Small Food Choices

[Reptil]

I wanted to start culturing my own food, crickets die to fast and are to far. I have tried cockroaches and am planning on getting back into them. But i was wondering what other type of insects can i culture myself. Something that can breed fairly fast and it tiny but not fruit fly tiny, something along pinhead cricket and up.

Also if you know a cockroach that breeds fast and is small, let me know i give them a try. Tried Dubia and dam forgot the name, but the ones that squirt fluid out, no joke. Gonna try them again.

What what do you use or wanna try.
I heard Isopods or Rollie Pollies, breed fast and are great.
How about a large Ant species? Been playing with this idea a lot. Already have a few Queen ants.

Come on get those juices flowing, if you come up with something that you thought might be great but haven't tried it or haven't seen anyone try, tell me ill give it a shot, and report feedback.

Gonna be using it for my Vipers and other Geckos.But don't let that stop you from posting if its a little to big.

Thanks
Chris

 

[panthergecko]

lateralis

 

[Kotori]

For the Isopods and Rollie Pollies, I'd be concerned about the exoskeleton...Lobster Roaches, Mini mealworms (Either breed mealworms in flour with fine mesh sifter, or the mini mealworm species) Some geckos also need some fruit mix; The Crested gecko diet by Repashy (maybe with a little honey mixed in according to species)
Phoenix worms, some species take snails, newly hatched silkworms, waxworms (as treats; too fatty for staple) Katydids, springtails, small beetles...

 

[Reptil]

lateralis

Thats the Anal Squirter's i was talking about, I want to try them again, maybe taking a different route this time.

For the Isopods and Rollie Pollies, I'd be concerned about the exoskeleton...Lobster Roaches, Mini mealworms (Either breed mealworms in flour with fine mesh sifter, or the mini mealworm species) Some geckos also need some fruit mix; The Crested gecko diet by Repashy (maybe with a little honey mixed in according to species)
Phoenix worms, some species take snails, newly hatched silkworms, waxworms (as treats; too fatty for staple) Katydids, springtails, small beetles...

Yeah I've heard that about Isopods, Roaches I'm going to get into again. Mini mealworms i'm not sure and they're not that great nutrition wise. Snails would be interesting to give a try. What caught my eye was Katydids, did a quick Google search, they seem small and cool. Are they breedable in captivity, nutritionally balanced? Gotta give Springtails a go, only heard good things about them but more for my Darts not for my Geckos, and i already have flour and been Beetles, gotta get them going again.

What i was thinking was going up state or even looking online for a large ant species that reproduces relativity fast. I think that would be cool. Just started playing with Queen ants, its fun but takes time to get going.

 

[Dron2124]

if u want small u could try reptiworms there fairly small. good source of calcium and nutriens with out a hard exo.

 

[rhino43grr]

For the Isopods and Rollie Pollies, I'd be concerned about the exoskeleton...Lobster Roaches, Mini mealworms (Either breed mealworms in flour with fine mesh sifter, or the mini mealworm species) Some geckos also need some fruit mix; The Crested gecko diet by Repashy (maybe with a little honey mixed in according to species)
Phoenix worms, some species take snails, newly hatched silkworms, waxworms (as treats; too fatty for staple) Katydids, springtails, small beetles...

those type of isopods' exoskeletons are made of calcium, so that's nothing to worry about.