Vacation Feeding

[Fishboy123]

Yea, breeding crickets seems like such a hassle my god i can just imagine the smell! However, I do not want to go to the store every 2 weeks for any animal to get crickets. The only stores that sell crickets near me is petco and they are really terrible. Is there a solution to this?

[elly]

Maybe take a look at the "feeders" section on this site for info about dubia breeding. Dubia are a lot less smelly. I think they only breed at about 90F or so and I don't know how easy it is to get them to do it.

[Crispy42]

I agree with elly. If you're looking to breed your own feeders it seems like dubia roaches are the way to go. I don't have personal experience with it since I couldn't quite get over the squick factor of having adult roaches in the house *shudder* but I've done a bit of research that shows they're easy breeders if kept at warm temps.

Depending on what kind of frog you decide to get, you can get nightcrawlers at walmart if you want to avoid Petco.

[irThumper]

If you want to get crickets shipped in you can try Armstrong's. They've been breeding crickets since the 1940's and raise the original (non-hybridized) browns, which are known to be non-biters. It's not cheap though, so I'd get some smalls/mediums and set them up in some good housing to grow out while you feed them off. Buying full grown adult crickets is a waste of time and money for me because once they are of breeding age they start to drop dead. Bleh. We purchased from Armstrong's years ago when we had FBTs, and they were a pretty good company. Buy Crickets Online | Armstrong Crickets

[Fishboy123]

I looked into Dubia Roaches and it makes me shutter i dont think i can keep them. However, the only reason I cannot keep crickets is because i do not want to go to the store every month. Do all frogs need to eat crickets and roaches?

[deranged chipmunk]

So, if I am reading this thread correctly, you do NOT have any frogs at the moment. You are trying to decide what type of frog to get, and you want frog(s) that can survive a week without food periodically? That's an easy one, darts. No brainer. They eat fruit flies that you culture yourself, with no smell. And they can easily go a week without feeding. Anyone who has run out of flies can attest to that.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[irThumper]

Unless, unless, unless, you're me! I had a 40B hermit crab tank, some crickets escaped, made their way into the tank, and breeded like mad demons. Fortunately, I got a new 90 gallon tank for the crabs this past fall. So now I have a constantly replenishing cricket supply and a brand stinking new hermit crab tank

Hey Josh, mind giving me your secrets on cricket propagation?? I'm barking mad too! (aka nuts, well slightly, in a good way... lol)

[Fishboy123]

So, if I am reading this thread correctly, you do NOT have any frogs at the moment. You are trying to decide what type of frog to get, and you want frog(s) that can survive a week without food periodically? That's an easy one, darts. No brainer. They eat fruit flies that you culture yourself, with no smell. And they can easily go a week without feeding. Anyone who has run out of flies can attest to that.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

ahh yes that what i am deciding. I have looked into dart frogs and the only problem would be keeping humidity. How would i keep humidity in an exo terra cage or a normal 20 or 29 gallon tank? Could I use an aquarium glass top?

[irThumper]

ahh yes that what i am deciding. I have looked into dart frogs and the only problem would be keeping humidity. How would i keep humidity in an exo terra cage or a normal 20 or 29 gallon tank? Could I use an aquarium glass top?

I'd check out the Dart frog and vivarium sections for answers to this

[deranged chipmunk]

A glass top would be exactly how you would hold humidity.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela