where do i buy roaches, silkworms etc.?

[Austin G]

I need to get Kevin's food range bigger. i feed him just crickets . where do i buy roaches, silkworms, horn worms, flies? i cant find them at normal pet shops like pet co and i can't find a close by exotic pet store near me (closest one like 15 miles away). can i order online? any suggestion.

 

[Montium]

Check out the site sponsors, plenty of good food to be had there.

 

[Lazy Boy]

Dubia roaches check your local craigslist. Silks and horns try mulberryfarms.com. Roaches get you some breeders and start your own colony, best thing I did. So easy and don't stink.

 

[sandrachameleon]

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[Lathis]

We have lots of sponsors that sell all sorts of fun feeders. Try Mulberry Farms - their website isn't the easiest to navigate, but they usually have everything you are looking for. If they are out of silkworms, try Coastal Silkworms. You can also check Mantid Pets for Blue Bottle Flies - those are always fun, but they will escape!

You should be able to find superworms in a standard pet store. You can rotate those in with crickets one day a week. Check Craigslist - there may be one or two people who sell dubia roaches for feeders. We have one here in KC, but he only does bulk orders. It would take me 6 months to go through 100 roaches

I also like to go out to my in-laws house in the country and catch moths. My Jax loves painted ladies and cabbage moths - anything colorful and fluttery. Occasionally, I will catch him a small grasshopper, but not too often. Be careful if you want to use wild bugs - fertilizers, insecticides, and other nasty chemicals they may pick up can harm your cham.

 

[heather89]

I get my silkworms and silkworm eggs from Coastal Silkworms. I get fruit fly cultures from Genesis Exotics (Amazon-for baby chams). And then I get crickets from a local shop (though I'd like to raise my own). I feed an occasional mealworm or waxworm which I get from a local shop. My fiancee drew the line at roaches and termites in the house, so those are off the table for me Coastal also sells hornworms though I've never tried them.

 

[Montium]

I get my silkworms and silkworm eggs from Coastal Silkworms. I get fruit fly cultures from Genesis Exotics (Amazon-for baby chams). And then I get crickets from a local shop (though I'd like to raise my own). I feed an occasional mealworm or waxworm which I get from a local shop. My fiancee drew the line at roaches and termites in the house, so those are off the table for me Coastal also sells hornworms though I've never tried them.

That's a shame as the roaches are great food and easy to grow. I only get crickets now if I end up with a new cham that hasn't gotten used to roaches.

 

[xephyr17]

mulberryfarms.com has some pretty good prices on a lot of that stuff