I feed mine a combination of cricket feed (bought from
Flukers), rice baby food (powdered) and chick mash...
mixed with calcium and multi-vitamin supplement...
their liquid is from Flukers Gel (both regular and
calcium fortified)... I have been having a large die
off of my bulk purchases and can't figure out what is
going wrong. They are in a tote - ~18"wX26"LX18"D
without substrate. They have 12"X12" egg crates
(about 3) layered for them, as well as about 3-4 paper
towel tubes. I also have a table lamp lightbulb over
them, with a dome, for heat. About once a week, they
will get any leftover fresh vegetables... apples,
orange slices... potatoes.
Am I doing any thing wrong? Or is it normal to lose
about 300 or so of a shipment of 1,000 over a 3 week
period?
Thanks
--- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Cactus pad, collared greens, mustard greens, turnip
> greens, kale, yellow
> squash, zuccini, butternut squash, snow peas, kiwi,
> fig. That's when my
> crickets and mealies get, along with my iguana. I
> maybe forgeting some
> others. If memory serves me right, the catcus pad
> alone has a calcium to
> phosphorus ratio of 6:1.
> Later,
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Owdicat<*><*><*> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gecko] Fluker Farms - Louisiana
>
>
> > Yeah, greens work for me too, & I also use high
> quality Fish flakes &
> > Carrots, oranges, and I used to use Spinach, but
> that is harmful to
> Bearded
> > Dragons, or so I've heard/read on a Beardie list
> so thats out, but I also
> > use Apples & different kinds of grain. Would
> ground corn be ok to use? I
> > live on a farm so I have alot of ground corn
> around:-) I haven't ever
> heard
> > that it was harmful, at least I don't remember if
> I have, but I haven't
> > heard if you can use it or not.
> > I've found that potato's don't do so well with
> mine, I've never had good
> > luck with 'em.. my crix won't eat on them very
> much & they end up making a
> > mess & stinking:-( Just my luck, I have non-Irish
> crix <VBG> But that's
> just
> > my exprience with it. Steve, how old (or big,
> tiny, small, med. large
> ect.?)
> > are the crix you get BTW?
> > Ash
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Gecko] Fluker Farms - Louisiana
> >
> >
> > > Try Oat bran and some potatoe slices, also some
> leafy greens. That
> always
> > works
> > > for me!
> > >
> > > Julie Bergman
> > > http://www.geckoranch.com
> > > GGA lifetime member
> > >
> > > Steven Groginsky wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi. Anyone have any ideas about why my
> crickets keep dying? I bought
> > 20 of
> > > > them a couple of days ago and half of them are
> dead. The store gives
> > them
> > > > rolled oats. I've got a sponge in there with
> some rolled oats and
> > > > granulated dog food. I just don't get it.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > >From: Lyle Puente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >Subject: Re: [Gecko] Fluker Farms - Louisiana
> > > > >Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 20:14:16 -0500
> > > > >
> > > > >Prices range greatly in cricket farms. Shop
> as you would for any
> other
> > > > >product, most farms are on line now. You'll
> find $9-20 per 1000
> > average.
> > > > >some are better than others. pest insects are
> a commonproblem in many
> > > > >shipments. This timeof year dead arrivals are
> common. I have taken to
> > > > >shipping overnight during cold weather.
> > > > >
> > > > >Lyle Puente
> > > > >PO Box 438
> > > > >Crompond, NY 10517
> > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >Global Gecko Association
> > > > >http://www.gekkota.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
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Laura
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