WHERE CAN I ORDER THEM?!?!

[wojcik49]

Lol oh it was the opposite for me

 

[Badmojomn]

I would like to know where I should order Dubia roaches at the best price. So far, the shipping and handling isn't giving a great deal here.
I would like to stay under 20 cents a bug, I mean, they are just bugs! I don't know who else has the best deal.

 

[beardie789]

My first shipment of Phoenix worms will be delivered tomorrow, hopefully alive being that temps in Phoenix are in the triple digits.

This will be the first time I'm feeding my baby beardie these worms. How many do I feed to a baby? He's probably around 2 months old. He's been eating 30-40 small crickets a day plus a small amount of greens (he prefers me to hand feed him the greens

When I feed him the Phoneix worms, is that INPLACE of the crickets then?

 

[Mustashio]

When I feed him the Phoneix worms, is that INPLACE of the crickets then?

I wondered the exact same thing. Actually posted about it on the Feeders board and on the Feeding board and this is the answer I got.

As for how many to feed, I would still go by the "however many they eat in 15 minutes" rule. Mustashio is about 5 months now, was eating 20-30 crickets TWICE a day. I still feed him crickets too for the variety but now that we got the phoenix worms I usually feed him dusted crickets in the morning and then approx 20-30 phoenix worms at dinnertime. He has eaten more than that, and tends to "inhale" them, and has gotten to the point where he doesn't even chew anymore (had whole phoenix worms in his poop!) so I slow him down and only give 5 at a time until he finishes 25-30 of them. They are just so wiggly he can't resist them!

The other question I had was about the calcium dusting when mixing feeders between PW's and crickets. I still give them both, but since PW's are nice and high in calcium (and balanced well with the phosphorus) I never dust them with anything. Crickets still need to be dusted though. And vitamin dusted crickets 2-3 times per week. Just watch their poo, specifically their urates, to make sure they remain pure white. If they are any other color than pure white, or if they are chalky, then there is possibly too much calcium (pretty rare) or they are getting too dehydrated (more baths!).

Hope this helps!
~Jill

 

[beardie789]

Thanks for the info, looking forward to seeding his reaction to these Phoenix worms

 

[Goodtruant]

I ordered 200 phoenix worms through http://www.floridaherps.com/

They arrived all alive shipped all the way to Seattle.

Draper loves them!