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Tarantulas and Other Spiders – Dangerous vs. Beneficial Species – Part 2

[…]luring fishes while floating (fishing spiders) or rushing from burrows fitted with hinged doors (trap door spider). However, all spiders consume insects, including agricultural pests and disease-bearing species, to some degree.  Field research has shown that harmful flies comprising over 60% of the diet of certain web-building species.  It is […]
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Feeding Fishes to Amphibians and Reptiles: the Goldfish /Vitamin E Question – Part 2

[…]you can add vital nutrients to your pets’ diets by collecting freshwater fishes via seine net, trap or pole. I always remove the dorsal and pectoral spines of catfishes, sunfishes and other well-armed species, just to be on the safe side. Fish and Vitamin E The Vitamin E question has […]
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Breeding White’s Treefrogs and White-Lipped Treefrogs – Part 2

[…]insects are ideally sized, readily digestible and reproduce rapidly. The Zoo Med Bug Napper Insect Trap  can 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 […]
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Collecting Live Food for Amphibians and Reptiles: Pitfall Traps

[…]past I have written about collecting leaf litter and arboreal insects, as well as devices such as termite traps and the Zoo Med Bug Napper.  Please see the following articles for more information: Collecting Leaf Litter Invertebrates Collecting Live Food: an Entomologist’s Technique Building a Termite Trap Collecting Live Insects […]
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Reptile Gardens: Attracting Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates – Part 3

[…]interesting to observe and many can be collected to feed to your collection (a Bug Napper Insect Trap situated near a garden will provide a great nightly haul). Flowering gardens are also important as feeding sites for pollinating insects, many of which are in serious decline.  Over 80% of the […]
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Leaf Litter Invertebrates as Food for Small Insectivorous Amphibians and Reptiles – Part 2

[…]positive that the technique is now a regular part of the husbandry regime in several collections! Trapping Tiny, Flying 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. […]
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Collecting Live Food for Reptiles and Amphibians: an Entomologist’s Technique

[…]see my other insect-collecting articles as well – Leaf Litter Invertebrates and Building a Termite […]
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Feeding Large Insectivorous Reptiles and Amphibians: Problems and Solutions

[…]are an ideal, high calcium food for many large herps.  Where legal, they can be caught by trap, seine or hand line (this last is actually great fun, and has resulted in a few “trophy-sized” catches for me!). Further Reading The summary of an interesting experiment dealing with the effects […]
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The Veiled Chameleon: an Ideal “First Chameleon” and its Care

[…]an essential element of chameleon husbandry.  Zoo Med’s Bug Napper  is an excellent insect trap. Sweeping a net through tall grass and searching around outdoor lights will also yield a wide variety of tasty treats…katydids, grasshoppers, cicadas, moths, butterflies, beetles, caterpillars and other insects will all be eagerly accepted. Nutrient […]
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Leaf Litter Invertebrates as Food for Small Insectivorous Amphibians and Reptiles

[…]pets. For information on a simple method of gathering termites, please see my article Building a Termite Trap. Next time I’ll explain how to harvest and use this bonanza of free food, and my unexpected find when visiting reptile collections overseas. Further Reading Several tiny invertebrate species can be cultivated […]
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