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How to Start and Maintain a Madagascar Hissing Roach Colony If you're looking to find an easy, nutritious, stable food source for your pet reptiles, Madagascar hissing cockroaches are a great option. They're healthy, easy to care for, and they don't stink like crickets.  In this guide, I'll give you all the basic tips you need to start your own Madagascar hissing roach colony. From basic setup to long-term care, everything you need to know is listed below.  Basic Information The Madagascar hissing cockroach (or Gromphadorhina arthropoda) is a fairly easy insect to care for. Their basic needs are a...

Setting Up Your Brooder For New Chicks Baby chicks are fragile beings that need to be cared for diligently. One way to ensure that baby chicks have ideal conditions for growth and safety is to set up a well-designed brooder. A brooder can be designed any way you want but it must have adequate ventilation, be structurally resilient, contain bedding material, have food and water while maintaining an optimal temperature. Many people, especially beginners, make their brooder out of plastic storage containers or cardboard boxes. While this will do, rounded metal containers, high-walled kiddie pools, and wooden brooders in the...

Praying Mantis Care Guide Praying Mantis Introduction To me, there a few animals as fascinating as the praying mantis.  Their behavior and appearance make them superb pets for those who like creepy crawlies but who don’t have a lot of space for pets.  There are around 2300 species of praying mantis on the Earth of which a few hundred are being kept as pets. There are far too many currently popular pet species to list in one care guide, so examples of various types will be highlighted. There is no one right type to acquire.  Different species require different levels...

Leopard geckos are fun and social.  But that enjoyment depends on the how well they are cared for.  And the proper care starts with creating the best possible habitat for our friendly Leopard Gecko.

Dubia Roaches Vs Madagascar Hissing Roaches Table of Contents Madagascar Hissing Roaches or Dubia Roaches? The choice is complicated. Both insects have certain benefits and detriments, and there are many factors to consider. While these insects are both roaches, they each offer a different nutritional value.  In this article, we will take a look at all of the most important aspects when trying to decide which of these feeders to use! We will consider nutrient profiles mineral content digestibility And we even consider how much fun your reptile or amphibian will have hunting and catching these insects! Nutritional Profile The nutritional profile...