Making my own insect jellies???

[agent A]

Hello, the other day I bought a pack of unflavored jello

Can I mix it with water to make insect water jellies for feeders?

Thanx

 

[meaganelise9]

lol ugh your kitchen is going to smell delicious!... I guess you could try. haha Do you have a food processor?

 

[gripen]

try it and tell us the results. i want to know what happens!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Sounds like a pretty god idea to me. But will the jello have the same amount of water for the feeders as the store bought jellies? Look forward to hearing about your results.

 

[meaganelise9]

That's a good question. Maybe you could check the ingredients list on the pre-packaged ones. Who knows if there's gelatin in them. I don't think water crystals do.

 

[Rick]

Or you could just use..........water. I place a shallow dish with a soaked sponge for feeders.

 

[agent A]

Ok, it works!! I took the mixcheif stuff by jello, the stuff u add juice to, but instead of juice i used plain old water

And I got insect jellies!!! I wonder if my roaches will like it! It saves me a ton of money, insect jellies at a pet store can be up to $12 per container, the jello mix was only a buck at a grocery store!!! Now I'm wondering if I should store if in the fridge or my room

The instructions say fridge, so I should follow that for now I guess

 

[meaganelise9]

so it's just gelatin and water? and yes, it needs to go in the refrigerator.

 

[meaganelise9]

and is that healthy for your bugs? It's made from hooves.

 

[patrickfraser]

It might just go runny if used in a heated enclosure.

Also, why not just use the juice? It could also be healthier for the feeders.

 

[agent A]

Hooves!!! Yum!!! My dubias love it!!!

 

[Krissim Klaw]

Lol for some reason when I read the header for this topic I pictured you making jello cubes with insects stuck in them for eating...

 

[agent A]

Lol only prob is the instructions said solid chunks would make the jello not settle

 

[meaganelise9]

chunks of what? If you want pieces of stuff throughout, you have to make it in different stages. Make a small amount, let it set in the fridge, put more on top of that, let it set, etc.

 

[agent A]

Never mind, just a little joke with krissim klaw lol

Anyways the jellies in the fridge turned really watery today for some reason

 

[colddigger]

Insect jelly, like strawberry but more protein.

Interesting choice of action, I am curious though if regularly feeding them the stuff would have ill effects on the mantids... A bottle cap with water seems simpler to me, though would require to be checked and filled more frequently. A trade off I suppose.