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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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