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Hognose Mice

Hognose Saviour — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:07:24 GMT

I may be getting one or two baby Heterodon platirhinos and maybe even a Heterodon simus soon. I would like to try to get them to eat mice. I have never had luck with training before but I started an a sub-adult eastern hognose. I have plenty of toads at my disposal for scent. I also need to know, if I get a baby onto mice and feed it the occasional toad with that make any successful training for nought? Please post any successes or suggestions as to training baby Eastern and Southern Hognose snakes to eating pinkies. Thanks, and if I do get any of them I will post some pictures (or at least try).

Turtle food

green_iguana_lover — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:35:44 GMT

What do you think about commercial turtle food?
Are they good food for staple diet or bad food for staple?

Need some ideas

repfreak — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:51:06 GMT

I am currently breeding Discoid roaches, but I have run into a problem. In the near future my colony might be bigger than what I can handle. The current animals I am feeding cannot eat an adult Discoid roach. I need something to get within a few weeks that can eat an adult discoid, but does not take up so much room. Any ides?

Feeder mice, help me out?

I love chelonians — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:54:09 GMT

My parents might let me get a snake!!!! They said I have to get a small one, and they said they would let me raise my own feeder mice to What do you think about this? What kind of mice should I get? How big should the mice be?

Best reptile feeders

BeardieBro — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:41:10 GMT

I prefer to give butter worms to my beardies for their bright orange color, and because of the high fat and calcium. What do you guys feed your animals?

Silkworms

mas0ud — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:51:46 GMT

Hi

I was wondering is there any way to feed silkworms in cold winters? Mulberry is the only plant matter that they eat

How does one breed crickets?

blutegu22 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:22:45 GMT

I have a leopard gecko and some turtles and they all love crickets. I was wondering how easy/hard it is breed crickets.

Roach Help: The Sequel

leolizard — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:01:53 GMT

A while ago I made up a topic asking for recommendations and advice concerning using roaches as feeders. I made a decision as for which species I will keep (Dubias), but I know almost nothing about their care. Anyone want to get to sound really smart and help a roach noob out?

HOORAY!!!

I love chelonians — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:35:11 GMT

i never thought i would be so happy to see a bucket full of baby worms.
sometime during Fall last year my mom started to raise worms, she said i could use some to feed to my boxies, i accidentally fed them all out, well a couple days ago i told my mom that in one of my Complete Herp Care books there was a chapter on raising worms, and she went into look at the bucket that the worms had been in and there was what seemed like a gazillion baby worms in it! Nancy and Mayhem are ecstatic!

Unsure

green_iguana_lover — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:58:41 GMT

Is Ipomoea aquatica good staple diet for herps?
Is turnip root safe for them?

mice and veggies

EvaSSSS — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:50:42 GMT

Do mice eat veggies? I give mine carrots and greens and stuff and they wont touch it.The rats chow it down but not the mice.
So do mice even need veggies and if so what do they like?

I like to keep them healthy as breeders.

Roach help

leolizard — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:59:25 GMT

After 6 years, I'm finally fed up with crickets. They're stinky, noisy, expensive, and I cannot get them to breed. I'm going to try roaches. What species would you recommend, and what are the basics?

Mealies....

the gecko geek — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:04:28 GMT

can you house mealworms on just cornmeal? (along w/ water source) it sure would make feeding time a lot easier lol >.>

thx

bait shop worms?

benandmax — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:03:03 GMT

are the bait shop worms from Cabelas, Gander Mountain, or Bass pro shops, and gas stations safe for reptiles? i'm a big fisherman and use all sorts of backyard crickets, mealworms, waxworms, and night crawlers for FISH. i have not used them for my reptiles.
my question is are they safe for reptile consumption? i have NOT fed bait shop worms to my reptiles. i'm just curious. are there any hidden parasites or something?

