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I have to say, mine did not actually thrive on green beans for long. or carrot. they eventually grew a sickly color and quite weak, and some developed wet stool. I threw them away.

Does anyone know of any studies that have determined the nutritional value of the adult BSF? I've heard all sorts of stuff about the great ca:p ratio of the larvae, but could not find a single thing reported on the adults. My cham loves them too, and they are so easy...we buy about 250 of the...

No, neither seems to be the case. I wonder if he just acclimated to the cooler temps and now feels too warm at normal temps...I'm thinking of leaving it be for now...I mean he could move if he's too hot, right?

Norman is a veiled. There is a temperature probe on his basking branch, but since he sits a couple inches higher at his back than the branch, I also test with a gun. Right now his back reads 83.5, and the probe 81 and he's basking with his mouth open like he's overheating. Confused!

So lately Normans temps in his basking spot have been more like in the mid 70's than mid 80s as it once was. I was wondering if maybe that could be contributing to his change in appetite (although age may be the real culprit). Anyway, I figured his basking lamp must be wearing out because even...

Good news! Norman is not apparently on a cricket strike. Just a hunting strike. He took several crickets from a cup today.

BTW, his available diet this month is dusted gut loaded crickets, BBF larva, BSF larva, any adult versions of these that hatch out, and hornworms. Possibly a couple moths from last months hornworms that grew too big. Hopefully you won't find me deficient in his feed variety, It's basically the...

Hi Dgood, thanks for helping. I posted November 1st about my concern that after eating two largish hornworms back to back that I may have let the little guy hurt himself. I watched him for days and he wouldn't eat anything (quite understandably!) but after a few days he had a couple nice poops...

I think I misrepresented the withholding thing. Now that you asked me point blank I realize That I'm still actually offering some foods, but that I feel like I'm not offering what I think of as enough food for his size and age. But also this is on him, he is not eating all of what I'm...

Andee, hi. He is about 8 months old, I have not been 100% withholding. I've offered a few adult BSF flies over the last couple of days (meaning like 3 or 4). He did not go right for them like his juvenile self used to, but they seem to disappear so I assume he ate them eventually. I also...

From everyone's experience with cricket hunger strikes....do they ever go back to liking crickets again? I am withholding food until he gets hungry enough to eat the dang crickets, but I don't want to find out the hard way that he might literally starve himself before eating them...

So my hornworms ate all their food and were looking a bit, well, dying. Hated to let them waste like that so I threw in whatever I had on hand to see if they would eat it. Turns out they will eat raw green beans, and are back to looking robust again! I sliced them down the middle long ways...

Norman ate the hornworm today. No crickets. Its good to be a cricket in my house right now!

My voracious eater Norman (8mo old Veiled) has added a cricket strike to his list of new and frustrating teenage behaviors. I think it's a hornworm issue, as I've just recently begun adding those to his diet, and they grow large so fast. Who has room for crickets after a large hornworm? It...

I am so relieved to be hearing this from more than one of you here. Yes, it's really just his color and restlessness that is bothering me. He's also not eating as much, but he is eating some, and pooping, so I'm chalking that off to growing up as well. I'm guessing he is about 8 months old...

So happy to hear this. Thank you!

Is this true? There's a brown phase and I'm worrying needlessly? I'm bothered by his wanderlust but mostly I considered his color a serious matter...

I love this! may prove a better fit too!

I too have plants but more moisture than they need. Norman is needing more misting than I am offering him and I'm already seeing some fungus gnats moving in. Thank goodness for pothos tolerating all sorts of conditions!

Will keep that in mind when looking next time! Thanks!