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Them oths do have pretty good nutrition as the larva spend their whole lives eating in order to turn into adults with enough fat reserves to carry out their mission. Also the internal organs and sperm and egg cells also add nutrional value. Digby Rigby _______________________

the bird grasshoppers are of the genus Schistocera as are one of the two species of locusts commonly used for feeders over seas, Schistocera gregaria. Locusts are differentiated from other short horn grasshoppers by their breeding strategies, and certain environmental conditions are needed to...

Need more specifics. However Diet is one difference also if they arent imported then they arent irradiated like butterworms and a different species. Tell us more about them.

Roach nymphs, dwarf white isopods, newly hatched silkworms, and termites. If really small then bean and pea aphids are good. Digby Rigby _______________________

Just use a tote bin it has a closable top you can cut out a hole and put screen in. The roaches will do better in it and it is easier to move and heat and clean. No advantage whatsoever to an aquarium for feeder roaches. More work harder to heat. DigbyRigby _______________________

Aquariums arent good for raising roaches. They like it dark, like absence of light. Also aquariums with silicone edges can enable small nymphs to climb up. They are also heavy and harder to clean than smooth tubs with rounded corners. Heat tape used in conjunction with a thermostat can work...

The above roaches you mentioned are all excellent feeders. I do not know about the Ethiopian cricket except that its not a cockroach. However cave aka camel crickets are also good feeders. We sold a different species of Gyna the pink cockroach to a chameleon keeper who bred them for use as...

Game bird layena and game bird chick starter mash. We also use Solid Gold Wolf King for puppies. It is made with salmon bison and buffalo all natural. The sooner you eliminate the crickets and mealwormss from the diet the healthier and happier your animals will be. Cockroaches, silkworms...

Dark as in absence of light dark. Do not keep them in an overly large container. If they are all balled up with a lot of unused space the container is too big. How many animals are you feeding and how many feeder insects are you using now? These are things we need to know ti help determine...

Lobster roaches are cheap for a reason. They are a pain to deal with as they climb. They are the only feeder roach I have heard of, based on personal communications that have infested homes. There are no advantages to lobster roaches that arent better served with other species, such as...

Friends dont let friends get lobster roaches. If they wiggle too much then put them in the refrigerator for several minutes that will slow them down. Digby Rigby _______________________

They can fly They can fly pretty well when motivated, However if they do escape they tend to stay close by the enclosures where it is warm. They need warmth and humidity. However I have not heard from anyone that we have sold Panchlora nivea to that they have escaped and become established...

Here giant mealworms and mealworms are the same species giants are treated with hormones that dont allow them to beome adults so they just keep growing. I forget the exact species name but they are of the genus tenebrio I believe. Both can be refrigerated. Superworms and king mealworms are...

Variety is good However as far as nutrition and health go you would have better results using just roaches instead of roaches and crickets. Nutrionally speaking variety in and of itself means nothing, unless the different items each bring something different into the equation. An example of...

Predatory feeders When we first started looking at mantids to be used as feeder breeders one of the first things we tried was giant red eye spiny katydids. These will eat any mantid they are hardcore. They had everything that was undesireable in a feeder breeder. They had to be housed...

Incomplete You say 100 eggs. Over what period of time will these eggs be laid? Less than a year for growth rate is very vague that could be anywhere from lets say 3 months to ten months. Are the eggs laid all at once or over what period of time? Also one must consider the hatching...

No Plant bulbs are high in blue and red spectrum but not in UV light. Plants utilize all colors in the visible spectrum except green. By basking I take it you mean UV lighting also. If that is the case then no you can not use it if you want to supply appropriate lighting including UV. Some...

Depending on species they go for more than that. We have generally thought the Indian stick insects were too thin to offer anything substantial. However when paying prices like that you arent buying feeders you are buying breeders, then feeding what they breed. Even fast breeding stick...

Cold storage You can also put them in the refrigerator for a few minutes to slow them down. They do not dig, burrow or climb glass so not hard to contain. If y=humidity is an issue for the egg cases not hatching you can always pick out the egg cases and put them in a sperate container with...

They also like carrots and banana. You can also use game bird layena or game bird chick starter mash. We prefer the game bird to the chicken mashes as higher concentration of nutrients. Make sure it is unmedicated. Lateralis do not burrow. Digby Rigby _______________________