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Small colony----maybe 30? I've used nymphs to feed my dragon-----but am moving out of state and need to rehome these guys. You pay shipping----about 12 dollars and they're yours! PM me if interested. :) thanks, dawn

there is more you have to do to make the chow-----it's not just a matter of crushing leaves and drying them----i'll see if i can find the recipe for the mix. plus, i don't think leaves can be frozen.....

bruno---my beardie has mild deformities. i used to work for a reptile 'factory' and rescued him as a hatchling---he was going to be put down.....one ov his eyes was smaller when he hatched, he had a humpback and a crook in his tail also.......i've had him for a year and a half now and he...

if it's warm in your area you could prolly get by without getting an incubator---------i like mine because it also creates somewhat more of a sterile environment for the hatchlings----

here's some pics of last years silkies

these are some photos of the silks i got yesterday----100 of very small ones. they started out in the petri dish sent with them------i put them in the tub and gently laid mulberry branches with tender leaves on top-------you can see how they've taken to the leaves! and today

N I C E enclosure! here's the incubator i have-----> http://www.bigappleherp.com/Hovabator-Incubators;jsessionid=0a01025a1f43340becdb602f4218bc80a612156aae8a.e3eSbNySbxiNe34Pa38Ta38QaNr0?sc=2&category=28 i got the air flow one that was about $30 bucks. it works very well and i'm using it...

that's too bad about the roaches------they are by far the best feeder IMHO--------they are very cool to keep as well and lots easier than silkworms plus w a y cheaper. the roaches that are used as feeders are not the infesting species and if one should go awol it usually ends up dead...

yay for the mulberry trees!!! be prepared to collect lots of small branches...... these guys can REALLY eat. The more they eat, the faster and larger they grow. last summer i started with 250 eggs and had silks all summer long----i collected from 3 different trees-----BIG trees. :) how...

silks are cool to raise but you have to me meticulous in their care---they are VERY prone to bacterial infections which can---in a matter of hours------kill off all of them. are you thinking of starting with eggs? do you have mulberry trees growing close by? chow can get expensive to buy as...

the female moths have very large abdomens and are larger in size. mulberry branches make perfect places for them to spin their cocoons. my worms always got to be around 2 1/2 inches to 3 1/4 right before cocooning. the worms will also emit a good size 'poop' prior to cocooning.

not trying to start a ruckus :) but personally i prefer the leaves. i raised silkworms---normal and zebras all summer last year on nothing but leaves-------i had a system going that worked very well and it was fun. YES they eat an incredible amount of leaves, i had three separate trees that i...

the leaves are definitely the way to go if you want to raise silks or just prefer leaves over chow. chow is VERY expensive in the long run because silkworms go through LOTS of it. it takes an abundant amount of eaves to feed them, but it's well worth it! the worms are much healthier and tend...

i think there are mulberry trees in california-------here's a photo of what the leaves look like------>

think of your roaches more like they are beetles or rolly-pollies. to me there is nothing 'roachy' about them. you'll get over you ewwwwwness, i promise. :lol:

Some folks separate the sizes that they feed to make it easier to gather them up------personally, i just keep all mine together and then just pick out the correct size from my colony. This does disturb them but not for too long and they settle back in. Never had any problems this way. You...

my beardie eats about 14-16 dubia a day -----i don't feed him adults as he has trouble gulping down anything larger than an inch and a half-----my dragon is a little 'special'-------most adult dragons can easily take an adult male dubia with no problems........they are softer in body too--wings...

there are PLENTY of threads on this forum to help you get started. Raising dubia is very easy and well worth the start up cost. How are you keeping your nymphs now? It's best to start with mix of 350-500---> adults, nymphs, juvies....and then give them about 6 months to establish their...

are there any mulberry trees in your area? takes a lot to feed silks! mulberry trees grow all over the place where i live.......