Hi all,
I wanted to share some photos of one of the projects I've been working on this summer. The kids needed some home upgrades and I'm a big fan of naturalistic displays when possible. I...
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Hi all,
I wanted to share some photos of one of the projects I've been working on this summer. The kids needed some home upgrades and I'm a big fan of naturalistic displays when possible. I...
She's a beauty! I'm glad she's in good hands and has been given a second chance =)
They will definitely try. Probably most frogs, too. Anti-pet groups like the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will do everything they can do ban herps as pets in general. The snake...
All - I have posted these warnings in the past when seeking aid to oppose Anti-Snake legislation. Although Salamanders are of interest here, it is important to stay in the loop and take action when...
Thanks folks! =)
Right now the blood is in a plastic tub, but he's ready to move into his adult enclosure now. I'm actually in the process of ordering him and Luna 48" x 23" x 14" enclosures...
Hi all,
First, I apologize for my absence on the forum lately. I'm trying to slowly get back into the swing of things, but my research is consuming a lot of time. I've had to temporarily eliminate...
I think the product Cruncy Frog posted should be good. Quaternary ammonia is my favorite as well. Much less corrosive than other cleaners and does a good job of eradicating many pathogens. We use...
I have a few large-ish species... Most I would consider on the smaller to mid-range end.
Here's one of my Peppered Roaches (A. tesselata). The same as Matthew mentioned earlier:...
I wouldn't feed anything medicated, personally. The Coccidiostats in the medicated poultry diet are concentrated in such a way to be an effective treatment for chickens. As a result, the feed might...
What you describe sounds a lot like the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), but it might be another species. They are commonly cultured in other parts of the world, but as Matthew said they are...
I'm not really sure if this would work, but I've seen it done for removing mites from Malagasy hissing roaches... You could try setting up a new container for the adult beetles with fresh food...
I guess Heather's okay... ;)
Look at that awesome packing job and those fantastic stickers!
She's the best <3
You could probably order lab-reared or captive cultured American Roaches... They would be just fine to feed. Roaches seem to have little variation in nutritional content, even from vastly diverged...
You wouldn't be able to culture bee flies, unfortunately. The larvae are parasitoids of other insects, that is, they are parasites that ultimately kill their host. You'd need to rear the specific...
Very cute! the last picture made me lol...
Kyle is a great guy - you won't be disappointed with your order from him! Maybe a relative or friend can loan some funds... or there's the ol' lemonade stand approach (or classics like babysitting,...
For you, Bill (found randomly on the interwebs):
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Vroom Vroom!
I love bugs, too. Especially insects =) And isopods are super cute!
To culture: I enjoy culturing cockroaches like Matthew. I've thinned the collection down to 6 species. Always enjoyed breeding...
Roaches will be fine with it, but the frog's sake, I'd err on the side of caution and say no.
My gut feeling says that it would be fine... But due to the potential toxicity of avocados to birds, I...
Consider getting a new plastic container, and ensure that is is completely SMOOTH. As Ryan said, some of the plastic bins (usually the heavy duty types) have just the slightest bit of texture that...
1) Are you positive they are fruit flies, and not phorid flies? The latter are usually called 'scuttle flies' because they usually scurry around quite a bit before taking flight. Fruit flies won't...
Temperature: Like herps, roaches can thermoregulate. If you provide vertically stacked egg flats, it creates the most surface area, allows frass/shed skins/dead bodies to accumulate on the bottom,...
The horned frogs are actually from South America, but I'm sure they often taken a plethora of different cockroach species in nature. I came across a Ceratophrys cornuta while doing some conservation...
Hi Dani,
You can totally feed all of these plants from your yard to the feeders, should make a great gutload supplement (and moisture source). I would still give them a good wash with water, but...