Feeding bugs

[ShrekDawg]

You need moisture, carbon rich material, nitrogen rich material and oxygen all together. A little mixing helps.

Thank you! I must admit I am rather oblivious and didn't realize you had to manage it. I thought you just kinda threw it in a pile. Whoops...

It started as throwing all the dirty pine shavings in a pile then I've been adding fruits and veggies and stuff on top and more shavings

 

[ShrekDawg]

Picked up the bugs today

 

[Zoomie]

Nice, I knew you could buy freeze-dried mealworms but have never bought live ones. I'll have to check into that.

I go out with my butterfly net, sweeping it across the grass in front of me. Last year we were overwhelmed with grasshoppers and I could easily catch well over a hundred in my net in just a few seconds. Then I take the net over to the birds and empty it out. It *is* fun to watch them catch the grasshoppers. Did not stop the grasshoppers from destroying parts of my garden but was strangely satisfying.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Nice, I knew you could buy freeze-dried mealworms but have never bought live ones. I'll have to check into that. 

I go out with my butterfly net, sweeping it across the grass in front of me. Last year we were overwhelmed with grasshoppers and I could easily catch well over a hundred in my net in just a few seconds. Then I take the net over to the birds and empty it out. It *is* fun to watch them catch the grasshoppers. Did not stop the grasshoppers from destroying parts of my garden but was strangely satisfying. 

I found it last year when i was considering getting reptile but never did or ordered haha I got mine from Rainbow Mealworms and they're excellent! The prices are pretty reasonable too, especially for the quality.

And wow, I'll have to try that next summer! Haha

 

[centrarchid]

I pay $8 per 500 from a wild bird place.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Nicely packaged too imo and the box has plenty of large holes for them

 

[ShrekDawg]

I pay $8 per 500 from a wild bird place.

Really? Wow that sounds like a great deal, I didn't know there were such places

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oops, quoted the wrong one

 

[centrarchid]

Find this or similar.

http://franklinma.wbu.com/

 

[ShrekDawg]

Find this or similar.

http://franklinma.wbu.com/

Thanks! Wow I think I've actually seen one of those near me, I'm in MA too but forgot about this place. I don't think I'll need any bugs for a while though lol