ALAMOSA SMALL ANIMALS
PET STORE
Crickets
10 cents each (10 for $1.00)
18% protein, 6% fat, 74% moisture
Feed to...
Pros
* Reptiles
* Tarantulas
* Scorpions
* Amphibians
* Nutritious when gut-loaded
* Cheap
* Easy to get
* Enjoyable for pets to hunt
Cons
Lifespan
Species
* Can be loud
* Fast - can escape
* Can smell if kept in quantity
Approximately 3 months
ASA sells the cricket species 'Gryllodes sigillatus', which is a tropical house cricket.
Superworms
10 cents each (10 for $1.00)
20% protein, 16% fat, 62% moisture
Feed to...
Pros
* Reptiles
* Amphibians
*Too fatty to feed regularly to tarantulas & scorpions
* More nutritious than crickets
* Cheap
* Easy to get
* Easy to store
* Easy to handle
* Don't easily escape
Cons
Lifespan
Species
* Can get large
* Can bite, but it's not common
* Higher in fat, but that can be a pro for a critter that needs to gain weight
Up to 1 year
Zophobas Morio
AKA Darkling beetle larvae
Dubia Roaches
30 cents each (10 for $3) for mediums, 50 cent for large, $1 for adults
36% protein, 7% fat, 66% moisture
Feed to...
Pros
* Reptiles
* Amphibians
* Tarantulas
* Scorpions
* Very nutritious
* Naturally high in calcium
* Shells are soft, so easy to eat and digest
* Many sizes available
* Cannot jump, fly, or climb easily (very rarely escape)
Cons
Lifespan
Species
* More expensive
* Can be hard to find
* Illegal in Florida and Canada
* Bury themselves in substrate, so often need to be hand-fed or fed in separate container
Several years
Blaptica dubia