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Zoo Med’s Canned Freshwater Shrimp – an important new food reptile, amphibian, fish and invertebrate pets

As I noted in an earlier article (Canned Insects and Other Invertebrates, July 1, 2008), several companies are now marketing canned grasshoppers, snails, silkworms and other invertebrates.  I believe these to be an important means of providing dietary variety to a wide range of captive reptiles and amphibians. I have […]
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Canned Insects and other Invertebrates – An Important New Food for Pet Reptiles and Amphibians

[…]snails, supplemented with live ones, as a basis of the diet. I have also written about the use of canned insects in bird diets – please see my article, Feeding Insects to Pet Birds. I have tried most of the following, and recommend you to experiment as much as possible: […]
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Feeding Captive Savannah Monitors (Varanus exanthematicus) and Black and White Tegus (Tupinambis merianae): Zoo Med’s Canned Tegu and Monitor Diet

[…]a moderate position as regarded the savannah monitors under my care in public collections, using canned food as 60-75% of the diet.  I supplemented the food of adults once weekly with vitamin/mineral powder  and that of juveniles 3-4 times weekly. Invertebrate and Vertebrate Food Items The easiest way to supplement […]
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Amphibian Husbandry: Tong-Feeding Canned Insects to Frogs

[…]cases hundreds, of prey species, and rarely fare well on a captive diet consisting of 2-3 types of insects. Canned invertebrates are convenient…some people even rely on them in place of readily available insects such as crickets and mealworms.  However, their true value lies in providing us an opportunity to add […]
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Feeding Box Turtles (Terrepene spp.) and Wood Turtles (Clemmys insculpta): The Importance of Commercial Diets (and how to trick your pet into accepting them!)

[…]the food with jelly forces the turtle to consume everything. Canned Snails and Insects Canned insects and invertebrates offer an excellent means of increasing dietary variety while adding to the attractiveness of commercial turtle foods.  We’ll take a look at using canned and live invertebrates, as well as the importance of […]
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Feeding Box Turtles and Wood Turtles: The Importance of Commercial Diets (and how to trick your pet into accepting them!) – Part 2

[…]mouse is usually a great hit with box turtles, but is not a necessity. Canned Snails and Insects Canned insects and invertebrates offer an excellent means of increasing dietary variety while adding to the attractiveness of commercial turtle foods. Box turtles avidly consume snails and slugs in the wild…canned snails are […]
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A Survey of Amphibians, Reptiles and Insects Suitable for Maintenance in Outdoor Ponds – Part II, The Red-Eared Slider, Chrysemys scripta elegans

[…]sliders will readily consume Repto-min, earthworms, crickets, mealworms, prawn and canned insects, and will do their best to catch small fishes and tadpoles.  They usually will coexist quite well with larger goldfish and sunfish, if there is ample room for the fish to avoid the turtles.  Adults may consume some […]
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Feeding Large Insectivorous Reptiles and Amphibians: Problems and Solutions

[…]to come by in sufficient quantities, and rodents, as we shall see, are often a poor substitute.  Canned insects, especially large grasshoppers, offer a convenient and healthful alternative. Surprising Research on Natural Diets Many carnivorous reptiles and amphibians prey almost entirely upon invertebrates in the wild, despite being rather large […]
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Feeding Leopard Geckos – Beyond the “Cricket and Mealworm” Diet – Part 1

[…]have higher nutritional requirements…their diets should be supplemented 3-4 times weekly. Canned Insects Leopard Geckos are usually enthusiastic feeders, and take readily to tong or even hand feeding.  Canned Grasshoppers and Silkworms should be used to increase dietary variety. Canned insects can also be rolled in Zoo Med’s Dried Flies […]
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Collecting Live Food for Reptiles and Amphibians: an Entomologist’s Technique

[…]beetle (Alaus oculatus) pictured below in my haul (this fellow was released). Insect Traps and Canned Insects The Zoo Med Bug Napper is another very useful insect-collecting tool.  An alternative means of introducing variety to your pets’ diets is through the use of canned invertebrates. Further Reading An amusing story […]
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The Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea: Notes on my Collection

[…]trap) should be given regularly. Most green treefrogs feed readily from plastic tongs….canned silkworms are an excellent addition to the diet. These frogs are persistently arboreal, so burrowing insects such as small butterworms and waxworms should be placed in cups suspended from tree branches, or hand-fed. Green treefrogs are accomplished […]
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Feeding Pet African Bullfrogs Pyxicephalus adspersus – Part 2

