flat horn hissers dietary differences?

Shaneofall

Shaneofall

Third Instar
Anyone notice flat horns eating less than others or having different heat requirements? I am growing some out alongside (same type of bin/ heat) as some wide horns. The wide horns are eating 5 times or my the qty of food. I am mixing 6 grains with a few other powder supplements including bee polin. Also notice the lack of eating when I add a banana.

 
My flat horns eat like pigs. Even more than the wide horns I'd say. I find myself refilling their bowl more often than any other species of hisser I keep. I feed mine carrots, apple, cucumber, grains, and occasionally mulberry leaves. Currently, my temps are about 78-84 F on average.

 
I feed them exactly like regular hissers: dog food, carrot, water. They eat and breed well

 
I will have to look at them in more detail. The wide horns as a group are much bigger and maybe they just started out a bit older/larger, just enough to get ahead start.

 
I actually stopped using dog food as my feeder roaches get a better quality food, so figured I will do the same for the high-end roaches. I tried soy protein in the mix and they don't like much, so now whey protein.

 
I have a pair that seems to eat very well. I toss a carrot in there and it's gone within a week. They enjoy oats and dog food as well and don't typically leave very much. Still waiting on the female to give birth (I think she's gravid?) but that's a thread for another day :)

 
I just got some flat horns.  I hope in the future to have wide horns and the other species of hissers that I do not have yet.

 
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