1st time with night crawlers

[PatsyB]

LUCI AND Dexter's 1st time with nightcrawlers. Dexter had a hard time but Luci did okay.

 

[jarich]

hahaha they dont look too convinced

 

[PatsyB]

hahaha they dont look too convinced

I swear Dexter has a depth perception problem, she does that with a lot of things.

At least Luci tasted it. I'm going to try again tomorrow.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Can night crawlers be used as a staple diet for beardies?

 

[PatsyB]

Can night crawlers be used as a staple diet for beardies?

I don't know. For me a staple diet is a mixture of a bunch of different things. I like to keep them guessing

 

[jarich]

Its good to try to get away from the concept of 'staple diets', especially now as there are so many different insects to use in the mix. They are a very good feeder though, with a great calcium to phosphorous ratio and a high amount of other minerals too.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Its good to try to get away from the concept of 'staple diets', especially now as there are so many different insects to use in the mix. They are a very good feeder though, with a great calcium to phosphorous ratio and a high amount of other minerals too.

I'm looking to get rid of crickets.. And can not use roaches.....

 

[PatsyB]

I'm looking to get rid of crickets.. And can not use roaches.....

I do a worm mixture. Horns, supers, now nightcrawlers. I throw in crickets every once in awhile since I still have to have them around the house. I'm finding that as Dexter and Luci get older they don't have the voracious appetites they used to and there are a lot of things they just don't want to eat.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

I do a worm mixture. Horns, supers, now nightcrawlers. I throw in crickets every once in awhile since I still have to have them around the house. I'm finding that as Dexter and Luci get older they don't have the voracious appetites they used to and there are a lot of things they just don't want to eat.

I'm getting tired of the noise, stench and loose crickets I find all over the house....

I currently use

Horns
Silks
Supers
Phoenix
Crickets

Crickets being the majority

 

[PatsyB]

Those sound like a good mix. So far I've been pretty lucky about not having loose crickets. I keep mine in the basement so if I do lose one or two it's not a huge deal. I also clean up their tank once a week or so and also clean it out with bleach or vinegar between shipments.