Quote Originally Posted by PhunkeyPhish View Post
Thanks for that link Dan. That was very helpful! I did not know about needing to move them from the pods to the bins so that is really helpful. I think I am going to invest in a small incubator for hatching the eggs. My one remaining issue though is what the best way to keep the worms and moths warm. My thought was to keep the small plastic bins in a larger plastic bin with a heat pad under it and a thermometer on the pad to control the temperature. Thoughts on this? Thank you again for the link - very helpful!

AAron, my problem with the Dubias are that the full grown adults are probably too large for my toads to eat. There is also the opposing force being my wife and the fact that I do have somewhat of an ick factor with roaches, although don't mind small Dubias. The silkworms seem to be one of the most nutritious feeders even compared to crickets and dubias and breeding them is quite intriguing that I want to master it!
This might be true the silkworm might be the best or one of the best feeders, but if that's the only thing as a feeder then it will cause problems just like crickets. One of the most important things I ever learned from herpetologist was that you need more than four feeder insects at least to be considered in your frogs or toads diet. I do not use roaches because I think they are a little too big and I am opposed to them even though I know they are good. Perhaps I will try it with my exotic animals but not my native animals. However just because the silkworms are a good feeder do not just woke up on the worms. They can also become very big moths there are a handful of other feeders you could use as well together heathen with the silkworms that would probably save you time and make your toads a much better diet.

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