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Guide to Feeding Crickets Crickets require different feeding regimes based on their life cycle and final use. Proper cricket nutrition involves a balance between daily maintenance and gut loading for feeder crickets. For daily maintenance, opt for cost-effective dry foods like chicken feed or dog kibble. For gut loading, provide crickets with nutrient-rich foods, including leafy greens, pumpkin powder, and calcium-rich supplements. Proper moisture levels and humidity are crucial to avoid mold and bacteria growth, ensuring crickets remain healthy and safe for your pets. Adult crickets order in bulk are easy to keep alive.  They will thrive on both prepared...

Farm Fresh Chicken Meat vs Store Bought Food culture in the modern world often separates us from our food. We don’t see where it comes from, how it’s produced, or even what it’s fed before it becomes food. Because of the way factory farming works, most Americans have a skewed idea of what a fresh chicken looks like. For example, it’s been widely documented that the size of the average chicken raised for meat is growing rapidly. The meat industry raises chickens to maximize profits. This means cutting costs wherever possible, while maximizing the amount of meat produced. The result...

Gold Dust Day Gecko Care Guide Table of Contents Ask an Expert Gold dust day geckos are beautiful and amazing.  And they are recommended for beginner keepers.  If you are an owner, or are considering becoming one, we have a community forum gold dust day Gecko forum that can help answer your questions.  Our forum is moderated by knowledgable zoologists, who can help guide you to provide wonderful care for your Gold Dust Day Gecko.  What are Gold Dust Day Geckos? If you want a strikingly beautiful pet that requires little care and you don’t need one you can handle...

How to Find a Good Crested Gecko Breeder Table of Contents If you are searching for a Crested Gecko, there are many things to consider. Is the lizard healthy? Does it have any abnormalities? Was in raised in an ethical manner? But really, you should only be asking one question: How do I find a good Crested Gecko Breeder? If you find a good breeder, all of these other questions can easily be answered. Good breeders will only offer healthy geckos, will show you and explain any abnormalities on a lizard, and always raise their geckos in an ethical and...

How to Breed Hornworms Most people don’t put very much time into finding good feeder insects. They stick with mealworms or superworms, which are easy to get, but also not the best nutritionally. And that makes sense. There isn’t a lot of information out there about how to breed highly nutritious feeder insects, like hornworms. But we don’t like to settle for subpar feeder insects. That’s why we put together this comprehensive guide to hornworm breeding. So that people at any skill level can learn to raise their own nutritious feeders with ease, and avoid having to buy hornworms online...