[…]every night or so will go a long way in keeping your pet in the peak of health. The Importance of Canned Insects African bullfrogs can be easily trained to accept non-living food items from a plastic feeding tongs (well, to be honest, no actual “training” is involved…they generally just […]
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The Veiled Chameleon: an Ideal “First Chameleon” and its Care

[…]last two now available via internet dealers). Canned Insects Veiled chameleons also readily accept canned insects from plastic feeding tongs.  Grasshoppers, silkworms and others should be used frequently to increase dietary variety. Wild-Caught Insects All chameleons become “nutritionally bored” over time, and most eventually refuse once-favored foods that are offered […]
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Introducing the Fire Salamander, Salamandra salamandra: The Most “Personable” of All Amphibians?

[…]so I rely heavily upon these, especially during the winter when other foods are scarce. I also use canned silkworms, live earthworms (50% of the diet), blackworms, crickets, mealworm beetles, waxworms, sow bugs and wild-caught insects (i.e. moths gathered with the aid of a Zoo Med Bug Napper).   Further […]
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The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts; – Some Interesting Monitors and Their Care – Part I

[…]be roaches, crickets, waxworms, super mealworms, mealworm beetles and wild-caught insects.  Canned insects, such as silkworms and grasshoppers, offer an excellent source of dietary variety.  Many individuals also accept canned monitor diets. Breeding Captive breeding is possible, but pairs must be watched closely for aggression.  The 2-5 eggs hatch in […]
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Sheltopusik or Eurasian Glass Lizard History and Care

[…]variety of foods – pink (new-born) mice, crickets, earthworms, mealworms, waxworms, eggs, canned lizard diet and canned dog and cat food – to name a few. Cone-shaped teeth assist in crushing snails, a favored prey. After eating snails, sheltopusiks remove the snails’ slime from their jaws by rubbing their mouths […]
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My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps American Toads, Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus and Related Species, Part II

[…]toads and on amphibian care in general.  Please check out the following when you have a chance: Canned Insects and other Invertebrates – An Important New Food for Pet Reptiles and Amphibians Making the Most of the Mealworm: some tips on enhancing the nutritional value of this pet trade staple […]
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The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) in the Wild and Captivity – Care in Captivity Part 2

[…]this regard. Small silkworms and house flies should be ordered from insect suppliers periodically. Canned Insects In order to increase dietary variety, anoles should be acclimated to tong feeding and offered canned grasshoppers, silkworms and other commercially-available insects. Nectar and Water Wild anoles of various species have been observed lapping […]
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Frog Diets – Nutritious Foods for Popularly-Kept Frogs and Toads

[…]or collecting them, and usually try to keep a colony going in my basement as well. Traps and Canned Insects The Zoo Med Bug Napper simplifies the collecting of moths and other flying insects; please see the articles mentioned in Part I for information on other collecting techniques. Canned Insects […]
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Meet the Green Frog – Typical Pond Frog of the USA – Part 3

[…]in my basement as well. A Zoo Med Bug Napper simplifies the collecting of moths and other flying insects. Canned Insect are readily accepted from feeding tongs, and are an important means of providing dietary variety when wild-caught insects are not available. In winter, I powder most meals with supplements, […]
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The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts; – Some Interesting Monitors and Their Care – Part II

[…]of whole, fresh-water fish, whole, unshelled prawn, crayfish, roaches, crickets, earthworms, and canned insects/monitor diets . Pink mice are preferable to furred rodents, and should be offered only once each week or two. This species seems to have a quite high metabolism, and does best when fed small meals every […]
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Keeping and Breeding Blue Tongue/Blue-tongued Skinks – Part 2

[…]with variety being a key point. Animal-based protein can be provided by canned Tegu-Monitor Diet, canned insects or, if you prefer, live crickets, roaches, super mealworms, butter worms and wild-caught invertebrates.  Many folks use canned cat food or monkey chow as a protein source, but I prefer products formulated for […]
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Surinam Toads (Pipa pipa) as Pets, Part III: Diet and Feeding Techniques

[…]substrate, avoid feeding blackworms and offer earthworms from a plastic feeding tong. Introducing Canned Shrimp and Snails Well-habituated Surinam toads will consume prawn and other non-living food items that are dropped so as to land directly in front of their mouths.  Start your frog off with live food, but after […]
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Wild Caught Invertebrates as Reptile and Amphibian Food – Some Concerns

