Happy Days

[scotuare]

I just had a brilliant morning, had one of my chippies eat from my hand.
Normally they take the food and run off. But today he stayed and ate it. It was a shame the picture is not too good.
I think he's a bit camera shy. I think he's called Theodore. Hard to tell as he is not facing camera lol.
The other one is called Alvin. Alvin likes coming out the cage and if you don't let him he takes a nip out your had/finger to try and make you move your hand so he can escape. 
 Will up load the picture later

[Nate]

Brilliant isn’t it when they do that. They will only get tamer as they get older, you just have to take your time with em. Before you know it they will climbing all over you looking for treats. 

[scotuare]

Yea hopefully I got them from a pet shop and not very tame. Haven't let them out that often trying to get a bond with them first so they don't run too far away and hard to catch.

What is the type of treat I can give them I have tried fruits, sultarners/raisns, mixed dried fruit and veg but haven't found that own type of food that they will jump for and get them excited. Any ideas?

Thanks Scot

[Nick]

They'll go crazy for monkey nuts and sunflower seeds, but try lots of different things

[scotuare]

I have used monkey nuts was trying to find something new. Will give sunflower seeds ago n let you no how they get on.

Thanks Scot

[Nick]

try different nuts, mine go mad for meal worms

[scotuare]

Where would I get meal worms from?

Thanks for your help and any more ideas would be helpful I will try them all at seperate times. Ill give you an update when I do.

Thanks Scot

[pinkpill]

Where would I get meal worms from?

Thanks for your help and any more ideas would be helpful I will try them all at seperate times. Ill give you an update when I do.

Thanks Scot

most supermarkets sell em for birds fresh apple n orange always go down well with mine too

[scotuare]

Ok I will look as I currently work for asda  I have tried orange but not apple. Do they like fresh banana? Got lots of them at home   

[pinkpill]

mine like the mealworm crumble from asda
i find with mine sum like banana sum dont, its trial n error really
if u'v got a garden they love fresh worms oh and any flowers too

[TeaAndToast]

Mine also love orange and apple.  If you work in Asda just keep an eye out and get them the wee packs of mixed nuts (reduced).  Never gave any fresh banana, but I have used the dried sort u find in cereals.  Mine love the treats from pets at home etc, the type u can hang and the circle type ones.  I generally hang them somewhere awkward so they have to work for it, and it doesn't vanish in 15 minutes. 

[pinkpill]

a tip too, if you have an empty jar of peanut butter/jam/marmalade or honey or anything u think they mite like, even chocolate spread, just empty some mealworms or seeds in an mix it up and just put the jar in the cage mine love this if they get sticky their partners will clean em up

[scotuare]

Hey I let them out today and just realised they like flowres. They had a thing for them  When I'm next at work ill try and pick up some of the things mentioned. thanks for your help.

This is the late picture 



let me know if you can see the picture

[adamclark18]

i stuck in a few rose's in my chipmunks cage and they ripped them to shreads.

Mine likes peas, sweetcorn, pomegranate, pear, satsuma segments. Favorite seeds are def sunflower. if ya have a yoghurt leave little bit in the bottom and give him that, good for calcuim too

[mrchips]

I find they're not too keen on fresh banana tho they do nibble a bit. They LOVE the sesameseed and sunflower seeds off ASDA's sunflowewr and Sesame seeded rolls and I have the rest of the roll for lunch.  ASDA should be sponsoring this forum!

Mine love fresh corn on the cob. When it's (£1 for two cobs), a reasonable price, I put a whole one in between 2 chips .... they love it.  Yes, they also love roses (the flowers) and flowers and strip the stems and flower.