Niagara Herpetoculture Feeder Supply

04/13/2022

The service is no longer operating and won't be for the foreseeable future. Apologies and thanks for the years of support 🙏

06/22/2015

Pet service

06/10/2015

Here's a handy feeder insect nutrient value chart I came across.

05/30/2015

Niagara Herpetoculture is a business that is aimed towards captive breeding for the highest quality,health and temperament

01/15/2015

Full List: 5 Species of Feeder Insects, 2 Types of Worms (Specified bulk lots or more)

*No tax, prices are totals*

*FREE DELIVERY*

"Live Arrival Health Guarantee" on all live feeders

**Must have all orders in by Tuesday evening at the latest for Friday evening delivery or Sat./Sun. pick up**

**Safe, reliable, established and bondable service**

***Please email direct to:
[email protected] or call 289-407-2051 (Text for fastest reply)


***Free delivery to St.Catharines, Thorold, Niagara Falls, Chippawa, Welland and Port Colborne Friday evenings only and now free delivery to Fort Erie every Saturday evening ***

Feeder Insects

- Crickets - $28 per 1000 Lot any size (Sizes: 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4") (***under 3 cents each)

- Super Worms - $30 per 1000 Lot (***under 3 cents each)

- Meal Worms - $12 per 1000 Lot or $30 for 3000

- Butter Worms -
- $16 per 50 Lot @ .32 cents ea.
- $28 per 100 Lot @ .28 cents ea.
- $60 per 250 Lot @ .24 cents ea.

- Wax Worms - $22 per 250 Lot

- Nightcrawlers - $30 for 8 doz. @ $3.75 per doz.

- Red Worms - $28 for 12 doz. @ $2.33 per doz. *Fishing & composting only*

***Live Arrival Health Guarantee*** - All live feeders must be unpacked and properly set up immediately upon receiving them. Any D.O.A. must be reported immediately. Any large amount of D.O.A. feeders will be replaced or discounted on your next order.

*Add me to check out my Collection / Available Reptiles @ "Niagara Herps" or "Like" my page "Niagara Herptoculture Feeder Supply" to get info/updates.

12/01/2012

***Cricket Temps: ***Heat & Light - Crickets will thrive in warm temperatures. The preferred temperature should be around 80 to 85 degrees fahrenheit. If too cold they slow down to a dormant state which will result in slow growth. Temperatures too cool will result in large die offs. Light is not needed as the crickets are most active in the dark.

11/28/2012

Feeder Cricket Care Sheet *** Since winter is here you NEED to watch your temps!

General Info:

Crickets (Achetus domesticus) are one of the most widely used food items for reptiles in captivity. They move quickly catching the attention of your animal. Adults are around 1 inch in length with males being a little smaller than females. Once crickets reach adulthood they live a few weeks and have a total life span of about 8 weeks.

The most prominent reasons for cricket die off are too much humidity (they need to be kept very dry), bad temps (too hot or too cold), poor airflow and over crowding.

Housing:

Crickets are very easy to house. Any plastic container works but I prefer to use Rubbermaid’s. I have found glass aquariums not very effective and therefore don’t recommend them. Glass tends to stay cooler with inconsistent temperatures rather than plastic and you may experience die offs. The size of the container doesn’t really matter but make sure it’s an adequate size for the amount of crickets that will be housed. Don’t over crowd the containers as you may experience die offs. I use extra large Rubbermaid containers that house 2000 adults comfortably. Using a layer of wheat bran powder for substrate is very effective at keeping them dry plus it is a staple food source doing double duty.

Hides- Place a few egg cartons in the container. This will let them hide and feel more comfortable. Hiding places are essential for the colony to survive. This will also allow you to house more crickets in your container but make sure they aren’t overcrowded.

***Heat & Light - Crickets will thrive in warm temperatures. The preferred temperature should between 80 and 85 degrees fahrenheit. If too cold they slow down to a dormant state which will result in slow growth. Temperatures too cool will result in large die offs. Light is not needed as the crickets are most active in the dark.

Food & Water:

Crickets will eat just about anything you give them. Offer highly nutritious items such as carrots, potatoes, leafy greens, alfalfa, squash etc. Make sure to gutload all food items for 24 hours prior to feeding. Gutloading is feeding very nutritious/high quality foods (such as the ones listed above) to prey prior to feeding to your animals. There are also many commercially available products that are in powder form. I make and use Pro Gutload for all my feeders. Gutloading will ensure a healthier insect and in the long run a healthier animal.


Water - This can be given in a variety of ways including water gel, fruit, water pillow, moistened sponge or paper towel. If you are using a water pillow, sponge or paper towel these will have to be cleaned or changed on a daily basis as crickets will foul these water sources quickly. Water gel and fruits work well as the crickets will consume them to re-hydrate. I have used shallow water dishes in the past and they were somewhat successful with adults but smaller crickets had a tendency of drowning. Crickets will routinely drown in a drop of water. I personally only use carrots and leafy greens as they are cheap and better for both the crickets and the animals they are being fed too. They can get 100% of they're moisture needs from this alone. ***Avoid using Kale regularly as it will bind with calcium.

Maintenance:

Crickets do require a little work especially to reduce smell. You have to make sure they are cleaned and that they have plenty of food and a clean water source at all times. Every couple of days brush and pick up the waste. If you want to clean it every day that's fine too and I actually recommend it. Remember the cleaner the crickets are the healthier they will be and that will in turn go to your animals. The odor is also greatly decreased when they are kept clean. Every few weeks to a month change the egg cartons.

10/13/2012

***Did you know....that I guarantee all my insects for health???
That means if you ever get a box or container of insects from me that have any amount of D.O.A. insects in them...you get credit for that amount and money off your next order!!!
Who does that??? I Do! :)

10/02/2012

*FYI- not very many feeder suppliers or pet stores will tell you how simple, easy and cheap it is to breed your own mealworms. Doing this will give you a free supply of feeders for life with minimal investment and up keep.
PM me to find out more ;)

09/03/2012

08/27/2012

08/26/2012

"Niagara Herps Feeder Supply" is a business geared towards local reptile enthusiast's that are in need of low priced high quality feeder insects on a buget. I am very pleased to offer very high quality insect feeders at a substantial discount with FREE local delivery. This is a service that has long been needed in this area and I have been overwhelmed with the massive response and am happy to take care of everyone. My current customer's are extremely pleased with the service and thrilled with the quality and counts with a full 100% satisfaction guarantee.

My customer's testimonial's will speak for themselves ;)
I have been in the trade/hobby for more then 30 year's and I'm not going anywhere.
I very much look forward to adding you to my quickly growing, life long client list.

Best Regards,

Trevor N.