob.kolm]

Dubias are super easy to breed. It costs a bit to get a colony set up but then they are basically free food after that. Also they eat fewer dubias than same size crickets because they are much meatier.