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Are you trying to make up less than a full recipe? The bags are usually sold in 1/2 pound units - check the original order. Measure out the whole bag in a measuring cup and then divide into whatever percentages you want. I usually measure out half the recipe at a time this way, changing the...

You're not the only one who's gotten mystery chow. :wink: Check the website where you bought the chow. Sometimes instructions are buried in the FAQ section. Different recipes need different cooking, so stick with instructions where you purchased the chow. If you can't find instructions...

lol - isn't it weird how pumped we get over raising bugs inside our homes? :lol:

Awwww - ittle baby anole in the making. :love5:

Same things, except I also order a vial of bluebottle pupae to hatch into flies. I stick the adults in the fridge to slow them down come feeding time. The anoles go nuts for them! The flies are actually kinda pretty, but they make the most evil buzzing sounds when they get disturbed. :shock:

I saw a hatchling outside two days ago - it could have perched on the tip of my thumb! We overwinter anoles inside when we find them in weird places. They ride inside on plants/tools/etc. and we find them all pathetic and thirsty. I keep a bunch of 10 gallon tanks ready to set up for anole...

:laughhard: :laughhard: :laughhard: :laughhard: They're after your credit cards. Next step: worldwide conquest!

Other surfaces allow these little monsters to climb even FASTER than on glass. Unless your beardie is a lightning-fast hunter, you'll have roaches all over your house in a matter of seconds. Granted, they'll probably die. Probably. I had a colony of lobsters for a while. They breed like...

lol - haven't you learned yet that your wife is always right? :wink:

I've passed up a lot of collard bundles because the leaves are so limp. But tonight, I had no choice but to get some wilted collards. I re-cut the dried stem ends (leaves were off the main stem) and stuck them in water with a bag over the top to keep moisture in. In about two hours, the...

The silkworms and hornworms definitely need to eat to live. They'll probably last a few days without food before they get all soft and won't move, meaning their fat reserves are gone. They're meant to be eating-machines to complete their short life cycle. Feed them off first while they're...

Hope your box is really big. The moths like to fly, and they need space.

Ummm... trying not to... :laughhard: :laughhard: :laughhard: The worms on death row "requesting" their last meal from a soft-hearted keeper...

No need to boil since it's not concentrated enough to be a syrup. Just stir the sugar in. (those last little crystals may be stubborn!)

It's a timeclock thing. Your guys were old enough to pupate, so they tried. I'm curious, though. Are you sure the worms actually died? Hornworms do turn that iccky color right before they pupate. They'll stop moving and look all shriveled for a few days before they molt to a pupa.

I borrowed the idea from silkworm raising, where you can use smaller chunks of food, and the droppings (mostly) fall through the needlepoint mesh. But you certainly could go ahead and use the bigger box. The hatchlings don't eat huge quantities like the older caterpillars, so the food might dry...

I use an old mesh enclosure - one of those zip-up reptariums - to keep the moths in. Any kind of box-enclosure will do. You just want to confine the moths with enough room for them to fly around in. They could use a whole room! I've had good success with tomato plants outside the mesh. The...

I let the worms pupate in wood shavings. (aspen animal bedding, not cedar or pine) The shavings keep the humidity levels constant around the pupae. Non-buried pupae are iffy for survival. Another advantage to shavings is that you can check on the pupae easily. I usually get good emergence...

I've had my eye on buying a wine fridge for a while, for just this purpose. I've tried the ice chest routine, but the temps kept fluctuating too much. If you have a wine fridge, try 60 - 65 degrees, and see how they do. They won't survive for weeks or anything, but they'll definitely slow...

They get pretty slow outside their "perfect" world. War kittens will be disappointed.