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[…]those under my care in zoos. Freeze-dried shrimp (included in Reptomin Select-a-Food) “gelled insects”, canned snails and frozen fish foods (i.e. mosquito larvae) should be offered regularly. Live food, while not essential, is relished and will help ensure a balanced diet. Blackworms, bloodworms, earthworms, guppies, and small crickets will be […]
[…]people. Their taxonomic order, Orthoptera, contains over 20,000 grasshoppers, katydids and related insects. The USA is home to over 120 cricket species; my favorites, the bizarre Mole Crickets, tunnel below-ground with spade-like front legs (please see photo). Over 3,000 species have been described worldwide. New Zealand’s “super cricket”, the Giant Weta, […]
[…]mating). Females often carry the young on their backs, and several species feed them with shredded insects. Emperor Scorpions and others exhibit complex social behaviors. Range and Habitat Scorpions are found on all continents except Antarctica, and live in deserts, grasslands, caves, rainforests, human dwellings and many other habitats. A […]
[…]waxworms, caliworms and commercially-available caterpillars (silkworms, hornworms). Feeder insects should be provided a healthful diet for several days before use. Canned grasshoppers, snails and silkworms are often accepted from feeding tongs, and can be an important means of providing dietary variety. Parson’s, Panther, Oustalet’s and other large species seem to […]
[…]see the article below for details. Other Insect Alternatives Lacewings and other tiny insects that are sold to nurseries and gardeners are also potentially useful herp foods. Please check out those offered by the Beneficial Insect Company, and look for my articles on other species in the future. Please also […]
[…]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 […]
[…]ideal, although newly-molted (white) grubs and pupae are fine. You can also offer wild-caught insects – please see the article below for more info. Feeding live food in a large, well-planted tank is a great way to observe your frogs’ natural hunting abilities. The Clawed Frogs that I kept in […]
[…]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 […]
[…]study showed that an American Toad (a smaller animal than those in the trade) may eat over 20,000 insects in a single summer…how many would billions of much larger frogs consume?! In fact, when the trade decimated frog populations inSouth Asia, pesticide use immediately soared. After the main trade species […]
[…]trade (I find the lime-green Banana Roach, Panchlora nivea, to be among the most beautiful of all insects…please see photo and article below for information on keeping roaches). Recently, entomologists were surprised to discover a new species on the grounds of a famous South African resort. Christened the Leaproach, Saltoblattela monistabularis, […]
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