Feeder sites

[jpetrou]

Hey everyone! So I have had my Cham for about a couple months. He is about 11 months old. So far I haven't had any problems with any hunger strikes (thank god) but I do want to give him a more varied diet. I checked a lot of the info posted here in the forums and seen some feeder suppliers in the sponsors page. My cham doesn't eat that much, usually a combination of gutloaded crickets, mealworms, and recently superworms that i buy at my local petco (around 5 of any given combo, 1 or less of the superworms). I also dont have any other reptiles to eat the bugs. Because of this, it doesn't make sense for me to buy any silkworms, hornworms or any other fast growing feeder in bulk and I am not ready to start insect colonies in my house.

Are there sites that have sell smaller amounts of feeders that you would recommend (worms, roaches, etc). They are only going to be PART of his overall diet so I would need 10-20 max for a two week period (accounting for growth). Does it make sense for me to buy multiple types of feeders at once or if I buy 1 type of feeder and then feed all of those before I get a new kind. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[nick barta]

Lindasgonebuggy.com

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[kwengkynator]

Lindasgonebuggy.com

CHEERS!

Nick

This site covers a wide variety of feeders. I go to this site once every 2 months or so just to spice it up a bit for my chams. Highly recommended. Almost every other feeder you can offer can be found here. Other stuff such as roaches should be bought in bulk. Stick insects, mantises and moths etc are a bit hard to find. That site alone should cover you for a while

 

[jpetrou]

Thanks, I did get a chance to check out lindasgonebuggie.com and it really does look great. My main concern is that I will have too many of the bugs die on me, especially now that it's really cold here in nj.

 

[Brad]

We have some great sponsors that specialize in various types of feeders. If you get a chance please check them out:

sponsor type: food

 

[kplatvoet]

I'm in NJ also - but I have 5 reptiles so it's a bit easier- Once the mulberry tree's start leafing out PM me - I work in Whippany and was totally overloaded with silks last summer - The Petco in Butler on 23 has dubia's in small quanities-and there's a place in Franklin Boro that carries hornworms - but they are 2+ dollars each. (it's about 45 min from Parsippany) and if your only getting a couple they throw them in a bag with no food -
I like blue bottle spikes - you can hatch them out 15 or so at a time and keep them in the fridge for a little over month.
Some of the sponsors sell cups that have either silks or horns with enough food for a couple of weeks - they are great if you have only one. Silkworms will last - hornworms grow a lot faster.

 

[happy]

Lindasgonebuggy.com

CHEERS!

Nick

http://www.lindasgonebuggie.com/?

 

[sandrachameleon]

Hi
You might find some of the links in this blog entry useful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/171-where-buy-feeders-online.html

Something to consider is finding another reptile keeper (or frog or spider keeper) or two in your local area, and share an order. That way you both /all share in lower costs and greater prey variety for your animals
You may even find a few who breed their own bugs and are willing to sell you a few once a month.

Another longer-term tactic to try is building a relationship with one or two local pet stores that already sell feeders, especially one that also sells reptiles and has a good reputation. Work on persuading them to periodically bring in silkworms, hornworms, soldier fly maggots (calci/ phoenix worms), and/or butterworms. Usually phoenix worms or butterworms is the easiest sell, as they have a bit of a shelf life. The pet store can use /advertise it as a special draw to those customers who really care about / want the best for their gecko or hedgehog or whatever. They can go the route of selling the nutritional value of varied prey, or just the "give your pet something special /a treat" method.
It can give the pet store an edge over other stores, draw new clientele, increase their image etc. And of course, people like you will have a place to buy in small quantities (though you'll pay more than bulk online).

 

[grccola]

I also live in nj. you should look into breeding dubia roaches they are pretty easy to keep I am also trying to grow silks right now