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Unfortunately, my high red ornate I posted previously, Les, passed away 10 days after I got him. He never really acclimated and one morning I woke up to find him belly up and dead :(

After searching for another ornate I couldn’t find one so I ended up with a red coffee. He was delivered last Thursday. This guy is the complete opposite. I was planning to leave him alone to acclimate for three days, but I caught him on my nanny cam eating one of my orange powder isopods at 1:30am Saturday so I got up and fed him four crickets and a horn worm, and he’s been eating bugs like crazy ever since. The growth I’ve seen this week is insane. Les 2.0 is thriving!

Pictures 1-3 are from the day he was delivered, 4 and 5 are from last night after he ate half a night crawler (in pieces, of course)

Based on my experience, feeding the pacs WITHIN THEIR ENCLOSURE is best. Less stress, more true to how they would eat in the wild he loves hunting crickets. I use reptisoil mixed with a little bit of reptisand as my substrate, impaction risk is low and I see him wipe his mouth and spit out the soil as he eats, he’s pooped so I know he’s fine.

CNLNGUS

“Whew, that was embarrassing - glad nobody saw that”

Gaze upon this example of peak physical form. Full of bugs. Strong in mind, body, and spirit.

After being buried for two days, Les came out tonight extra spicy, impatient, and ravenous for his worms

Belly full o’ bugs. Brain empty o’ thoughts.

Les 2.0 - my little hunter!

My first pac unfortunately passed away after 10 days of having them… I got this little red coffee last week and he’s already acclimated and THRIVING.