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My male Collared Lizard is not a big cricket fan, he like mealworms but I don't like feeding him just mealworms (1)the dusting supplements don't stick to them well (2)I'm afrade of them not passing the skin, so I tried wax worms after the therd one he got kind of wired and started digging, looking for more and would pounce on the when they hit the sand. For us if it's good, it's bad for you, is it O.K. to feed the wax worms regularly?

Cecil
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0.0.1 Bearded Dragon (Drago)
1.1 Desert Iguana(Dima, Dianne)
1.0 Green Iguana (Igor)
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1.2 Desert Horned Lizard (Spike, Rose, Jade)
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I can't see any problems with it, but some one else could answer your question better.

Morgan

Waxies are good but usually as treats, they are really loaded with Fat, they are good for beefing up a lizard that needs it also. I don't think a couple a day would hurt him, but I would not use them as a staple diet.

I have some collareds that do not eat crickets, EVER, they do however love superworms. I just make sure the worms are fed really well.

Also I am in the process of switching from crix over to Roaches. I am starting a colony of B. Dubia go tmy first 100 yesterday. I'm going to shoot for 100 a week until I have a nice colony and can start feeding from it, for everyone. I did use 2 smaller nymphs to see if they like them and the collareds who got them did not hesitate to GOBBLE them up.

The adults are huge, LOL but evenually I will use some of them fo rmy panther chameleons and madagascar leaftailed geckos and feed the offsping (different sized roaches) to all my other guys.

Heres a large adult female Dubia :0)

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PHEve / Eve

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to let that thing touch you and to keep them in your home! i have the willies thinking about it
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vonnie
***The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you. — Issac Asimov ***

I was telling Johneee, Kong has never eaten a cricket since I got him a few years back, turns his nose up at them. Only eats superworms, so I feed them very well as I had said.

This morning I got one of those giant female roaches and let it walk on the floor near KONG (these are big and slowish) and he looked real excited and pounced on it. Chippewa and Chia also ate one with great GLEE.

I can't use anymore big females though until I get the colony going need more.

They LOVED them, and nice part of it, it is MEAL, like eating a whooper at burger king as opposed to a small cheeseburger. LOL
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PHEve / Eve

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Eve, where'd you get your specific roaches from??

and

How easy can they be bred and kept??

Boost

make noise. Boost I will leave the link to James site, he's a very helpful and nice guy. The roaches I got Blaptica Dubia, don't jump, climb, or fly, or make noise. And they have no smell.

They eat main staple (protein) which you can use dry cat food dog food fish pellets. Then they like veggies and fruits, cereals, bread, Love sweets, LOL

I have water crystals I bought 1.00 something a bag, ya put them in water and they turn into jello-d water cubes, they drink from them, and ya don't worry about dampness and smell like crickets. And the crystals turn into a zillion cubes, I was told I could put the extra ones in fridge in a container and they keep. Or let them dry and and then when you need mor ewater, re- wet them.

They do need to be warm about 85- 90 to breed. But thats easy if kept in the reptile room/summer. After it cools they say you can use a red light (they like the dark) or heat tape on the bottom of container. I have mine in a 96 quart platic tub (long) with most of the top cut and hot glued screen for good ventalation.

So far I hear nothing, smell nothing, and don't see them much until dark. I do see the younger ones walk around some.

Hers the link
Roach site

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PHEve / Eve

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He advertises in kingsnake feeder and supplies classifieds, 100 or more.... Many different roaches in the classifieds for sale. Some are inexpensive but climb the glass and can get out.

Hey Boost I forgot to say, ya need to put together a colony before you can feed heavily from it with never needing to buy feeders again.

But if ya don't have many lizards you would not need many. Females have 30 live young every so often, and if ya have lots of females and a few males instant feeders.

I need about 1000 and then I will have feeders ready anytime, any size, no buying. No running out.
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PHEve / Eve

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Lol, no worries, there I only have 3 and half lizards, the half being Cedric being sick atm. Hrm, now to convince my wife to buy these, probably have to keep them in the garage.

Plus thank you for all the information on impaction and the roaches.

Oh on a fun note, I did have babies hatch just not lizard, the surviving crickets from Bonnie and Clydes feedings have hid and layed eggs in a natural wood log. Well they hatched by the hundreds, so I'm somewhat successful at raising crickets, plus I have seen both Bonnie and Clyde been nibbling and licking them up.