RK-I don't if you talking to me or to someone else, I am not sure about the "experiment part" you refer too--but ants have been well documented to be the main food sourve for most horned lizards. If you have been to the Phrynosoma site there is quite a bit of information on ants and which species are larger ant eaters than opthers and these results did come from scientific study. Also if you have keept horned lizards for 20 to 30 years and captured them in the wild one only needs to look at the scat and determine that ants are primarily the insect of choice for most species. I feed mine small crickets every once in awhile but prefer mini-mealworms or a wax worm to crickets as I believe there are some that are sold on the market that are not healthy. It is true that Hl's, ants and nematodes seem to go together.... I'm not doubting your analysis of crickets one bit, but if ants are the prime insect of choice and I can provide ants, then I do. I don't know how many species of Hl's you have successfully kept for more than three or four years or if you have had the pleasure of breeding them, and there are some people that are pretty died in the dirt about not feeding their horned lizards ants and trying to find an alternative. IF they are successful, then great, but many of the people on the forum have also come to the conclusion by observation and exchange of information that life cycles and breeding of these animals do seem to be better in the long run with ants. While I am not sure you were addressing me, I think you can find enough scientific and personal experience over years to support ants. Certianly your at your discreation to do as you choose, but when I am dealing with someone that hasn't been involved with Hl's I am recommending ants always and the committment to long time care. Best to you.......
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