Rehydrating Silversides

MamaZelly · Post by **MamaZelly** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:09 pm

I'm about to give my little guys silversides for the first time, but they are harder than rock! Am I supposed to rehydrate these before I feed them, or do they like them this way??

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:19 pm

I toss them in dry and they eat them just fine. In fact, they got a particularly large one last night and it was picking up little pieces if it when I got up this morning... They'll do just fine with it. lol

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:13 pm

If you would still like to rehydrate one (or just decide to do it for experimentation), I would rehydrate it in saltwater or coconut milk.

MamaZelly · Post by **MamaZelly** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:45 pm

O. my. gawd.

Kili--the stink. Honey, you didn't say anything about the stink

My house is never going to smell the same.....

NaRnAR · Post by **NaRnAR** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:06 pm

Try dehydrating a big bag of those suckers! MMMM the STENCH!

They will do fine either way...mine seem to eat them better crunchy. *shrugs*

How did they like them?

MamaZelly · Post by **MamaZelly** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:14 pm

Just one taker so far, and I accidentally scared him walking by the tank, so he didn't even have much of a chance! I'll know in the morning how popular it was. Our guys really don't start coming out until way after dark.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:38 pm

i fed my hermies krill the other day.

why WHY?! I didn't even see anyone eat it!

I hope more take to the silversides (ugh, the name just sounds stenchy)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:19 pm

MamaZelly wrote:O. my. gawd.

Kili--the stink. Honey, you didn't say anything about the stink

My house is never going to smell the same.....

Omigod, tooooooo funny! ROFLMBO! So, are you going to serve them dry next time?

Nar... You are a braver woman than I. lol Just the little dehydrated guys in the bag are quite enough for me, thanks.

I'm very thankful to you for making them that way for me.

lol

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:22 pm

Mine always go right for the eyeballs!

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:27 pm

Oh yeah, Mama, I forgot to warn you! They stink!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:42 pm

LolaGranola wrote:Mine always go right for the eyeballs!

Never really watched them eating it that closely... lol

Um... Current condition of one fed last night: Head and tail still in dish... Rest?

Everywhere but the dish?? lol To be honest, I rarely end up taking them out. They eat it and/or bury it before I can get to it. lol

glacier44 · Post by **glacier44** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:23 pm

*makes SERIOUS mental note to NOT rehydrate them when they arrive in the mail* My kids will have to eat it dry! LOL

NaRnAR · Post by **NaRnAR** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:36 am

lol! yea they are a bit raunchy either way you smell em.

Raen, when I dehydrate I share the pleasure with my neighbors

I open up the apartment and set the aroma free! lol! Bf walked in one day and almost threw up lol...but once you get "use to" the smell when they are dehydrating you dont really smell it anymore. *shrugs* Its just the initial start of them dehydrating that is bad...same with shrimp and fish...

Mine prefer the eyes and the gut as well..mmm...good stuff with all those organs! Lots of vitamins and nutrients!

MamaZelly · Post by **MamaZelly** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:50 pm

They weren't crazy about the rehydrated ones, but they like the dry ones just fine. They went for the gut, too.