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Scott W · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject: Favorite feeder insects

I'm curious to know what others use to feed their lizards.
I use 50% silent browns and 50% locust as an insect diet, don't use black crickets as not many of my lizards will eat them, has anyone else found this?

I don't tend to use banded crickets much either as they jump like mad!

JStroud · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject:

I prefer to use locusts where possible but find crickets to generally be easier to get hold of and cheaper.

Stuart · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

I also steer clear of black crickets and use mailnly locust for my tegu and what ever I can for the cresties..gave my tegu some large blacks once and he threw them up and had bad stomach...so havent offered him them since..

DanLay · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject:

I use black crickets which I feed with a variety of foods. I plan to start using some cockroaches (non-fliers/climbers) as soon as I get a succesful culture going. These seem to be preferred by geckos such as Nephrurus amyae and have a better meat to shell ratio.
I'm not sure my girlfriend will be as happy to help out at feeding times though Rolling Eyes

Jas · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject:

I use brown crickets and giant mealworms.The only thing in my collection that eats blacks are the trilineata's outside, but then they eat anything that fits in there mouths Very Happy

I still vary the diets with locust and waxworms pinks but those two are the staple.

Fixx · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:55 am Post subject:

We use a mixture of all three of the usual suspects, browns blacks and locustshere along with a few others added in for variety and have just aquired a small blaberous cockroch colony in the hope that they will multiply and provide us with a nice cheap source of live food.

Dan · Captivebred Communist Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 1306

I prefer crickets because they dont eat all my plants by the time i have closed the viv doors Laughing

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I use a bit of everything really I find i use more bandeds than anything but my ackies seem to prefer them and as they move so fast they get the ackies moveing more

Insectsunlimited · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject: Dave @ Insects Unlimited

Could you add roaches to that poll of yours.???. Of course,I am biased, as a breeder & seller of feeder roaches.
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JStroud · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:14 pm Post subject:

Done