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<blockquote data-quote="Jenniferinfl" data-source="post: 197443" data-attributes="member: 37398"><p>I despise prekilled crickets because of just how quickly they go bad in the enclosures. I know fruit flies aren't awesome nutritionally, but, I do like that they will live long enough for my tiny guys to pick them off without stinking up the enclosure a couple hours later. </p><p></p><p>Is there a safe roach that won't nibble a sling or am I stuck in pre-killed cricket/mealworm heck for awhile? I'm in Florida, so there's a bunch of restrictions on what roaches I can keep.</p><p></p><p>I'm talking about those tiny 0.25 to .75 inch spiderlings that seem like they are always in a premolt. If the larger 1"+ slings haven't eaten in an hour, I just pull the prekilled cricket and try again in a few days. But, the tiny ones are so timid it feels like I have to leave stuff overnight for it to get nibbled on, but, then run the risk of them eating something that is now a bacteria laden pile of ick.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts? I'm really open to anything, even pain in the butt stuff like fruit flies, if it keeps me from having to put pre-killed crickets in. Heck, maybe springtails? I am using bigger enclosures for my slings instead of like a pill vial, so I could easily keep a mostly dry enclosure and wet a corner for springtails if they would eat them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jenniferinfl, post: 197443, member: 37398"] I despise prekilled crickets because of just how quickly they go bad in the enclosures. I know fruit flies aren't awesome nutritionally, but, I do like that they will live long enough for my tiny guys to pick them off without stinking up the enclosure a couple hours later. Is there a safe roach that won't nibble a sling or am I stuck in pre-killed cricket/mealworm heck for awhile? I'm in Florida, so there's a bunch of restrictions on what roaches I can keep. I'm talking about those tiny 0.25 to .75 inch spiderlings that seem like they are always in a premolt. If the larger 1"+ slings haven't eaten in an hour, I just pull the prekilled cricket and try again in a few days. But, the tiny ones are so timid it feels like I have to leave stuff overnight for it to get nibbled on, but, then run the risk of them eating something that is now a bacteria laden pile of ick. Thoughts? I'm really open to anything, even pain in the butt stuff like fruit flies, if it keeps me from having to put pre-killed crickets in. Heck, maybe springtails? I am using bigger enclosures for my slings instead of like a pill vial, so I could easily keep a mostly dry enclosure and wet a corner for springtails if they would eat them. [/QUOTE]
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