jackthejellydragon
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I want this to be a thread were we can show our feeder insect setups and care. I have also been wanting to setup a discoid colony and get some silkworms and see how everybody does things.
show your feeder insect setups
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Redbulllady
Established Member
Thank you, I’m so glad you opened this thread!! I need some ideas
jackthejellydragon
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same looking forward to this thread so much
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
Here’s some of my roaches (all bioactive, first two pics-different sized totes), cleaner beetles (3rd photo), some of my isopods (I’ve got to put in more leaf litter for my giant canyons, don’t come at me 
! And that is some dandelions growing from tossing in a scrap piece of dandelion greens), and grasshoppers. My springtails are just on charcoal with water on the bottom, and I don’t have any other feeders at the moment, only the stuff I’m breeding, as I’m cham-free right now.
! And that is some dandelions growing from tossing in a scrap piece of dandelion greens), and grasshoppers. My springtails are just on charcoal with water on the bottom, and I don’t have any other feeders at the moment, only the stuff I’m breeding, as I’m cham-free right now.Attachments
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MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Awesome! 
Here’s my mealworm breeding project (for geckos) and just a few crickets on the end.
Then in the hot garage are my roaches - bottom 2 bins…one for adults and one for nymphs. Top right is isopods and top left is superworm breeding project (not going so well). I keep all in a soil/coir substrate with springtails and dwarf white isopods.
…and just for @Beman Make sure to turn your volume up for the sounds of the wings moving against each other.
Here’s my mealworm breeding project (for geckos) and just a few crickets on the end.
Then in the hot garage are my roaches - bottom 2 bins…one for adults and one for nymphs. Top right is isopods and top left is superworm breeding project (not going so well). I keep all in a soil/coir substrate with springtails and dwarf white isopods.
…and just for @Beman Make sure to turn your volume up for the sounds of the wings moving against each other.
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
If all the little old ladies where I live knew that I had cockroaches in an old cookie dough dish and worms in my fridge they would all have a fit!! Lol!
jackthejellydragon
Avid Member
yeah when I told my grandparents I was breeding roaches they were quite surprised.
jackthejellydragon
Avid Member
I have been wanting to start an isopod culture but I do not have many uses for them other than my roach bin. I plan on getting some iris bins and doing the substrate on snake discovery channel. I would like to try a few kinds and see which ones do best. Do you guys have any recommendations on types that would do well in the heat of Florida and how to take care of them.
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
Powder orange and powder blue isopods are absolutely indestructible for me, with giant canyons coming up at a very close third. Could you post a link to that Snake Discovery video? I'm always interested in what people put in their substrates and how they use them. If you're in the heat, I'd do a more ventilated lid. As long as you have got a good substrate and keep part of it moist, along with having leaf litter and other foods for them, you'll be good! They're super easy to take care of!
jackthejellydragon
Avid Member
here you go How to Care for Isopods!
Persnickety Parson's
Chameleon Enthusiast
Mine are here
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/behold.181063/
The most recent version has them with deeper substrate, and I've met with success
Also.......
@jamest0o0
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/behold.181063/
The most recent version has them with deeper substrate, and I've met with success
Also.......
@jamest0o0
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
I’m in Florida & I have giant canyons which are thriving. I had placed a mix of powder orange and giant canyon in my first bioactive tank and the giant canyon out-competed the powders.
I also had added some zebras and poor things didn’t stand a chance.My iso colony is from when I had to break down one of my bioactive enclosures…I scooped up as many of the isos as I could. I put them in a medium sized bin with about 4-5” of the soil they were in, some cork bark and other misc chunks of wood and some leaf litter. I make sure to keep it all moist for them by spraying at least once a week or when it starts looking too dry and feed them the same as I feed my roaches. Now I have more than enough for when I get all my chams set up in bioactive enclosures.
summerseeking
Avid Member
So smart to make it bioactive! I’m ALL about the bioactive life…I didn’t even think to try it with my feedersHere’s some of my roaches (all bioactive, first two pics-different sized totes), cleaner beetles (3rd photo), some of my isopods (I’ve got to put in more leaf litter for my giant canyons, don’t come at me
wheels are turning now.
jackthejellydragon
Avid Member
how do I clean the roach bins. I do not know how I would clean it out or when to clean it out.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Where’s @jamest0o0 our bug lord? I would love to see how he keeps his bugs. @snitz427 has an impressive insect set up.
jackthejellydragon
Avid Member
I did not want be pesky and annoy but... we need THE BUG LORD! @snitz427 also has great silkworm setups.
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Awesome!
Here’s my mealworm breeding project (for geckos) and just a few crickets on the end.
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Then in the hot garage are my roaches - bottom 2 bins…one for adults and one for nymphs. Top right is isopods and top left is superworm breeding project (not going so well). I keep all in a soil/coir substrate with springtails and dwarf white isopods.
View attachment 304674
…and just for @Beman Make sure to turn your volume up for the sounds of the wings moving against each other.