Savannah Monitor Pig Out

CoryChartier — Fri, 13 May 2011 15:31:27 GMT

so today i fed my baby savannah monitor 11 crickets which he ate without hesitation, a few crickets were covered in calcium(D3) and other multivitamins.

now, my question is did i feed him too much, or did he eat the amount he needed? im not concerned with him not having enough room to exercise as hes in a 75 gallon tank and hes only about 5 inches long. now i've researched this guy so many times and i follow a strict regimen with him. but out of all the research i havent been able to find out how much is too much when feeding. just wondering if anyone has any pointers?

Feeder mice

sk8forlife — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:05:40 GMT

Well, i got some mice to breed as feeders. I got three mice (2 females and 1 male) so im starting off small. Im currently keeping them in a L4XW1.7XH2 two level divided cage that i made out of my water bed frame with wire mesh and sliding doors(Which im very proud of lol). Ive had mice before but i did additional research on how to keep them as feeders. If anybody has anymore tips or advice u wanna give me, please dont hesitate. If any RC members want any mice, PM me and we can work something out.

Mealworms

collaredlizard22 — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:38:56 GMT

I recently had some successful breeding with mealworms. This is the first time I've done this. Do I remove all the baby worms from the beetles' breeding bin? And how long will it take for the mealworms to grow to full size (i.e. right before becoming pupae)?

Eisenia fetida

mas0ud — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:25:20 GMT

Hi

I found a cultivator wanna buy Eisenia fetida But I don't know its nutritional value

Is there anyone can help me? I need portion of protein and calcium/phosphor rate in it

Is it suitable for omnivorous and insectivorous reptiles? can I Use it for bearded dragons and basiliscus plumifrons?

Cricket Failure

Global Geckos — Thu, 19 May 2011 20:53:19 GMT

Help! My past two orders of 5/8" crickets from Ghann's Cricket Farm have arrived all right, but after about a week, they all simply start to die. Yes, I'm giving the right food, etc. I've never been good at raising cricket's (any raising tips are welcome!), but this predicament is pretty extreme. I've ordered from Ghann's with no problems before, but now it's getting so expensive to buy crickets so frequently that I may have to consider selling my reptiles. Yeah, it's that bad.

Outside breeders need safe heat for winter.

EvaSSSS — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:25:57 GMT

Okay so I really want to keep my rats and my mice this year through the winter.In the past I breed for about 6 mnths and then everyone goes in the freezer and start over the next year.
But its a pain to wait for rats to grow up enough to breed and wastes time.
This is my first year raising mice though.
So they are in the barn with hay and dry wood and chickens.
I will either use wood or cardboard to insulate the cages on all sides.
The mice are in a large bin that is already partially insulated.
I just need to find a way to keep the temps above freezing through winter, without risking a fire.

They also get lots of hay that is an excellent insulator inside the cages to burrow in.I do have the 55 gal aquarium I could use for the rats but I dont want it getting all stinky.That rat smell can be hard to get out.

need suggestion

mas0ud — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:32:34 GMT

I'm planning to buy some carnivore lizards as soon as possible

there is just few locust in my local pet store

If mealworms are fully gut loaded, can I use more mealworms and superworms in carnivore lizard diet?

is calcium-phosphor ratio suitable in worms when they are high calcium? or still need crickets?

can I use another insect alternatively for cricket?

Mice, I hate them but need to breed some.

EvaSSSS — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:30:40 GMT

Ive not raised mice before because they stink and Im allergic.But since I have to try and offset some of my feeder costs I thinking about trying to get a colony going in my basement.Its nice and cool down there and quiet.

I have two ten gallons empty, would this be enough for two small colonies of 1 male and 3 females?
Do they eat the same food as rats?

Scented Feedings

ssshane — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:37:15 GMT

I have stopped all scenting, and both are steadily eating f/t pinks now.

These are 2 of the 3 W/C snakes in my collection. I have an adult W/C Mole King as well.

Female Cabarrus Co. Scarlet King, found last year

Male Burke Co. NC Mole King, found last year (2010 baby?)

Everyone Must read this now

Desertspiny — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:08:21 GMT

So, I am cleaning in my house when bamm. I find a nest of Fuzzy mice hiding under stuff. They were the babies of the mice I had get away not to long ago. So I introduced them to my colony of feeder mice.

