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Metallyticus violaceus consolidated
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<blockquote data-quote="petoly" data-source="post: 218484" data-attributes="member: 6297"><p>i'd like to be enlightened by the importance of firebrats. they wouldn't even find firebrats out in the wild...what kind of food would mimic firebrats in their natural habitat? the only thing I can think of really is roaches and other scurrying creatures living on bark. so why not feed it roaches? I agree that not any roach will work, but there are species of non burying roaches that work perfectly well. maybe it's a nutritious reason? maybe the firebrats have a similar nutrition to that of their natural prey in their environment? but are they really that sensitive to nutrition? according to mine, no they live just fine. I even observed a preference to roaches over firebrats with mine. if anyone has any information about the importance of firebrats please let me know so I can change the info. for now I just think they are good for lower instars, but I'm going to use fruitflies and see if they do the trick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="petoly, post: 218484, member: 6297"] i'd like to be enlightened by the importance of firebrats. they wouldn't even find firebrats out in the wild...what kind of food would mimic firebrats in their natural habitat? the only thing I can think of really is roaches and other scurrying creatures living on bark. so why not feed it roaches? I agree that not any roach will work, but there are species of non burying roaches that work perfectly well. maybe it's a nutritious reason? maybe the firebrats have a similar nutrition to that of their natural prey in their environment? but are they really that sensitive to nutrition? according to mine, no they live just fine. I even observed a preference to roaches over firebrats with mine. if anyone has any information about the importance of firebrats please let me know so I can change the info. for now I just think they are good for lower instars, but I'm going to use fruitflies and see if they do the trick [/QUOTE]
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