Gutloading and feeder enclosures

[simonsaysno]

How do you all go about storing your feeders? Do you have separate enclosures for your feeders? If so, would you keep say crickets and locusts in together? I'm trying to figure out how to go about gutloading my insects. At the minute I have all my insects stored in the cartons that I bought them in. Not really appropriate for gutloading.

 

[eeekroar]

There are tons of different ways people on here have talked about. I am using the Walmart plastic bin/totes with large holes cut in them, with aluminum screen hot glued over them.

Just toss whatever you plan to feed them in there on a plastic lid. Either use water crystals, or wet paper towels for water.

 

[simonsaysno]

There's only so much time I can dedicate to reading through forums unfortunately. Though I do try to read as much as I can. it can be quite time consuming trying to find the right answer where as asking the question will generally give a good specific response. Which I'm extremely greatful for! do you know if it's ok to keep crickets and locusts together?

 

[camimom]

I would not suggest keeping different types of feeders together. they might fight or eat each other.
JMO.
I keep my crickets in alarge tub with a hole cut out of the top and mesh covering it.
I keep my waxworms in a small critter keeper from petsmart.
MY hornworms either stay in the tub they came in, or wil soon be going into a nother small criiter keeper.
My phenix worms again, in a small critter keeper.
everything seperated.

 

[eeekroar]

I would not suggest keeping different types of feeders together. they might fight or eat each other.
JMO.
I keep my crickets in alarge tub with a hole cut out of the top and mesh covering it.
I keep my waxworms in a small critter keeper from petsmart.
MY hornworms either stay in the tub they came in, or wil soon be going into a nother small criiter keeper.
My phenix worms again, in a small critter keeper.
everything seperated.

I agree. No reason not to keep them separate. It only cost $5 dollars a bin.

I have a hole on top, and all four sides of my cricket tub though. Helps air those stinky F-ers out.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Like you said, there's no reason to try to keep different feeders together when it's so easy to keep them apart, especially when they have different needs and may munch on each other even.

Here's how I keep crickets. I keep my thousand crickets all in one container and just gutload the whole lot of them. Then I don't have to worry about separating them out and feeding them different stuff. It's not very expensive since it's just a leaf or two of 70 produce and a little bit of dry gutload. I don't have time to always be doing bug chores and I'll forget do to it enough that this way is better for me.