Right away the suckling mothers take the babies and put them right in their nest with all the other babies. They even attacked the male when he picked one up.

Really cool.

Good website to buy dubia roaches from

Txlink08 — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:14:10 GMT

Does anyone knows a good reliable website to buy dubia Roaches

Hornworms

Lisa5691 — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:15:16 GMT

I have recently looked into hornworms. They look like a great feeder and pack alot of cal. Has anyone tried them? Anyone breed them? If you do how do you do it? what do they pupate to (moths or beetles?) any help would be much apperciated!

Mealies...

the gecko geek — Sat, 07 May 2011 18:46:15 GMT

Hey, i've been trying to breed Mealies FOREVER, but the beetles usually dont make it very long... but... this time, i have SEVENTEEN pupae, along with a few others that are still changing into pupae. is there anything i can do to speed up them breeding? i keep my mealworms and beetles seperately in small plastic containers. the substrate is mostly corn meal, mixed with a handful of oats, and i put sliced up potatoes for the water. is there anything else i should do?

thx!

Stag beetles

Zalen — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:40:50 GMT

I found 2 stag beetles. There about an inch long. I was wondering in i break of there jaws could i give 1 to my bearded dragon and 1 to my brothers Sudan plated lizard? Just want to know.

$20/50+ Coturnix Quail Eggs NPIP Registered free shipping

jbwexotics — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:41:35 GMT

Quail eggs have no bad cholesterol, & 3x the nutrition, vitamins, & minerals of chicken eggs. They also have less of an "eggy" taste of chicken eggs. My birds are NPIP registered disease free. They are fertile hatching eggs & hatch in 15-17 days. Herps love the eggs, and the birds make perfect feeders b/c they go from tiny chicks to adult size in @ 6 weeks. They are better tasting, more tender, & more juicy birds than bobwhites b/c they have light & dark meat. I have bred mine to produce such large eggs that they wont fit in quail egg cartons, so I always individually wrap some extra eggs in case of breakage. They also have more protein than chickens, and b/c their body temp is so high, you dont have to worry much about salmonella. I have bred several new colors, including ones I call chocolate super tuxedo & black super tuxedo b/c they are totally white below the anterior midline. They are not washed b/c washing them makes them unhatchable & unwashed eggs last months without refrigeration. If you have any questions feel free to contact me, Josh, via email kiteboardjosh@gmail.com or call/text 334-730-3584 The price is $20/50+ eggs & free shipping.

Blaptica dubia, Free Shipping & free sample of food

jbwexotics — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:40:44 GMT

Gut loaded with fresh homegrown pesticide free organic fruits and vegetables and ready to feed your animals! If you have a preference on what you'd like yours to be gut loaded with call/text me, Josh, at 334-730-3584 or email kiteboardjosh@gmail.com, and be sure to specify what size you need by Sunday to assure prompt delivery b/c I only ship Monday- Wednesday. Free Shipping & a free sample of JBW Exotics Cricket/Roach Chow. I will consider trades

$25/1000 or $18/500 Live Crickets Fed Organic + Free Food & Free Shipping

jbwexotics — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:39:30 GMT

Gut loaded with fresh homegrown pesticide free organic fruits and vegetables and ready to feed your animals!If you have a preference on what you'd like yours to be gut loaded with call/text me, Josh, at 334-730-3584 or email kiteboardjosh@gmail.com, and be sure to specify what size you need by Sunday to assure prompt delivery b/c I only ship Monday- Wednesday. Free Shipping & a free sample of JBW Exotics Cricket/Roach Chow.I will consider trades as well.

$10/Quart,$20/Gallon Bag of JBW Exotics Cricket Chow free shipping

jbwexotics — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:37:39 GMT

Specially formulated to be easily digested. High protein and calcium content.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me, Josh, via email kiteboardjosh@gmail.com or call/text 334-730-3584

Mice supplements

Desertspiny — Thu, 05 May 2011 06:53:20 GMT

Hello.

I was wondering about giving my mice supplements. Like calcium and other vitamins and minerals they might benefit from.

