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Originally Posted by mps9506 Seen too many imported balls loaded with parasites or just plain not eat. |
so true mike. the dark side of the business,,,and a big part of why i left the industry. my pair was wild caught. the wholesaler gave them to me. he knew they were loaded with worms, and were covered with about 50 ticks each. he said (i heard and still hear this) if anyone can keep them alive, you can. they didnt eat for almost a yr. then one day a customer brought in a vicious, attack gerbil. this critter was pure evil. wanted to rip any flesh it could, especially fond of human meat. so i told them id find it a place where it could live its life out. (the freezer) i was going to give it to our big nile monitor to play with, but for some reason i dropped it in with the balls. suddenly they came to life. the male struck and coiled the female rose up and watched...i dropped an other gerbil in,,,she struck and coiled. in a weel they each ate 3 gerbils. they would snub mice and rats, rats rubbed with gerbil, but gerbil meat,,,,,they chowed down. i eventually traded them for a large rock dragon setup and pair of orange and black dragons.
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*Disclaimer*
i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~
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Originally Posted by Amphibious  I couldn't agree more on your statement above. With 61 yrs in the hobby, the last 41 yrs in the saltwater end exclusively, I, too, can do things that others should NOT. |