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Post by chrisd on Apr 25, 2014 17:57:20 GMT
Can anyone suggest the best way to keep shop bought livefoods until they are used ?
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Post by viridis on Apr 26, 2014 11:20:27 GMT
What livefoods are they Chris? Are they in tubs?
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Post by chrisd on Apr 26, 2014 16:45:09 GMT
Hi Viridis
yes the ones in tubs. I wanted to know what the best medium is to store them in and how to limit the number that die. Just wondered what other people do.
cheers,
chris
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Post by viridis on Apr 27, 2014 9:04:12 GMT
With crickets, I put them in in a pet pal keeper, the plastic ones. Take out all of the bran and put small pieces of dandelion, carrot or apple in there.
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Post by chrisd on May 1, 2014 16:53:20 GMT
Is that all viridis ? that's what I do but I also put a layer of oats down as a base.
Thanks anyway.
chris
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Post by viridis on May 3, 2014 20:11:24 GMT
No bran or oats. Just a little bit of fresh greenery as above. If you have some layers pellets( chicken food) you can put a few pellets in there. Have you thought about breeding Dubia cockroaches for your larger lizards or even wild caught food? Earthworms, spiders and woodlice are good.
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Post by chrisd on May 6, 2014 17:21:08 GMT
Hi Viridis,
I do feed the live foods with greenery and carrots, I would like them to last longer and even breed if possible, especially the large mealworms.I repeated the same mistake from last year and put them in oats, not good, the oats just go mouldy ! I'll try the Dubai cockroaches, someone told me about them last year and again, I forgot about them.
I give my animals as much wild food as possible but they seem to get tired of the same things; predominantly worms, and woodlice, they also tend to become rarer as the weather warms up and the soil dries up so I always have a supply of shop bought insects.
I was bought a battery operated spider catcher for Christmas and it is great ! I would recommend them if like me, you have plenty of small spiders running around in the garden. Unfortunately the spiders are only good for the small or young animals but I can vacuum at least 10 in just a few minutes.
thanks for the reply,
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Post by viridis on May 11, 2014 16:35:38 GMT
Dubia cockroaches are easy to breed. They take a fair while to get going but are worth it. I dont culture any other livefoods as I have found it not worth the effort in the long run.Let me know if you want to give it a go as I have a friend who will sell you a starter culture. All you will need is a RUB box and a heat pad and a bit of patience.
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Post by phibphreak on Mar 15, 2019 22:07:26 GMT
Viridis, don't you have problems with roaches escaping outdoor enclosures, at least in theory, and colonizing yours or your neighbor's homes?
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