First off, could I do this? Second, could I do this safely?

Third, how would I do this?

Thanks.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEE

Desertspiny — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:28:10 GMT

My mice had babies!!!! One female had 12 and the other had ten, with another female about to have a batch. Its been 5 days and there have been no problems.

I have been keeping all the mice together. So far everyone has been nice, in fact, the male has even been helping clean the young. Both mothers have been taking turn suckling and everyone looks great. I know I'm not out of the woods yet but...... WHOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

Another good thing is that, if these mice produce well, my parents say I can get a black rat snake again. I have been saving for this forever.

Wow I dint think turkistans(red racers) could climb so well

EvaSSSS — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:47:00 GMT

We almost had 1000 of these guys all over the house.I put the vaseline near the top of the bin and they walked right over the stuff and it was on thick.

So Im scrambling to find the packing tape while my son is trying to knock them back down as they all climb up the sides of the bin.Well luckily the tape worked or I dont know what would have happened.That could have been ugly..

BTW my sons beardie went crazy with these things.I found a dog bowl that they cant climb and his beardie just climbed right in ate about 30 in seconds.

Fruits For Crested geckos Help

softwire — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:13:37 GMT

note: Till i don't need any more help i will edit this so its not all about what i need but for other people so keep Posting about fruit Crested Geckos can have.

I need a list of all the fruit a crested gecko can have. No baby Food unless it is 100% pure fruit no ingredients added.

Plz post all the info u know on what it can have, how 2 prepare it and feed it, and finally methods to get it interested in it and try it. All ideas and methods that work for you I would like 2 know so it eats.

Fruit that you know it can eat. ~~I want to pureed fruit my my new created gecko~~. I want to knowall the fruit they can have and how to feed each fruit to it.

I have a baby crested gecko. i tried feeding it fruit but no results on banana and watermelon and i mixed both with a pinch of calcium dust.it wouldn't try it.

i have been feeding crickets to it, but i haven't seen it eat them. I belive it is eating them cuz they r gone. i have been keeping an eye on my crested gecko. I know it is drinking water cuz I have seen it do so.

I don't have the crested gecko diet yet but I will be getting it sometime this week. (will delete this sencecne onec i do)

All info wanted because I only know mostly about leopard geckos. I got the basics down for the crested gecko but i want 2 know more to insure a good, healthy, and long life.

Anyone know about Dubias?

EvaSSSS — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:40:26 GMT

Im trading a bunch of frozen pink mice for a dubia colony.Ive never dealt with roaches.I do see people talking about how great they are for beardies, leos and chameleons which is what I will be using them for.

How do I get them breeding quickly so I can start using the extras?
What do you feed them?

Wow the phoenix worms were a hit.

EvaSSSS — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:12:04 GMT

They all loved them.I got 400 but I dont think they will last long since they are munching them down.
Ive been a bit worried about my cham.He doesnt eat very much.But he did like those wormies.
The beardie eats anything anyway and even the leo loved those worms.

The benefits of ordering online

Sinkarnate — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:31:09 GMT

I just wanted to show everyone just HOW much cheaper it is to order rodents from a site like rodent pro instead of buying them at a local chain pet store.
I ordered my supply today and got:
25 weaned rats $22.25
20 small rats $19.80
and threw in a bag of 25 chicks because I think my pythons will enjoy them as treats (the kings probably will to) for all of $3
shipping was $43.50
for a total price of
$88.55

Now let me show you the math....
I do not have exact numbers for petco's frozen rodents but I will get them and re work the math... I suspect my estimates are on the low side
Weaned rats (known as rat pups in stores) $4 each. so $100.
Small rats $5 each. so another $100.
Petco doesn't sell chicks so thats all of $3 off lol

SO! Lets see!
Rodent pro order including shipping (excluding chicks)= $85.55
Petco order= $200

By order online you save $114.45

I have a new Sand Boa

rpeters — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:11:45 GMT

I have read a lot of article on-line and they all sort of say the same things with some variables. That they like to ambush their prey from the sand but I am told not to feed in the sand as it can cause impactions...

Please help, I need some advice???