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15-Nov-07, 09:36 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Rockingham Wa Age/Gender: 27  | | |
Ok, so i've got my knobtails, and i'm happy to feed them crickets, but, apart from woodies(not happening, no way, no how, NO) what other insects can i breed to feed them? I was tinking silkworms and earth worms, and was wondering what are wax worms, are they in Australia and if so where would i get them, and also was thinking about cabbage moth caterpillars, however they feed on brassicas and i was worried about the acid content. Has anyone got any advice - other than harden up and breed woodies 
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15-Nov-07, 10:17 AM
|  | Willia6 fan Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Victoria Gender:  | | | | I breed roaches and crix for mine wouldn't bother breeding anything else. I also feed them wild moths from outside which they love though.
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15-Nov-07, 10:19 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: nowra/nsw Age/Gender: 26 | | | | Silkworms are a great food supply,they seem to grow quick on them and woodies.
I am sure you can order wax worms from pisces through your pet shop,they also do silkworms and earthworms.
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15-Nov-07, 10:21 AM
| | Willia6 fan Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Victoria Gender: | | | | I would be careful with earthworms, if you feed them on sand, the gecko's may ingest more sand then earthworm which could lead to impaction.
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15-Nov-07, 10:25 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Rockingham Wa Age/Gender: 27 | | | | Thanks brettix! Junglepython2, i was thinking about impaction, but i don't want to handle the gex any more than necessary, would a 'table' like a jar lid or simialr be ok to put the worms on to stop sand getting on them?
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15-Nov-07, 10:31 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: nowra/nsw Age/Gender: 26 | | | | That would be fine,but gecko's really love chasing their food and its great to wach. |
15-Nov-07, 10:36 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Rockingham Wa Age/Gender: 27 | | | | I just want to give them a variety, their main diet would be crix
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26-May-08, 12:38 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Rockingham Wa Age/Gender: 27 | | | thought i'd bump this and see if there are any more answers out there , so does anyone have any other insect ideas?
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26-May-08, 12:58 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: S.A Gender: | | | | get some gents (maggots) from your local bait and tackle shop, use a pair of tweezers to give the little heads a good squeeze first then feed them to your lizards, they are good because they are soft bodied unlike crickets and roaches.
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