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Canadian cricket supplier Super cricket.ca are excellent , located in Saskatchewan so not sure re delivery times to Ontario, they ship express post and I have had very good service from them

I've given up chasing moths at night ( as much sport as that can be)in the morning they are all just asleep on the tarp tee-peed over the light so they can be just picked up and don't fly away

Moths I tend to let them go into the chameleons cages as soon as I catch them, I have not been able to keep them alive more than a few days once caught. However right now I am catching moths every night with a home made moth trap- strong outdoor light and large white tarp around it, check each...

Sticks I would be happy to answer any stick insect questions if I can, I have been breeding several species for the last 5 years and moved into keeping chameleons 2 years ago once I was confident I could establish a year round breeding population

Privet No data to back me up on this but I would avoid privet if sticks are to be food items- privet is toxic to many things and personally I avoid it all together, besides there is always raspberry or blackberry in most locations, is safe and most sticks will eat it, I even use wild raspberry...

Food for stick insects You will need a lot of raspberry plants to keep them fed over the winter months. Best to keep a steady rotation going and consider even getting one of those little indoor tents with some grow lights- the sort some people might use to cultivate certain" weeds"- look on...

Phoenix worms Try super cricket.ca they are reliable and are in Saskatchewan but have good mail order service

Wasp trap Get a wasp trap from a hardware store - the bottle kind you hang outside and bait with fruit, you will get all kinds of small flies and fruit flies, just avoid the wasps, after that a damp sealed container with soft fruit or apple should keep them fed

moth trap forgot to mention that right now I am catching moths and beetles every night with a homemade moth trap constructed from an old beer fridge with the top cut off and a LED bulb inside, I hang a large white tarp over it and have it permanently under a large tree in my garden with...

Stick insects Given you are in the UK and legally can keep stick insects I suggest you consider looking on eBay for stick insect eggs and start a breeding program. Panthers will love several species inc Mackeays, giant spiny, Indians and many others. They are easy to keep fed on brambles or...

insect breeding I have never fed cockroaches but have been able to increase the variety of insects for my adult Panthers by breeding several species of stick insect.Very useful during winter months where no wild insects can be found and things get a bit grim with just crickets to...