Pua has a boyfriend

[Hellow]

Hey, um, how did you get Pua?

[TamanduaGirl]

Hey, um, how did you get Pua?

I contacted an experienced importer who took care of most of the legalities for me. He did question me a bit about what knowledge I had of them before agreeing to help.

[Hellow]

Oh, ok. Do you feed him ants since he is an anteater?

[TamanduaGirl]

Oh, ok. Do you feed him ants since he is an anteater?

No they just get ants for treats and when they find some when out and about. It's been shown they don't do well on a diet of ants and termites in captivity. We have different species here than in South America. Even in a study done in their native habitat at a tamandua rehab they did bad on a diet of nests gathered from the wild and brought to them. They did much better on a man made diet.

Why is likely variety. You can't bring all the species of ants and termites they would be eating to them. different species live in trees, old wood, the ground, in ant or termite made nests. Even in the same species those from different colonies will have different nutrients from eating different things from the different areas.

I made my diet based on successful zoo diets and a study analyzing the stomach contents of wild tamanduas, which is essentially the same as daily dietary requirements since that is what they are living on naturally. Then a few adjustments to what worked best for them as individuals.

They do have freeze dried Asian tree ants as the insect part of their diet mix right now but I rotate insects for variety.

[Hellow]

Cool.

[CathyBogart]

They're so cute together, what a happy couple! Has having a boyfriend affected how Pua behaves towards you?

[TamanduaGirl]

Not really she doesn't play with me much now because they play with each other so much but sometimes they draw me into the battles and we all three play. She still wants her snuggle time with me.

[ramanth]

Stewie is so handsome!! Are you worried you'll grow attached to him and can't afford to buy him? Would Pua be sad if he was gone?

I hope you get a baby out of their union. They look so happy and adorable in the photos.

[Kalei]

Aw that is too cute! Pua looks so happy to have a companion around