[…]managed.  If your pets will accept dead or tong-fed food items, you might wish to consider using Canned Invertebrates, which are farm-raised and cooked.   Further Reading Please see my article Wild Caught Insects: Pesticide Concerns for important information on collecting food for your […]
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Feeding American Box Turtles – Formulating the Best Diet for Your Pet

[…]the fall; certainly turtles in my collection relish these (please see article below). Low fat canned dog food (preferable to higher-fat cat foods) can also be tried.  Recently I’ve replaced this with pelleted and canned Box Turtle Diets, and have always added moistened Reptomin Food Sticks to most meals. Adult […]
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Krill in Turtle Diets: an Interesting Experiment and Some Useful Products

[…]Reading To learn more about using freshwater shrimps, please see my article Zoo Med Canned Freshwater Shrimp.     Krill image referenced from Wikipedia and originally posted by Saperaud Blandings Turtle image referenced from Wikipedia and originally posted by Raphael […]
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Rough and Smooth Green Snakes – Beautiful Insect-Eaters for Planted Terrariums – Part 2

[…]natural history information may be found in this article. Learn more about collecting insects here: Collecting Insects   Smooth Green Snake image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by atrahamrepol and […]
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Breeding Emperor Scorpions

[…]readily accept ½ inch crickets, small waxworms, newly molted mealworms, wild-caught insects and canned silkworms. Maternal Care of the Young Female emperor scorpions feed their young with finely-shredded insects – this really is something to see.  By all means, try to do so by viewing yours at night with the […]

Chameleon Diets – The Best Foods for Pet Chameleons

[…]D3, ReptiCalcium and Reptocal.  I do not use supplements when feeding wild-caught invertebrates. Canned Insects Canned Insects such as grasshoppers, snails and silkworms are accepted from feeding tongs by many chameleons, and can be an important means of providing dietary variety when wild-caught insects are not available. Mice as a Calcium […]
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How to Feed Insect-Eating Pet Lizards – the Best Live Foods

[…]pitfall traps, termite traps, leaf litter collection and sweeping through tall grass with a net. Canned Insects For those individuals that will feed from tongs or accept non-living foods, canned invertebrates, such as grasshoppers, snails and silkworms, provide a convenient means of varying the diet. Commercially-Available Invertebrates When wild-caught insects […]
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Best Tadpole Foods (Based on my Experiences) – Seeking Additional Suggestions

[…]the larvae of midges (or “gnats”, Family Chironomidae), are one of the few small insects available to tadpole keepers. TetraFauna’s Repto Treat supplies bloodworms encased within a vitamin-enriched gel. Bloodworms and other aquatic insects form the basis of the food chain in many tadpole habitats, and are almost certainly an […]
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Insects, Spiders, Other Invertebrates Have Distinct Personalities – New Research

[…]in each situation, to assure that the behavior it exhibited was typical. Shy, Bold and Aggressive Insects Individual insects varied from one another in their reactions, and the traits they exhibited were consistent over a wide range of situations.  For example, if a certain individual explored new objects immediately and […]
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Phorid or Scuttle Flies – A Common Pest in Herp and Invertebrate Collections – Part 2

[…]way to control Phorid Flies and other vermin is to quickly remove all fecal material, dead feeder insects, and meat-based food remains.  This is, of course, essential in maintaining the health of your collection as well. Humidity and Moisture Phorid Flies are rarely a problem around desert-dwelling pets, as they […]
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Beyond Tarantulas – The Amazing Diversity of Insects in the Pet Trade

[…]cycles and full range of behaviors in a relatively limited space and time span.  Those who keep insects are offered the real possibility of discovering new information. Conservation Value Much of what has been learned by those keeping insects in private and public collections has conservation value.  Captive breeding and […]
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What Do Leopard Geckos Eat? – An Ideal Diet Based on Zoo Research

[…]“fuzzy” or larger mice to Leopard Geckos, as the fur may cause intestinal impactions.   Canned Insects Leopard Geckos usually take readily to tong-feeding.  Canned Grasshoppers and Silkworms offer a convenient means of adding variety to your lizard’s diet.   Wild Caught Insects As my regular readers are, no doubt, […]
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Do Your Frogs or Toads Have Trouble Catching Insects?

