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Any one that use wax moths adult (waxworms)? They seems more healthy and they can fly around the terrarium.

I have never had an escape of my shadow roach. They are a burrowing species. They can scale glass but rarely climb. Most house are to cold and dry for them to survive.

Hi! I have started a breeding project with hornworms. I purchased 4 sexed pupas the moths have emerge and feeding and laying eggs. But the eggs dosent seem to hatch. I know they can lay infertil eggs bt i have observe mating. I cant find any good information on how long the eggs need to hatch or...

I have Shadow Roach (Pycnoscelus nigra) witch is almost identical to the Surinam roach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis.) Like its cousin, it is parthenogenetic, and thus colonies can grow rapidly. After a few generations in captivity they shuld be free of parasits and diseases.

This link has more information. http://www.chameleonnews.com/14JunCattau.html

Hi! Any who have experience with Tropiocolotes steudneri or Tropiocolotes in general? I thinking on buying some.

Mostly Malawi cichlids and rare livebearers.

Hi! I am very interested in mopani worms. I in Europe i think it's easier to ship insects to Europe compared to US. Do you have a ovogram account? http://argiope.se/test/

Demersal beetles are great clean up crews for crickets and roaches. They wont remove mites but help prevent outbreaks by eating dead insects. They also reduce the smell from the colonies and greatly incress the hygen in the bins.

Pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) are a great alternative to fruit flies and baby crickets. Pros they are easy to breed. They won't smell, escape or make noise. Cons they need bright light and won't ship well. They are commonly used as feeders for dartfrogs and are fine for pygmy chameleons and...

Hi! I think you can get these in the US. You won't find them in a pet shop, you find them i specialist store for butterfly collectors. I got mine from http://argiope.se/test/ and https://www.wwb.co.uk/ usually have them. Her is Daniel Ambuehl playlist on rearing Samia ricini...

Hi! if you looking for a hardier caterpillar try Samia cynthia or Samia ricini. they are very similar to bombyx mori but significantly hardier and slightly faster growing. The set up is the same as for horn/silkworms. They are prickly but the spines are soft like the horn on hornworms. They eat...