Is it safe to buy insects in bulk on Amazon? If so, what are some safe sellers on there?
Hello all!
So I bought dairy cows with the original intents of breeding to sell, keep, and use as feeders. I love having these spotted boogers, they're so fun to watch. I was waiting to use them as feeders until I've got a good colony up and going. With that being said, I wanted to double check and see if they CAN be used as a feeder for my cresties and leos, in rotation with other feeders. Has anyone tried this and had good results?
If they can be used as feeders, how should I go about feeding them? Their current extra protein source is freeze dried shrimp, which they love, and I'm assuming that's probably not a good gut-load for reptiles. I could be wrong though. I've tried TheBioDude's bug grub but they don't seem to like it as much. I haven't yet tried offering vegetables or the likes. I could always create a second colony of cows to feed a different protein source if necessary.
It's no biggie if I shouldn't use them as feeders, I just thought it'd be a handy option to cut down some on the cost of buying feeders.
I have one bin of dubias for my crested gecko but I’m going to get a beardie in a couple of weeks so I’m going to have to get a better selection. My question is how many different ones do you have and how do you keep them? I bought egg flats and food and all that but I’m still not sure how to store them. I’m not too worried about price because I got a gift certificate for a reptile store near me and I’m going to use it for feeders :D
So I've got three leopard geckos now, two I recently rescued and they refuse to eat meal worms so I figured I'd make it easier on myself and just feed all of them crickets, they're all average weight im pretty sure (the two rescue geckos are a little underweight but this is because they're just small in general, like the size of a juvenile despite being about 4 or 5 now, im assuming due to not receiving any supplements when they were growing) but i still kind of want to fatten them all up a bit and I was just wondering whats like the most nutritional thing I could feed them? My local pet shops only ever have crickets or mealworms so if anyone has a website that they buy from that they could also link I'd appreciate it
I know a lot of people who do insects breeding to fed them to animals. I, myself, do it with my reptile and rodents.
But, someone told me that what I did was cruel. And I shouldn’t say I like animals if I’m willing to sacrifice insects to feed others type of pet.
That’s why I’d like to heard what people who like insects think about that.
Does anyone know of some kind of monthly payment subscription service for feeder insects? Because I would be so down for that. I have such a terrible memory and adhd that if it weren't for my friend reminding me so often I likely wouldn't remember to get bugs. My dragons are just more than fine I'm just a little forgetful sometimes.
So my leo stopped eating crickets for the past few months and has only been wanting mealworms. I heard that mealworms aren't the best for a main feeder. What are your thoughts on this? Are mealworms good for main feeder insects? If not, what are some easy insects that are good and are easy to farm myself?
Hello, I currently have a 6 month old leopard gecko and I'm looking on expanding his diet. I fed him mostly dubia roaches and occasionally mealworms when he was younger, but he's been rejecting roaches for a little while now, and is on a mostly mealworm diet. I'd feed him crickets but there's a lot of stuff in his tank for them to hide under and he's honestly a terrible hunter, giving up when the insect crawls too far. I've started introducing phoenix worms into his diet, but they're honestly pretty expensive from the store where I get my feeder insects, and getting them shipped to me looks like it would be cheaper. I would also like to introduce silkworms if possible, but the only option for me to get them right now would be through shipping.
However, I'm currently living with my grandma who doesn't know I have a leopard gecko, and it would be hard to explain to her about the care of one so I just have kept it a secret. Does anyone know if there's discreet packaging on feeder insects? I haven't ordered any, obviously, and I'm not sure how evident it would be that there's something living being shipped to me. Is the packaging discreet, or is there any way for me to get discreet packaging? Thank you!
Helga and her doting husband, Gunther, have given me another batch of itty bitty Madagascar hissing cockroaches. I used to feed them to my turtle, but since rehoming her, I have no use for the babies. My boyfriend is less than pleased with the idea of any more giant roaches living with us longterm, despite the fact that they literally do not interfere with his life, at all. Obviously, I can't just let them go, and just outright killing them by freezing them seems like such a waste. Is anybody in Massachusetts, US familiar with any small reptile stores that could possibly have a use for them? I'm really at a loss with what to do here. They have babies quite regularly, and I would love to have them go to good use!
I've bought myself a small box of dubia roaches (small 5mm - 7mm) for my juvenile crested gecko. The box includes around 40 roaches which will take me ages to feed them all to my crestie.
How do I keep the roaches that i cannot feed right now? Just keep them in the box with some fruit?
Hey all,
I'm looking at getting a beardy, I've only had a leopard gecko in the past and was wondering if there are any other types of feeder insects, other than crickets, that I could feed my beardy?
When I had my leopard, the crickets constantly got out, were loud, and the enclosure for them didn't smell all that well too.
I'm in Canada so dubia roaches are a no go as they're currently illegal, I was thinking of perhaps dusted meal worms or maybe butter worms.
