last hopper of the year

[TreyLcham]

I THINK you have a hopper down there who is toxic - its called a oober or goober or lubber - something like that- I do think those are NOT ok to feed - just be sure if you feed wild, be sure WHAT you are feeding them- wild caught bugs ( imho) are a great food source, as long as its done safely - it may not be Fla - but I know there is a kind down south you can not feed if I am not mistaken - maybe someone can give more incite on this -

yea im not sure ether =) i will def make sure to identify the type before feeding it to my guy. I know we have one that is black with a little red and its poisons by excreting this black nasty stuff lol.

 

[RyU]

do u feed the hoppers a day or two before feeding them to your cham to make sure that there is no bad stuff in the system like lets say tomato leafs or something like that? I live in florida so its year round for me but i have never tryed before =) Might have to give it a try

Nope, I just pluck them out and just feed them. As I've said before though, this is a risk I do take based on my unque situation where I live near a population that has been tried and tested. Even then I won't be surprised if something went wrong one day. I also don't feed wild caught feeders often at all.

If I lived in Florida, I would take some large bins and try to breed a colony.