- Protein: 45%
- Fat: 36%
- Calcium-to-phosphorus: 2.6-to-1
Cold hearty
Three months out of the year, every insect vendor is fighting ways to keep their feeder insects alive during winter shipping. It’s brutal, challenging, and often demoralizing. During these months, we try to push people away from crickets, and towards black soldier fly larvae. These guys can tolerate temps below 30 degrees. And it’s not unheard of them to bounce back if they’ve experienced temps below freezing. Sometimes pets will prefer crickets over anything else. But in the winter months, it’s just not always possible to deliver crickets. So black soldier fly larvae are a perfect substitute.Amazing composting worms
Most of our visitors are looking for feeder insects for their pets. But one amazing benefit that isn’t commonly known is that black soldier fly larvae are also amazing composting worms. If you’re an avid gardener, then you’re probably aware that red worms get all the popularity for being good composting worms. But black soldier fly larvae outperform them in every category. First, black soldier fly larvae will compost meat and dairy products. Red worms cannot break these complex proteins down, which is pretty limiting for many families trying to compost at home. With BSFL, you can add meat, dairy, salty grease, citrus, and anything else. They have a great appetite and will consume nearly every type of waste food. Their castings are also more potent and nutrient dense, which will help yield more crops and vegetables. And these are just a few reasons why we can’t stop clammoring about the many uses of black soldier fly larvae. [post_title] => BSFL Overview - the best feeder? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => bsfl-overview-the-best-feeder [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-25 19:18:39 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-26 00:18:39 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 177 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/?post_type=topic&p=33979 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33798 [post_author] => 16468 [post_date] => 2022-01-22 19:42:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-01-23 00:42:37 [post_content] => This Buddy, he is the newest member of the reptile family. I just rescued him today. He's totally chill. I love his color and the pattern. He almost has tiger stripes. [post_title] => Free Crickets [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => free-crickets-5 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-22 19:45:28 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-23 00:45:28 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 64 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/free-crickets-5/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [3] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33129 [post_author] => 38120 [post_date] => 2022-01-20 09:54:46 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-01-20 14:54:46 [post_content] => This is my new friend Hampton. I have had reptiles before but this is my first crested gecko. I'm probably just being paranoid but I have a question. this is day two I'm using proper day and night cycles I have food out I have water out he has a fountain I use IR cameras and monitor him and I have yet to see him eat. I have found no poop. He seems healthy and strong he wanders around on the vines around the top of the aquarium at night just kind of looking around real slow and then he sat and looked at the fountain for about 6 hours. [post_title] => My new friend. [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => my-new-friend [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-20 09:54:46 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-20 14:54:46 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 67 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/my-new-friend/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [4] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33018 [post_author] => 37925 [post_date] => 2022-01-20 00:36:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-01-20 05:36:02 [post_content] => This is Diablo and he was a rescue. He was found outside in Michigan in the colder months. [post_title] => Cricket Contest [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => cricket-contest-961 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-20 00:36:02 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-20 05:36:02 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 64 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/cricket-contest-961/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 32428 [post_author] => 36471 [post_date] => 2022-01-16 08:25:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-01-16 13:25:14 [post_content] => Hello,I have made a big mistake with my pixie frog,he ate and ate and ate,everything I out in front of him,but I gave him super worms for awhile and didn't change up the diet much,and one day he had pooped in his water dish and there were whole exoskeletons in his poo,scince that day he wont eat,he was 422 grams and now he is 380-390 grams and getting skinny,he dosen't look like anything other than his weight is a problem,he isn't acting lethargic at all,the enclosure is usually mid to low 60's,and I have felt both his sides and stomach and feel no blockage or anything hard,he seems like a squishy frog who just wont eat,when I offer him food he turn his head down or away and hides his eyes,when he first did this I gave him a week to just do his thing but he still hasn't done anything,he is soaking in his water dish more often now,but I don't know what to do,do I have to think about force feeding him small or soft bodied food like wax worms as there high in fat cuase letting him alone to do his thing isnt going to work hes just going to starve himself,I have seen things like honey baths but I don't know if that is what he needs,if anyone could give me any ideas that would be great,I haven't tried much other than keeping his wate clean and trying to feed him every few days but the reaction is always the same,I got this frog knowing that I could raise him right and I did it wrong still,and I know they have a very long lifespan so I want to get him better and give him a good life,he is in what id call a 20 gallon exo terra right now,I believe its 18x18x12,and he will get a 40 gallon with live plants in the future but I got a set of rescue geckos who need a real enclosure and is being built right now,any advice would be great [post_title] => Pixie frog wont eat [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => pixie-frog-wont-eat [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-16 08:26:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-16 13:26:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 69 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/pixie-frog-wont-eat/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [6] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 30470 [post_author] => 32237 [post_date] => 2022-01-10 19:10:06 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-01-11 00:10:06 [post_content] => I recently bought a 18x18x36 skyscraper tank for my 2 juvenile whites tree frogs (thinking about getting a third). A friend of a friend suggested a bioactive tank setup, so I'm looking into live plants. Are there any good plants that grow vines or will climb wood that are safe for frogs? (I have a cork backing) If you have any other advice about bioactive tanks, I'd love to hear it! [post_title] => Good vines/climbing plants for bioactive dumpy enclosure? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => good-vines-climbing-plants-for-bioactive-dumpy-enclosure [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-12 16:33:30 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-12 21:33:30 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 69 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/good-vines-climbing-plants-for-bioactive-dumpy-enclosure/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [7] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 29553 [post_author] => 6736 [post_date] => 2021-12-30 01:03:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-12-30 06:03:44 [post_content] => Rocky really loves his mealworms and super worms! We’re going through some tough times and I have lots of reptiles to feed this would really help out. Please everyone like this and help me win the free feeders. I will be sharing with lots of friends so hopefully this post will get lots of likes. I’m trying to give him a healthier diet. Thank you! [post_title] => Cricket Contest - Dec 2021 Winner! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => cricket-contest-735 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-04 17:31:52 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-04 22:31:52 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 64 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/cricket-contest-735/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) ) [post_count] => 8 [current_post] => -1 [before_loop] => 1 [in_the_loop] => [post] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 34177 [post_author] => 19167 [post_date] => 2022-01-26 10:10:55 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-01-26 15:10:55 [post_content] => Hi, I have had my Pacman frog since October he is 5-6months old now! I was just wondering how often I should be feeding him. Is every other day ok, sometimes even every 2 days? Then my second question would be should I be giving equal amounts or a bit more of either calcium or vitamin. I usually give ca, vi, ca, vi in such an order. 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