[…]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 […]
[…]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 […]
[…]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 […]
[…]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 […]
[…]to each. Further Reading Reptile Lighting: Combo Hoods and Strips Canned […]
[…]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 […]
[…]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 […]
[…]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 […]
[…]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 […]
[…]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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