stuck with Canadian insect laws...

[jamiedennis]

Ive read that dubias are hella good for beardies... I would love to try some, but due to Canada saying no to roaches I cant order them!!!

Ive just recently discovered horn worms (no one stocked them in my area until around 3 months back) though, but those are pricey as hell!!! 1.79 for the large, and 1.49 for the smaller ones. My beardie loves them though, so I suffer through the cost...

He likes all big bugs... wax worms and butters hes not too keen on, Phoenix worms he loves! But I cant afford those - again, Canadian laws make it hard for me to get them. Only one guy in my area can get them, and for 2 cups of 100 it cost me just under 45$...

Im wondering, who is able to ship bugs to Canada for cheaper then the 'local guy' (any one in Canada will know who Im talking about as every major US bug seller says to deal with him) as I hate his prices and Pet Smart cant keep up with my beardies demands... Last week alone I went through 45$ in live feeders along with his collard greens, squash, and dandelion greens...

Any advice would be awesome!!!

 

[Paradon]

If it needs eating inbetween meals, I guess you feed him mouse pinkies or fuzzies if he is big enough. that should hold him down for a while. one other option would to buy dry insects in cans.

 

[jamiedennis]

If it needs eating inbetween meals, I guess you feed him mouse pinkies or fuzzies if he is big enough. that should hold him down for a while. one other option would to buy dry insects in cans.

He hates the canned insects. He doesnt like meal worms, super worms, any of the 'worms' that are gold in color really - he threw them up the last time I fed him those... so I avoid those... ANd hes 18" long so its not an issue of size...

I havent tried him with Pinkies or Fuzzies - I will have to find live feeders of those cause he wont take dead things. which is frustrating.

 

[melissaha]

Where abouts In Canada are you? I live in the gta and I pay .75 cents for huuge horn worms or it's around 6$ for a dozen smaller ones

 

[jamiedennis]

Where abouts In Canada are you? I live in the gta and I pay .75 cents for huuge horn worms or it's around 6$ for a dozen smaller ones

I live in Kitchener... About an hour and 20 with good traffic.

 

[trickyspark]

Petsmart is high as heck with their feeders. 10 cents for a single baby cricket? Seriously, I looked around for someone to slap. I went online and bought either 500 or 1000, I forget for around 1 cent each.