feeding times

**jellyfish** · Jul 17, '09, 9:28am

hi everyone
any ideas on how long after hatching is it before bandensis take their first meal??
i have been told some cuttles dont feed for as long as 2 weeks.
any views thanks

**cuttlegirl** · Jul 17, '09, 9:49am

I didn't see my cuttles eat for a while, but that was because they were sooo small. I think it sometimes takes a couple of days, but you should offer them food every day.

**jellyfish** · Jul 17, '09, 9:58am

maybe you are right i do see them swimming forward with their tenticles pointing in front and some times they jet forward, but most of the time they blow the food away

**cuttlegirl** · Jul 17, '09, 10:29am

That's hunting behavior - maybe they are still learning how to catch. It's a good sign that they are hunting.

**jellyfish** · Jul 17, '09, 12:25pm

well thats good news at last. would it be worth trying to tempt them into eating or will the hunger switch there hunting instinct on. dont wanna lose any thanks

**cuttlegirl** · Jul 18, '09, 7:34am

Offer them food.

**Nippel** · Jul 18, '09, 9:31am

what food did you offer them?

It can realy take a while. Thats depends on how long the babies stay in the eggs. If the yolk sack is small they need a longer time to start eating. If the sack is big they'll don't need such a long time.

If they start, you can nearly feed them every 6h so they grow fast. My 2" big cuttle eats 5-15 ghost shrimps every day (!!!)

Here is a short video clip on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r09kG...e=channel_page