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@potatoyay Good to hear about the dotted whites being docile, I’m hoping to keep a bachelor group of them together because the spare males are so hard to re home and I’ve not got it in me to kill them. Be a bit careful with the Dubia, their nutritional requirement changes a lot depending on...

@U_Stormcrow They’re low in vitamins A, D, E, thiamin, and omega-3 fatty acids so that’s something to consider in addition to harvesting them before they get too big. I mix mine with chlorella, sea buckthorn, and provide nutritional yeast separately to make up for the imbalance. Also helps if...

@potatoyay I’ve seen it repeated a lot that they’re too high in fat which causes health issues, the fat content goes up with the size of the worm so I harvest mine when they’re small to reduce the risk. I’ve also read that fat is good for them so not sure what to believe, mine were getting the...

I’ve heard the same about fat that it’s not such a problem, who knows but fat and sugar combined in the ratio found in doughnuts scores higher on the addiction scale than heroine which I suspect is what causes issues in humans. I’ve been confidently informed that quail are not very bright and...

Vampires :) ah ha haaa.. good idea to grow all the bugs, it’s loads cheaper and you can make sure they’re well fed. Make sure the dubia have a wide range of foods to choose between with differing protein levels for the different stages of growth because they store excess protein as uric acid...

@Avian Egg Farms This I’ve discovered is a particularly contentious subject as I’ve tried to get similar advice. Unfortunately I have to avoid contact with certain foods so a pre mix is not an option for me. I spent quite a bit of time adding up different ratios of ingredients to meet the...