"NetMax" wrote in message
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hehehehe not for long I'm sure!

Might be longer than you think. Not too many ladies on this side of the
pond who would chop maggots for their zebras ;~) I have a hard time just
selling bloodworms, and they have to freeze their earthworms before they
get someone else to chop them up.

Have you tried earthworms yet? A little high in fat, so it can't be a
regular thing. I think the recipe is as follows: select choice red
wigglers, wrap them in wet newspaper for a day (so they can pass what
they ate), and then chop into mouth-size pieces.

The impression I have of maggots is a larger version of a beetle or small
cockroach. There would seem to me to be a lot of indigestible material.
Would small crickets be better (just have to figure out how to get them
to sink ;~).

Other foods of choice might be frozen beefheart, community menu and
cichlid delight (occasionally using the one with garlic, to stave off any
parasites). I've also heard good things about mysis shrimp.

NetMax



Actually, it was eathworms I wanted, but they are not avialable this time of
year. They (sports fishermen) use maggots in the winter, so i decided to try
them instead. The Zebras love them, and thrive on them (they do get toher
foods as well though) so there must some nutrients in them? Part from the
tough skin, which is very thin it loooks very protein rich what's inside
them. I wouldn't like to think I put myself through this feeding procedure
for no reason :P

When the summer comes I'll get some earth worms for them, and thanks for
pointing out that I will have to let them get empty first, I wouldn't have
thought of that!

What's community menu I wonder..?

Nina