Cricket Food

[micheleinvirginia]

Yeah I read that somewhere too.. think it said carrots act as a natural insect repellant.

 

[Oneida]

Come on guys, stop picking on Dino, its not his fault he is close minded and stubborn

He will grow out of that, we all did, he just need realize that the world is not out to get him!

as for the Nutrients for good health, it is said you are what you eat, and since crickets are mantid food, isnt it logical that the healthier the cricket the better off the mantid??

and Potatos and Orenges alone do not a healthy cricket make!

Suffice, sure i dont think thats what Ian was trying to say, thought i could be wrong

I just dont understand why every topic *almost* Dino is on, he there is an arguement, oh well, my two sense!

 

[Andrew]

And just because somebody at a pet store tells you something does not make it true.

I agree! Most pet stores have no idea what they are doing. They just try to keep the animals alive until they are sold. To go by what a pet store says and not listen to what experienced hobbyists say is almost idiotic. The people here know what they are doing Dino(and worldofmantis), and you should really listen to what they are saying. Variety = a healthy animal. Sure, potatoes provide moisture, the oranges provide vitamin C, but what about everything else?

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[Peekaboo]

And just because somebody at a pet store tells you something does not make it true. Some of the biggest idiots I have met were people running pet stores.

I'll second this. When I first got into the hobby, a looong time ago, I learned the hard way that pet shop people, owners and workers alike, give you great instructions for disasters. Most notably, never once was I told about a mantid's general life cycle ... such as molting, ootheca laying despite mating, and so forth. What seems like common sense and/or knowledge was entirely foreign to me.

Also, when I started the hobby, there weren't a lot of online resources to go to for reliable information. A forum like this, and information made available by experienced hobbyists are complete blessings for new hobbyists.

Because I had no clue about molting, and neither did the Pet Store, I wasn't aware of important things like keeping humidity at a constant level. When my sub-adult African attempted to molt, it ended up incredibly mangled. You can imagine my surprise when I one saw it hanging there, and two learned that mantids shed their skin.

Not long after, I got another pretty African, and this time, I spoke to the in-store "insect expert", who instructed me to mist the living heck out of the insect and maintain dripping wet, steaming, jungle-like conditions. That mantis didn't even make it through the night.

Just goes to show that not every pet place has owners and employees that are knowledgable about the animals they sell. After these two incidents, I quit the trade for a short while, until I found reliable sources of information.

 

[PseudoDave]

Keep in mind that not all us pet-shop lot are bad...

 

[Peekaboo]

lol Sorry! I didn't mean to imply that all Petshops could double as little shops of horror.

There are certainly many good shops to go along with the bad. One of my favorites is the East Bay Vivarium in Berkley. Of the staff I have met, they are all experienced reptile hobbyists.

 

[Andrew]

Yeah, sorry lol. Of course not all pet shops are bad.

I agree, EBV is a very nice pet shop. They take very good care of their animals and their staff is very knowledgeable.

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[dino]

And just because somebody at a pet store tells you something does not make it true.

I agree! Most pet stores have no idea what they are doing. They just try to keep the animals alive until they are sold. To go by what a pet store says and not listen to what experienced hobbyists say is almost idiotic. The people here know what they are doing Dino(and worldofmantis), and you should really listen to what they are saying. Variety = a healthy animal. Sure, potatoes provide moisture, the oranges provide vitamin C, but what about everything else?

Thanks,

Andrew

Andrew,

I know what they are talking about, Andrew, but I'am goin' to continue feeding my crickets oranges and potatoes... I know that they know what they are talking about, ANdrew, but I dont really have to listen. They are my crickets. :lol:

 

[worldofmantis]

ill second that we can feed them what we want and you guys might think well this is better and that is better. We have absolutley no way of proving that unless we would do alot of tests. but are we really going to fight over freaking crickets?lets use self control and not pick evrebodys ideas apart.

 

[Jesse]

ill second that we can feed them what we want and you guys might think well this is better and that is better. We have absolutley no way of proving that unless we would do alot of tests. but are we really going to fight over freaking crickets?lets use self control and not pick evrebodys ideas apart.

Actually, there have been many tests involving gutloading crickets and its benefit(s), this method is very popular and widely used in the herp hobby because of its added benefits. It may or may not be as beneficial for mantids and other inverts, but there is no reason to believe that it doesn't benefit them more than if fed crickets which were fed a less complete diet.