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Your bug-hungry pet may always have an appetite.  But there's a preferred size for his favorite insects. It may seem obvious that your bearded dragon or leopard gecko will want the fattest, juiciest red wigglers or crickets or mealworms.  However, that's not always the case.  Basically, it is possible to offer them something that is too big.  Consider this: if you're sitting at a restaurant with a big appetite, you probably think you could eat 3 steaks.  However, if you tried shoving all that food in your mouth, you'll cause yourself more harm than good. Don't Buy Too Big Crickets...

How to Identify the Gender of Crickets Just a friendly reminder that we do have live crickets for sale.  But, if you’re breeding crickets, you might have found yourself wondering how to tell which ones are males and females. Perhaps you want to breed only the largest crickets in order to work on creating your own strain of selectively bred super crickets that will take over the world when you’re done, or you might just want to put the males in the garage for a while in order to avoid their singing. Read on and we’ll show you how you...

Worm Castings For Sale - The Benefits of Worm Castings But If you’re into vermicomposting, you might only know that the worm waste you’re producing and harvesting is really good for your plants. Thankfully, this isn’t an unscientific assertion, and there’s plenty of measurable benefits to these worm castings which might surprise you. These benefits include both nutrients and a few other surprising factors which you might not have even thought of. But fair warning: If you're looking for worm castings lowes, then expect to find something less potent than the real thing.  We have genuine worm castings for sale....

Why You Shouldn't Feed Animal Products to Red Wigglers People engage in vermicomposting for the benefits of worm castings.  But without enough research one might think that their worms are an absolute cure-all for all the waste in their kitchen. This isn’t quite correct, there’s a laundry list of things that you don’t want to include in your worm bin. Foremost among those talked about are animal products like meat and dairy, although there’s rarely an explanation given. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why you don’t want to feed this sort of waste into your vermicomposting unit....

The Optimal Diet for Your Mealworms Health You don't need a rainbow mealworms coupon.  If you’ve begun the easy task of breeding your own mealworms, you might be wondering how to keep them as healthy as possible. After all, healthier mealworms are better for the things that eat them and your pets can benefit greatly from having these already nutritious worms in peak health before they get eaten. Let’s take a look at some of the best things that you can feed your worms, ensuring they go beyond just being a healthy snack and can take your pet’s health to...