Matttoadman Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 So how do you guys go about collecting tiny nymphs from your bins, such as little Kenyans? I am still thinking about getting them to use as feeders for my rubber frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 @Hisserdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Tleilaxu said: @Hisserdude I don't really have much experience removing and sorting out different size roaches for feeding purposes, so I'm not sure I can be too helpful here. If I need a certain sized roach, I'll just dig around in a colony, find an appropriate sized specimen, and take it out by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomjoe Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 What about pieces of bark? I watch a youtube vid on little kenyans and when the bark was picked up the underside had quit a few. You would be able to knock them off into another container to pick feeders from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 That makes sense. Feeding baby dubia isn't working too well. I just found a dozen hiding in the tank. Since it is a vivarium I don't need adult dubia bulldozing loose. At least with little Kenyans if they get out of the feeding dish and molt to adult they could still be eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Scheffordella lateralis(Red Runners) make great feeders and cannot burrow, or climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Too boring lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, Matttoadman said: Too boring lol Says the man who keeps dubia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Those are my wife's. And they are super boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) Hmm I bet pycnosclerus would work Edited July 1, 2017 by Matttoadman Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, Matttoadman said: Hmm I bet pycnosclerus would work I'm hoping that's sarcasm... #worstfeedersever And sure, blame the wife why don't you, let her take the fall for your crimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Not sarcasm. Why would they not work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Just now, Matttoadman said: Not sarcasm. Why would they not work? The absolute first thing they do when they hit the ground is burrow, if you have a nice vivarium, they will then infest it via parthenogenetic reproduction.(depending on the species) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Yeah that would be a pain lol. 40 gallons of Surinam lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, Matttoadman said: Yeah that would be a pain lol. 40 gallons of Surinam lol Do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Yeah no lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomjoe Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Could always start a few isopod cultures to feed them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Isopods would be good because I could just allow them to "free range" in the vivarium. Maybe my answer is not one stable feeder but multiple? Below is a shot of my vivarium. It has been going for about a month. It is an African Savannah set up. Not all the plants are African though. Throughout the spring-fall it will be the rainy season. Then in winter I will allow it to dry out some. These guys eat ants and termites in the wild. I thought I was getting Phrynomantis bifasciatus, a slightly larger species that is more open to feeder size. These guys, Phrynomantis microps, are smaller and prefer smaller prey. I have witnessed them eating the newborn dubia and pantanal, but the escapees will be problematic in my set up as the plants grow. I am maintaining a group of termites outside and they eagerly eat them. However these won't give me a constant supply. Ants just run out the top as these are slow frogs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomjoe Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Fruit flies might be a good choice too. They should breed quick enough and you could make new cultures every 2 - 3 weeks and be good to go for the long term. Plenty of how to vids on youtube for making cultures too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanislas Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I collect tiny nymps with a trap. A small box with food and tiny holes of such size that only the nymphs can enter. Once there are enough nymphs in it, I put my finger over the holes and take the trap out of the enclosure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 That is brilliant! A roach creep feeder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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