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Feeding Farmed Crickets

Started By P0rcelain , Sep 8 2020 6:31 PM

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#1 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 8 2020 - 6:31 PM

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my roommate got frogs recently and has been feeding them small crickets

they are advertised as mite-free and they do not have a problem with me using any left overs

should i be worried about any other pathogens or nasties?

i feed my ants wild insects atm, which is far from ideal since i have no idea what diseases they could be carrying

but i have heard that farmed insects can be not much better, since they are raised in cramped conditions

i could use the verdict of an experienced ant keeper on this one


#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 8 2020 - 7:03 PM

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Just dip them in boiling water for at least three seconds.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 8 2020 - 8:30 PM

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why 3 seconds? what dangers am i staving off by doing this?


#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 9 2020 - 2:31 AM

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Three seconds is long enough to kill mites.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 16 2020 - 10:19 PM

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is this more of a matter of being sure?
because they should be mite free, as i already said in the op


#6 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 17 2020 - 2:17 AM

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Yes
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#7 Offline BlueLance213 - Posted September 17 2020 - 5:08 AM

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They may have been mite free when bred etc, but after shipping and being handled etc anything can happen, rather safe than sorry


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#8 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 18 2020 - 2:06 PM

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ok, makes sense

thank you for specifying


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