Crickets 

Crickets are probably one of the more popular staple feeder insects. They are relatively easy to breed for larger reptile populations, and provide great nutrition to reptiles. You must make sure to feed reptiles appropriately sized crickets.

good for up to 30 crickets

That cricket has no idea whats about to happen.

Lance is a Green Anole

This is Zillah's Dinner I'm afraid BUT At least I feed them and give them wate...

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Mealworms 

Mealworms make a great staple diet for any pet reptile. They're simple to raise and breed, or if you just buy enough for the week or so, they have relatively low odor.

Mealworms really do like potato...

Is this whats causing the quails to lay so many eggs-they love these!!!

This proves that I love Dashiell. He eats these things--live. And I enable that.

Bearded dragon -- not my pet !! Taken at a pet shopOn Explore 05.14.07.

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Superworms 

Superworms are a great staple diet for larger reptiles. They should not be fed to small and medium sized reptiles because they have a hard exoskeleton that is hard to digest.

Superworms will not eat out of a reptiles stomach, as the digestive enzymes in a reptile's body will kill the superworm if the reptile did not while it was munching on it.

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Mealworm Bedding 

This bedding is great for mealworms and superworms. All you have to do is place the worms in a plastic container (thick plastic for superworms, as they can chew out if too thin) with the bedding and let them go.

For mealworms, the bedding will last even longer if you place the container in the refrigerator, as the cooler temperatures will lower their metabolism, putting them in a hibernation type phase. But, in this case, you will need to let them sit at room temperature for at least an hour once a week, allowing them to chow down on any gutload that you provide them. I prefer a grain mixture that I can just mix with the bedding.

Remember to NEVER put super worms in the fridge.

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Discoid Roaches 

Although, it may seem rather disgusting to feed your reptiles roaches, in reality, roaches macke great feeders. Discoid roaches are non-flying and non-climbing species of roaches. They, as with other roaches, have a better meat to shell ratio than other feeder insects, and because of this, reptile do not need to eat as much to get full.

False Death Head Cockroach - Blaberus discoidalis.&l...

Insect GutLoad 

You should always provide your feeder insects with a gutload before feeding them to your pets. It's best to provide them the gutload at least 24 hours before you feed the insects to your reptiles.

Mealworms, superworms, crickets, and roaches, can, for the most part, be fed the same gutload. Butterworms do not need to be fed while in your care. Waxworms can be provided a special mix, or left unfed. And, silkworms must be provided either a special silkworm food or mulberry leaves.

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Silkworms 

Silkworms are rather expensive to be a staple feeder insect, but they make great staples to any reptile diet. Which is why many people have decided to breed them. But, unlike crickets and mealworms, they aren't the easiest breeding feeder insect.

A young girl working in a silkworm farm near Dalat (Vietnam).Jeune fille trava...

from this comes the most beautiful fabric!

I picked up a batch of silkworms, today, from a woman giving them away on Freecy...

Butterworms 

Waxworms 

Waxworms to reptiles are like junk food to us. If we eat enough of it, we become overweight. Reptiles do the same thing if they are fed an abundence of waxworms. Another problem with waxworms, is that because they are like junk food, reptiles will become addicted to them. They make an okay occassional treat, but nothing more.

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KarinKath Thanks for creating this lense on the variety of feeder insects available. We added 3 leopard geckos to our family so I've been researching feeding options. Posted September 14, 2008