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    • Home
    • Visit & Explore
      • Reptile Store
      • Reptile Room
      • Reptile Encounters
    • Feeder Menu
      • Insects
      • Rodents
      • Specialty Feeders
    • Care Guides
      • Care Guides
      • Bearded Dragons
      • Ball Pythons
    • Available Animals
    • About
  • Home
  • Visit & Explore
    • Reptile Store
    • Reptile Room
    • Reptile Encounters
  • Feeder Menu
    • Insects
    • Rodents
    • Specialty Feeders
  • Care Guides
    • Care Guides
    • Bearded Dragons
    • Ball Pythons
  • Available Animals
  • About

Feeder Insects

Live Feeders for Hungry Reptiles

We carry a variety of live feeder insects in multiple sizes for reptiles, amphibians, and other insect-eating animals. Availability may vary, so contact us if you're looking for a particular feeder or size.

Staple Insects

Variety is key to a healthy diet. The feeders below are great options for a varied rotation of insects for omnivores and insectivores alike. Always feed appropriately sized prey items.

Crickets

Banded Crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus). Great for stimulating natural hunting behaviors.

All sizes

12¢ each

Sizes include:
Smalls - 1/4"

Mediums - 1/2"

Larges - 3/4"


Dubia Roaches

Blaptica dubia. One of the most nutritious feeder insects.

Small

30¢ each

1/4"

Medium

35¢ each

1/2"

Large

44¢ each

3/4" or larger

Adult Males

75¢ each

Adult Females

$1.99 each

Culture Starter Cup

$30

Contains 2 adult males, 6 adult females, and 15 of each size nymph.


Mealworms

Tenebrio molitor

25 count cup

$1.50

50 count cup

$3

100 count cup

$5

Giant Mealworms

Tenebrio molitor. Giant mealworms are treated with a growth regulator to keep them from pupating.

25 count cup

$3

250 count cup

$14.99

Superworms

Zophobas morio

25¢ each

Treat Insects

Some feeders are best served as an occasional treat. These insects can add variety and enrichment to your animal's diet, but shouldn't make up the majority of their insect rotation.

Hornworms

Manduca sexta

Singles

$1.50 each

12 count cup

$13.50

25 count cup

$16.99

Butterworms

Chilecomadia moorei. Butterworms are irradiated before import to prevent them from developing into adult moths. This does not make them radioactive and does not make them unsafe to feed. They remain a safe feeder insect for reptiles and other insectivores.

10 count cup

$8.99

Waxworms

Galleria mellonella

25 count cup

$4.99

Other Insects

These smaller feeders are great options for juveniles, small species, and other tiny insectivores. Black soldier fly larvae are also naturally high in calcium, making them a nutritious addition to a varied diet.

Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Hermetia illucens

50 count cup

$5

Flightless Fruit Flies

Available as freshly started or producing cultures

Drosophila melanogaster - Small flies

$9.99

Drosophila hydei - Large flies

$9.99

Scutes and Scales LLC

140 W River Street, Cadillac, Michigan 49601

(231) 846-3166

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