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Here's one of them. I haven't paid enough attention to see if they all are the same kind but this one occurs in the powerline cuts.

I've been catching them in powerline cuts in New England, no idea what species.

Reptiles can go a while without food but not without moisture. I like to use a cloud based digital thermoeter so I can keep an eye on temperatures, too.

I used acculink in the past and it worked well well for monitoring my temperature and getting alerts if out of range. It does not seem like they are in business anymore. Does anyone have a recommended system that's given them good results?

There are sometimes flightless houseflies for sale. You will have to look pretty hard to find them. I did not really like the culturing process too well so I stopped breeding them and just occasionally order some spikes.

Can we ship these? I never looked into it because people always told me locusts cannot be shipped interstate in USA.

I feed my crickets ground non-medicated and diatomaceous earth free chicken layer mash (Check the labels in Tractor Supply, etc) and basically feed them anything you would feed an iguana or tortoise, too. You can mix in some additional calcium up to 72 hours before feeding them, but I have found...

I keep my insect colonies well ventilated with 24/7 access to dry food. On top of that I add a small, shallow water container with material in it to prevent drowning such as paper towel, cotton ball, etc, which is changed often due to bacteria. small crickets have the most problems with getting...

A science supply house may have them. You can also find them on ebay (make sure they are in your state unless you have the proper permits on both sides otherwise)

I learned my lesson long ago, always add less flies than you think you need

You'll get used to dubia's. I didn't like touching them at first either but honestly if you just try it within no time you'll think of them the same way as mealworms, crickets, or other feeder insects. Although they can live for a while if they get loose, under normal conditions of a clean house...

Occasionally in salamander stool I have found partially digested bits of BSFL. Also there is a paper about mountain chicken frogs and BFSL digestability. I think I would be more concerned about feeding enormous numbers of those than mealworms but in any event, I have never seen an impaction...

What they said large tub screen lid. Moisture source lke a cap with paper towel or cotton balls to prevent drowning or washed greens for moisture ground dry food. They live just fine like that. Red runners are another option but dont let them looose in your house you need to secure them well...

I have never had this problem in all the years I have grown mealworms and superworms but I read about it a lot. I keep the tubs open and do not add more than a small portion of vegetable at a time and let them eat that before adding more. Maybe the excess moisture in tubs is causing this? They...

I always have some that escaped out of dishes turning into flies in various cages, a few get loose not a big deal. However, I would use for caution with blue bottle fly maggots, you don't want too many of those pupating at once. I also had a curly wing housefly colony going for a while. The...

Mealworms I put in sterilite bins with the lid off. Get the cheap ones since you don't need a locking lid or much height. I grind non-medicated and diatomaceous earth free chicken feed (check labels) for the bedding in a coffee grinder, a small piece of vegetable for moisture replaced regularly...

Bait shop would not be my first choice. However, back in the early 90s I did buy them there because they were cheaper than pet stores. Since then I've found it is much cheaper to order via mail unless you only have a couple of reptiles that eat crickets.

If it will eat them (might have to wiggle it with long blunt end tweezers) they might be OK for a snack or emergency but personally I would use live insects.

I think the raccoons will not bother the greens but I hear they really like corn. I'd go with the little fence first cheap and easy to step over, then if you find deer or omnivorous mammals become a problem scale up from there. You may find they only bother certain types and you can cage those...

I've never really had issues with grain mites affecting my mealworms. I keep them in open top tubs so moisture doesn't build up in there, that may be why. For a substrate I use non-medicated and diatomaceous earth free chicken layer mash (read the label, sometimes things change). If you want...