I will likely be getting a juvenile from a pet store, would meal worms be a good substitute for crickets?
I'm a first time frog owner and while pretty much everything has been going great, I've been having trouble feeding my frog. I use tongs to grab the insects, but they often escape from the grip. This might just be because I'm afraid of bugs😅... But I don't understand how to secure em if that makes sense. Getting crickets it's one of my biggest pains and holding them in front of the frog is a nightmare. 99% of the time, the bug escapes and I have to hunt them down inside the vivarium. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Do yall ever feel sorry for feeding insects to your ants?
What is your favorite feeder insect, and why? I’m using crickets for my crestie at the moment, but just wondering some other good ones.
Strange question - I am writing about Densovirus and would like to know if anyone has any more information regarding it, which insects in particular can get it? All I have seen so far are crickets and some caterpillars.
Where do you all recommend someone in Southern California buying insect feeders, I feel the prices big chain stores like petco is too high for the quality of the insects they sell. I’ve seen 2 online sellers that will ship to your door, “Uncle Jim’s worm farm” (but he only sells meal worms, no roaches, crickets, or wax worms) and “premium crickets”. I just do t know how reputable these sellers are since I’m very new to owning lizards, where does everyone else go for their feeders? I only own one LG for adds info who is around 1 month old.
Just recently changed from the flukers stuff to real fruit for my feeder crickets to eat.. last week they were eating cantaloupe, this week it was a pineapple.. however, I got to thinking just a bit ago, is there certain fruits that we SHOULDN'T feed the feeder insects?? Like could the pineapple be to acidic for my cham? General curiosity that i couldn't find in the sidebar.. what do you feed your feeder insects and what do you do to keep them hydrated? What's your cricket set up basically 🤔😁 (Don't think I've seen this question yet, or have missed it)
Hey all. How do handle your feeder bugs (if you have them). I’m tempted to do it bare handed (I’ve got house crickets). Do you use tongs? DIY scooper(?).
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Looking for somewhere in Brampton (or close to) to get live feeders for my leopard gecko. The only place I’ve been getting them is Petsmart but the quality is questionable as half of the package is usually dead already.
I’m a firm believer that frogs are better than people and the last thing I want to do is interact with people at the pet shop every few weeks to buy feeder insects. It’s also just cheaper and more convenient to breed the feeders myself.
What are some feeders I could breed for White’s Tree Frogs with minimal effort? Ideally something that doesn’t require any electrical equipment (like a heater) and/or could survive outside year round in Southern CA.
I want to raise something for my phid to eat. Going out and gathering it myself has been difficult,(I got her wild so she'd be eating it anyway)and come winter I won't be able to. I live in a rural area in MN so no real pet stores in the area to buy em. I've found moths and small butterflies are her favorite with flies being a close second. She's also eaten wax worms but preferred it after they morphed into moths. She even managed a couple small dragonflies. She refused to eat even tiny grasshoppers. Haven't seen any crickets so haven't tried those.
Is there an easy sustainable way I can raise moths or flies for her and will it be enough nutrition with only the one? Can I or should I raise multiple types of moths or flies together. Or is there something else I should try entirely?
I cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders this weekend, but I used a Q-tip to swab mint extract on the bee guards and the red "flower bell" on the feeders. It hasn't affected the hummingbirds, but I don't see any insects flying around them now.
I actually had two hummingbirds at once yesterday, at least one was a female, and she came back a few times. I live in Minnesota, so these are Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds. They will stick around until October sometime.
Does anyone have experience using feeder insects {specifically} as cleanup crew? And what risks do they bring.
I"m thinking of crickets specifically..
Do you keep them in a tub with substrate? What do you feed them? I know many people just keep them in the containers they come in but I want to care for them properly despite the fact that they will become dinner :) my small Dubia roaches don’t seem to eat anything I give them and I read that Oates can be bad for geckos but I feel mean just putting them on plastic
Just wondering if anyone has ever tried this with either dart frogs or Red Eyed Tree Frogs.
My P. regal girl is getting rather large and I think it might be time to start feeding her something a bit bigger than Drosophila Hydei fruit flies. I was looking into black soldier/house/blue+green bottle flies/spikes/pupae, crickets and mealworms. What would be the easiest and safest options?
I love my garden honeybees and pollinators, but they always go for the feeder other than some flowers. The actual hummingbirds can't even drink since the bees and whatnot surround the feeder. What can I do so that only hummingbirds can drink from it?
I live in Wisconsin, and have several hornworms which became too large for my bearded dragon to safely eat since I first bought them.
Does anyone know if these can be safely released into the wild, or if they are invasive? If they cannot be safely released into the wild, is there anyway to euthanize them?
I’d hate to kill them if it can be avoided, but obviously don’t want to harm the ecosystem. Thank you!!
