i found this thing outside of my house. it looks like a millipede or some sort but a huge one. my oscar is like 10-11 inches big and the millipede is like 5-7 inches long. do u think my oscar can eat it. i could put a pic up but idk how. would be helpful if u guys can tell me how so i can show u how the millipede or w/e looks like. thanks.

First, welcome to the site... I haven't said hi yet!

Second, personally, I will not give my Oscar anything I find in the yard. The main reason is chemicals. You don't know what that little creepy crawly thing has crawled through... I don't want to feed my baby something like that and make it sick. Go get some nice meal worms - they have the SUPER ones that are nice and fat!

Just my thoughts!

Brooksie

ya i never feed anything from my yard either cause im afraid they might of beeen infected with pestisides. But superworms are good its just that when eat each other they start to smell.

I dig up worms once in a while.. he got a big one tonight and spent sometime showing off and swimming around with his 'trophy' hanging out of his mouth. lol




I wouldnt advise feeding them anything unless you know whats in your ground and whether its potentially poisonous for them.

Yeah I don't feed anything that I don't know exactly what it is, and even then I worry about pesticides.

johnnyphoenix wrote:


I only give him worms that come from my backyard. I dont use any sort of chemicals back there so I know hes not going to get anything nasty.

It depends on how thick the insect is. If its worm size and isnt posionous then you will be ok, but you dont want to put it in if its too big (thick).

Insects are great food for oscars. In the wild oscars eat insects.

Nice looking oscar Dwenci