[…]enough saliva.  The tongue is not, as the disorder’s name implies, shortened, but rather insects simply do not stick to the tongue when grabbed. Other symptoms, such as swellings in the lower eyelid, have been reported in Leopard and various Poison Frogs. Powdered supplements containing low levels of Vitamin A, […]
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Reptile Gardens – Growing Food Plants and Attracting Insects for Your Pets – Part 2

[…]terrariums…frogs, day geckos and others will enjoy poking through them in search of tasty insects. Fruit Trees and Bushes Apple and Crab Apple Figs Apricots Pears Peaches Most berries, including natives such as elderberry and juniper Flowers Dogwood Magnolia Dandelion Gardenia Nasturtium Petunia Petunia Begonia Bougainvillea Seeds, Grains and Grasses […]
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Emperor Scorpion, Pandinus imperator, Care – Part 2

[…]insect trap). Emperor scorpions take readily to tong feeding , and should be provided with canned grasshoppers and silkworms as a means of increasing dietary variety.  We know nothing of their vitamin/mineral needs…I powder my scorpions’ food once weekly with a reptile dietary supplement  as “insurance”. Emperor scorpions may on […]
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“Dangerous” Insects and Invertebrates…and Why We Need Them!

[…]mites and an unimaginable diversity of other invertebrates. Estimated at 30 million species, insects are the largest invertebrate group.  To put their numbers in context, consider this – the weight of insects in most African rainforests exceeds that of all resident vertebrates combined!  This statement takes into account such huge […]
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My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps Barking Treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa) and Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)

[…]feed avidly from the hand. This allows me to more easily provide a varied diet, as they will take canned insects such as caterpillars and grasshoppers. From spring through fall, I feed the frogs exclusively upon insects that I trap with a Zoo Med Bug Napper or collect around my […]
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Reptile and Amphibian Foods – Breeding and Rearing Grasshoppers and Locusts

[…]smaller animals.   Adult Field Crickets have very strong jaws and should be used with caution. Canned Grasshoppers Canned grasshoppers are an excellent alternative to live insects for certain pets.  Exoterra’s Grasshoppers are large and fully winged; Zoo Med’s Grasshoppers are wingless and a bit smaller. Grasshoppers as Pets I’ve had […]
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Feeding Bearded Dragons – A Review of Zoo Med Bearded Dragon Food

[…]need comparatively more protein than do adults.  A wide variety of insects should be offered…canned insects mixed into a dish with pellets may encourage them to try the new food. Adults include a good deal of plant material in their diet, and seem to take readily to the fruity taste […]
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Why Do We Need Insects? – Some Amazing Facts and Figures

[…]it is true – despite our technological advances, life would grind to a halt were insects to disappear. The reasons for this are staggering in both their simplicity and complexity. Today I’d like to highlight few fun facts that have surprised me – for example, can you believe that the […]
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Reptile Gardens – Growing Food Plants and Attracting Insects for Your Pets

[…]to feed my collection.  Happily, these two activities are intertwined – plants attract insects, and insects pollinate plants.  Garden-grown plants provide minerals and trace elements that are often difficult to supply otherwise, and their fiber content is usually quite high. Your pets’ enthusiastic attacks on novel foods will leave no […]
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The Marine or Cane Toad, Bufo marinus (Rhinella marina) in Nature and Captivity – Marine Toads as Pets – Part 2

[…]mouse’s sharp teeth. Marine Toads take readily to tong or even hand feeding (use plastic tongs). Canned insects, such as Can O’ Grasshoppers and Can O’ Pillars should be hand-fed to increase dietary variety. Wild caught insects, collected from pesticide-free areas, should be offered whenever possible. Zoo Med’s Bug Napper […]
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The Yellow-Spotted Sideneck Turtle (Terecay, Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle), Podocnemis unifilis, in the Wild and Captivity – Care in Captivity

[…]fish, mealworms and their pupae, waxworms, butterworms, crickets, crayfish and small snails.  Canned grasshoppers, snails, shrimp and caterpillars are now available, and, along with freeze dried prawn, should be used to increase dietary variety. Be sure to include plant material (see below) in the diet of growing sidenecks…animals refusing to […]
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How to Care for American Wood Turtles (with Notes on Natural History)

[…]pink mice, super mealworms, roaches, sow bugs, waxworms, grasshoppers, grubs, crickets and canned invertebrates. Canned or pelleted box turtle diets and/or moistened Reptomin Food Sticks should be mixed into most meals. Approximately 50% of the diet for adult Wood Turtles should be as described above.  The balance should be comprised […]
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