Confussed

[kj]

I am a little confussed how do you lot feed your animals in outside encloseres and how do you know if there have eatin it thank you for any help ;D

[willj]

you've hit on one of the downsides of outsoor vivaria, unless you have readily visable species you have no idea. i've only seen my ambystoma opacum 3 times since november, both times last year, i have no idea if they are still alive even, let alone eating. all i can do is fill the enclosure with tasty slugs etc. you've just got to hope they are acting as they are in the wild.

[kj]

lol kk have not seen them sinse then god lol

[Killian]

I think it is one of the advanategs of an outdoor vivarium, the animals basically fend for themselves. It is as close to the wild as possible. If your vivarium is equally suitable for invertabrates as amphibians there should always be a good supply of prey for your animals.

[Iowarth]

My vivaria are certainly far too large to keep track of food items or feeding. BUT they always have a bowl of well vitaminised mealworms and filed crickets are thrown in periodically. Despite the large vivaria not enough food occurs naturally. At least one day a week I go and sit in them with mealworms and crickets and feed the lizards and frogs directly. This also allows a visual check on the health of the animals which includes signs of malnutrition.

[drew121]

Hi , I go to a stables and collect a bag of rotting straw and horse muck , but look for where the worms are and get handfuls , also look for where woodlice are in biggest numbers, I then put it in outdoor Viv with bits of wood to create openings .
The Newts and Salamanders seem to make there own way through it.
When it rains the worms are all over the place at night and must be a feast for the animals.
Also get out with a sweep net for spiders etc in nettlebeds and long grass

[drew121]

I have some Sallies I may only see 2 or 3 times a year but are thriving , I reckon they eat when in there hiding places if anything passes