Comments on: Cicadas – An End of Summer Treat for Pet Reptiles, Amphibians and Invertebrates http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/08/26/cicadas-%e2%80%93-an-end-of-summer-treat-for-pet-reptiles-amphibians-and-invertebrates/ That Pet Place Reptile Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: thatpetblog http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/08/26/cicadas-%e2%80%93-an-end-of-summer-treat-for-pet-reptiles-amphibians-and-invertebrates/comment-page-1/#comment-917 thatpetblog Wed, 27 May 2009 17:02:23 +0000 http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/?p=60#comment-917 Hello Raksha, Frank Indiviglio here. Thanks for your interest in our blog and kind comment. I’m very glad to hear that someone other than me has hit on cicadas as a food source – my thoughts along these lines are most often greeted by blank stares! Interesting to learn that the scorpion can get through the cicadas exoskeleton, although considering their size and diet in the wild, it does follow. I’ve observed the cicada exo-skeletons to pass through the digestive tracts of American bullfrogs undamaged, so they are pretty sturdy. Ten years is a great longevity…I haven’t checked, but you may be near a record with her. I’ve had some luck in <a href="http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/6177/product.web" rel="nofollow">tong-feeding </a>dead insects to scorpions and even orb-weaving spiders by breaking the insect to release the scent and body fluids, and placing it close to the animal’s mouth. I’ve written a few articles on scorpions…if you have a chance, the one on <a href="http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2009/03/30/scorpions-in-captivity-%e2%80%93-an-overview-of-popular-species-the-south-african-rock-scorpion-hadogenes-troglodytes/" rel="nofollow">Flat Rock Scorpions</a> has links to several others. Enjoy and please keep me posted, Best regards, Frank Indiviglio. Hello Raksha, Frank Indiviglio here.

Thanks for your interest in our blog and kind comment. I’m very glad to hear that someone other than me has hit on cicadas as a food source – my thoughts along these lines are most often greeted by blank stares!

Interesting to learn that the scorpion can get through the cicadas exoskeleton, although considering their size and diet in the wild, it does follow. I’ve observed the cicada exo-skeletons to pass through the digestive tracts of American bullfrogs undamaged, so they are pretty sturdy.

Ten years is a great longevity…I haven’t checked, but you may be near a record with her.

I’ve had some luck in tong-feeding dead insects to scorpions and even orb-weaving spiders by breaking the insect to release the scent and body fluids, and placing it close to the animal’s mouth.

I’ve written a few articles on scorpions…if you have a chance, the one on Flat Rock Scorpions has links to several others.

Enjoy and please keep me posted,

Best regards, Frank Indiviglio.

]]> By: Raksha http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/08/26/cicadas-%e2%80%93-an-end-of-summer-treat-for-pet-reptiles-amphibians-and-invertebrates/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Raksha Mon, 25 May 2009 04:14:08 +0000 http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/?p=60#comment-893 I've been using end-of-summer cicadas to feed my big flat-rock scorpion for years. (She is well over 10 years old!) Thanks for the tip about freezing extras. I'm pretty sure my girl would not eat them frozen/thawed, but I will keep it in mind for future lizard or turtle food! I’ve been using end-of-summer cicadas to feed my big flat-rock scorpion for years. (She is well over 10 years old!) Thanks for the tip about freezing extras. I’m pretty sure my girl would not eat them frozen/thawed, but I will keep it in mind for future lizard or turtle food!

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