misky
Active Member
I have been doing my research and reading a few articles on the net while I have been waiting for my new reptile licence to come through and an article I have just read has me a little curious. Here's the part that has me wondering
"Some reptiles are sensitive to color, and have definite preferences for prey of certain colors. With rodents, this may mean brown or parti-colored mice rather than white mice (after all, there aren't a lot of white or albino mice in the wild, as they tend to not survive long enough to pass on their color genes). This color preference may extend to insect-eaters as well. Adding powdered Spirulina or alfalfa to the food-and-vitamin mix fed to crickets will turn them green, making them more acceptable to reptiles who typically eat green insects in the wild."
Quote from FEEDING REPTILES by Melissa Kaplan
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1236&S=4&SourceID=55
I don't doubt that this sort of thing happens but is it very common or is it one of those things that is possible but extreamley rare?
Cheers
Luxie
"Some reptiles are sensitive to color, and have definite preferences for prey of certain colors. With rodents, this may mean brown or parti-colored mice rather than white mice (after all, there aren't a lot of white or albino mice in the wild, as they tend to not survive long enough to pass on their color genes). This color preference may extend to insect-eaters as well. Adding powdered Spirulina or alfalfa to the food-and-vitamin mix fed to crickets will turn them green, making them more acceptable to reptiles who typically eat green insects in the wild."
Quote from FEEDING REPTILES by Melissa Kaplan
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1236&S=4&SourceID=55
I don't doubt that this sort of thing happens but is it very common or is it one of those things that is possible but extreamley rare?
Cheers
Luxie