Raised in Marion County, Florida · Live feeders ship Monday to Wednesday
From the colony

The Insectary

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Field notes on raising feeders and the questions keepers keep asking.

Banded crickets being scooped from a ventilated bin into a clear portion cup, with more lidded cups stacked beside it on a wooden benchHow Many Feeder Insects Should I Order? How to choose an order quantity based on your reptile, feeding schedule and how quickly different feeders grow. Read → Four shallow dishes side by side holding banded crickets, discoid roaches, mealworms and hornworms, with a few of each on the bench in front of themCan Reptiles Eat the Same Feeder Every Day? Why variety matters and how different feeder insects can work together. Read → A ventilated bin of banded crickets with egg-crate flats, kale, carrot and zucchini slices and a feeder-insect waterer, crickets spread out across the flatsHow to Keep Feeder Insects Healthy Simple care habits that help your feeders stay healthy until feeding time. Read → A bearded dragon beside four glass dishes of feeder insects, one dish for each typeChoosing a Staple Feeder: Roaches, Crickets, Mealworms and Hornworms What each of the four common feeders is actually good at, and which ones should never be the whole diet. Read → A bearded dragon beside a row of feeder insects arranged from smallest to largest, showing the range of available sizesWhat Size Feeder Insect Does My Reptile Need? Wrong-size feeders are the most common complaint in this category, and the most avoidable. Here is the rule, and where it needs adjusting. Read → Discoid roach on cork bark, the feeder roach Florida permits, with the outline of Florida on the wall behindAre Dubia Roaches Legal in Florida? Short answer: no. Here is what Florida actually regulates, why sellers refuse to ship dubia into the state, and what Florida keepers use instead. Read →