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Most of them did turn black but some stayed yellow. there are at 60-65F right now and some eggs started hatching I think maybe the ones that stayed yellow but cant be 100% sure

I use a combo: Reptivite or Repashy (LOd should be fine if you have proper UVB lighting), calcium powder without D3 (I don't know which one is best I just use zoomed), and gut loading insects with fruits, grasses, and vegetables that are tortoise safe and also sometimes I take the insects and...

Nope, I only use fruits/vegetables, rodent chow (crushed). For isopods I've been giving them some bug burger, too, and I put the mealworms in a cup with superload 2-3 days before I feed them.

I found a journal article on cold storage of eggs. Apparently how the adults are raised can impact if diapause is needed or not. It was a little bit complicated for me to unpack so I am going to put them in the fridge for 2-3 months and hope for the best.

For the first time in a long time I decided to breed some silkworms again. The moths are kind of interesting to me. Curious to know if anyone knows if refrigerating them improves the hatch rate or not. I could use them now or the spring trying to decide what to do with the eggs once I make sure...

That's the great thing about crickets is you can start with a few and scale to thousands almost overnight. The bad news is you can go again from thousands to none quickly, too. I think of dubia as like the tortoise and crickets as the hare. The other thing about crickets is I just fidn...

Absolutely! And you don't even have to be a very good farmer. I am growing greens which are listed as one of the most pesticide heavy crops if you get them in the store with zero pesticides of any kind. I don't really care if there's a couple of holes in them most of them are going to be eaten...

I think bell peppers are noted as a food item that tends to carry more pesticides than most. Probably one to skip or grow yourself

Cool temperatures can be a blessing just pick appropriate species. Most newts and salamanders do great in places that never go over 80F and 50F in winter is wonderful for many species. Also if you have enough basking lamps it's definitely going to increaste the electric bill and temps lol but I...

If there is no local place order more than you need and try to sell the rest? Maybe you can make enough from the ones you sell to cover your cost.

IMO you need at least one staple feeder than you raise yourself. Dubia roaches would be my first choice because you can get a huge range of sizes in one box and it's very easy to maintain a steady supply. then if a shipment is late you're not stressing, you have plenty of feeders until the...

You have to have ventilation and keep them dry (but with clean water for drinking and whatever you use to keep them from drowning also must be kept clean daily). If it's humid they will die off in my experience (except for a short time after they hatch).

Here's one of them. I haven't paid enough attention to see if they all are the same kind but this one occurs in the powerline cuts.

I've been catching them in powerline cuts in New England, no idea what species.

Reptiles can go a while without food but not without moisture. I like to use a cloud based digital thermoeter so I can keep an eye on temperatures, too.

I used acculink in the past and it worked well well for monitoring my temperature and getting alerts if out of range. It does not seem like they are in business anymore. Does anyone have a recommended system that's given them good results?

There are sometimes flightless houseflies for sale. You will have to look pretty hard to find them. I did not really like the culturing process too well so I stopped breeding them and just occasionally order some spikes.

Can we ship these? I never looked into it because people always told me locusts cannot be shipped interstate in USA.

I feed my crickets ground non-medicated and diatomaceous earth free chicken layer mash (Check the labels in Tractor Supply, etc) and basically feed them anything you would feed an iguana or tortoise, too. You can mix in some additional calcium up to 72 hours before feeding them, but I have found...

I keep my insect colonies well ventilated with 24/7 access to dry food. On top of that I add a small, shallow water container with material in it to prevent drowning such as paper towel, cotton ball, etc, which is changed often due to bacteria. small crickets have the most problems with getting...