Clintaceous
New Member
Recently I went away for a couple days due to work, and when I came home my home was filled with this nasty ammonia smell! I thought it was my trash, or worse, one of my other pets had past on. After checking my animals and seeing them all alive, and taking out the trash, I found out it was my crickets. No mass die off, no mold, I think it was just the poop in the egg carton may have gotten too moist.
I know that exerpt has nothing to do with the title, but its why I am asking. I'm hoping to remove crickets almost entirely as a feeder due to the smell. I'm thinking of using the following:
1. BSFL (adults)
2. Wax Worms (adults)
3. Silkworms (adults & larva)
4. Isopods
5. Roaches (discoid only. I live in Canada, so its really my only option)
I will be researching ways to reduce the smell of crickets, but in the meantime I'm looking up their replacements. These bugs listed will be my main feeders, with superworms as treats. Some of these I will order only, but I do plan on breeding 2 of the listed species. I already have isopods, so they don't count towards that.
Are any of the insects listed not an ideal feeder? Are any difficult to house/breed?
I know that exerpt has nothing to do with the title, but its why I am asking. I'm hoping to remove crickets almost entirely as a feeder due to the smell. I'm thinking of using the following:
1. BSFL (adults)
2. Wax Worms (adults)
3. Silkworms (adults & larva)
4. Isopods
5. Roaches (discoid only. I live in Canada, so its really my only option)
I will be researching ways to reduce the smell of crickets, but in the meantime I'm looking up their replacements. These bugs listed will be my main feeders, with superworms as treats. Some of these I will order only, but I do plan on breeding 2 of the listed species. I already have isopods, so they don't count towards that.
Are any of the insects listed not an ideal feeder? Are any difficult to house/breed?