What are my choices?

[ubergnomie]

So I posted basicly the same thing in the feeding part but I'm going to try here too.

I'm really sick of crickets, I've dealt with the stinky escape prone chirpy nasty bugs for almost a year and I can't take much more. I was looking into dubia roaches because they're supposed to be amazing or whatnot but I'm stuck living in a house with an extremely paranoid mother for 9 more months. (Don't get all upset, I love her to death, and no I don't think moving out is the soloution to all my problems)

My mom is terrfied of roaches and doesn't want them in her house, so I'm obeying, no roaches.

I have superworms for snacks for my leopard gecko because I read somewhere that they aren't very healthy...

I was wondering what some other good options were. I've been reading a lot but I need some direction. All the pet shop in town has is Superworms, crickets, and on (very rare) occasion mealworms.

I'm willing to buy some online. I want healthy for my beardie, and my leo, without the hassle of crickets. It gets expensive to have escapeing crickets that my cats end up eating... lol

 

[clear]

We need a little detail on the age of your beardie and how many beardies you have?

 

[ubergnomie]

Not sure about the age, I got my beardie 2 weeks ago and at the moment hes a smidge under 7 inches. He's my only beardie so far...
I also have a full grown leopard gecko, and possibly getting anothher leo soon...

 

[clear]

Ok so superworms are out of the question, You can use roaches, hornworms, silkworms.

 

[katieerin]

Phoenix worms! Click me!

But, you should always use a variety. I use crickets AND phoenix worms, with daily mustard greens and other greens.

 

[ubergnomie]

Can't use roaches, my mother is also not a fan of hornworms. I want to find somewhere to get phoenix worms and silk worms that isn't online based, or if it is, atleast closely based. Its pretty cold here... I've heard a lot of horror stories about heatpacks not working well and all the yummies being DOA, and companies being like, oh sorry, we already took your money.

Hmm... the search continues...

 

[INCA]

if your going to get phoenix worms get strait from the source! they are cheaper..

 

[chago11]

I get my pheonix worms from mulberry farms.