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[…]carried among its body hairs. The spider lives within this bell and swims out to catch passing insects, fishes and tadpoles. Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes spp.) float on the water or remain on emergent plants with the forelegs touching the surface. Recently, it has been discovered that some species actually lure […]
[…]Napper is a valuable insect-collecting tool. In order to increase dietary variety, try offering canned silkworms via feeding tongs. A mixture of papaya/apricot baby food, honey, a liquid reptile vitamin supplement and water should be offered weekly. Food offered to adult anoles should be sprinkled with a vitamin/mineral supplement 2-5 […]
[…]a more varied winter diet for your collection. If you happen upon a particularly rich source of insects, you might even experiment with freezing some for winter use…please write in and let me know if you do. Further Reading Hibernation/Brumation in Bearded Dragons and Other Herps. Raising Sow Bugs and […]
[…]the body. Hemoglobin imparts both color and common name to these small (to 1 inch in length) insects. Life Cycle In the wild, Bloodworms feed ravenously on organic detritus for 10-12 days, after which they pupate and then leave the water as winged adults. The adults, known as Midges, tend […]
[…]are ravenous predators and actively hunt aquatic worms, amphipods, small tadpoles and other insects; terrestrial insects that have fallen into the water and carrion are also taken. Reproduction Diving Beetle eggs are attached to aquatic plants. The elongated, aquatic larvae are known as “Water Tigers” and, equipped with out-sized jaws, […]
[…]things, leaves, sticks, bark and lichen. Orchid mantids so closely resemble their namesakes that insects often alight directly upon them, mistaking the spectacularly-colored predators for flowers. Farmer’s Friend Insatiable appetites have long endeared mantids to farmers the world over. The Chinese mantid was imported into the USA in 1896 to […]
[…]hatchlings prefer lizard or toad-scented pink mice at first (some keepers report that water from canned tuna also works well). In time, they can be weaned onto unscented mice. Breeding In their natural habitat, Western Hognose Snakes breed from March-May, and females deposit 4-25 eggs approximately 3 months later. […]
[…]be employed to help provide the frogs with important dietary variety in the form of wild-caught insects. All insects offered the frogs should be powdered with vitamin/mineral supplements for the first few months following transformation. The White Lipped or Indonesian Giant Green Treefrog (Litoria infrafrenata) Native to extreme northeastern Australia, […]
[…]and other vertebrates! So how do we get at them? More on that next week. Other Sources of Tiny Insects The Zoo Med Bug Napper, a very effective insect trap that I rely upon throughout the warmer months, will attract tiny gnats, moths, beetles and flies along with larger insects. […]
[…]see these articles on cricket and earthworm care) To increase dietary variety, try wiggling canned grasshoppers, snails and silkworms in front of your frog (using tongs, not your fingers!). Food (other than pinkies and fish) should be powdered with Zoo Med ReptiCalcium plus D3 or a similar product. Vitamin/mineral supplements […]
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