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They certainly do....a bit spendy as a regular diet item, but a great way to supplement protein. Some sugars seem important (likely for chitin production as well as reproduction), so fruit once or twice a week. I like apples, as they tend not bring in fruit flies....carrots also have some...

Never mind that heat rises, so that the pad being on top really could not be more inefficient. Make sure that the shiny-side of the foil is facing the pad, to better reflect the heat....and if you want to even better the efficiency, you can attach the foil to some styrofoam insulation pieces...

They love crushed cheerios, carrots, apple, romaine lettuce, dried whole grain breads, etc. I fed some combination of those every couple of days, plus a couple of handfuls of ground-up dog kibble about once a week, and at 85ºF, my colony was growing far more quickly than I could feed it off.

Garten, you really should write a comprehensive page on all you learned with the jolokia this season...it would be a fantastic resource for pepper-growers.

How scratched-up are the insides of the containers? Any scratches provide potential purchase.

I strongly suggest it....a small rack, like a wooden IKEA rack, with some dual-tube flourescents would work really well.

My deepest sympathies, to you and your family, Stan. I fondly remember spending so many evenings with you and Marguerite. Marguerite was one of the sweetest, strongest, coolest women that I have ever known, and she was a damn fine baker, too...I loved those cookies. ;) She will be very missed...

x2...and you will find that a good oil-filled space heater can quickly raise your ambient room temp to 70 (or even higher, if you like), and hold it there nicely.

Do you have a link to the actual bill? I would be curious to see what species are named.

I am surprised that they came in third....animals are the second most illegally-trafficked item world-wide.

Since March 12 1979....31 years, 7 months, 8 days.

They are Gryllus assimilus if they are the same one that have been showing up in Western Canada for the past few weeks (Illegally, I might add, as we are permitted to import {iAcheta domestica[/i] only).

As many others have stated, very easy. In my neighbourhood, there are hundreds of homes that grow them in quantity, and the local community association has had 'giant sunflower' contests in past years for tallest plants and largest flowerheads....one of my neighbours produced several plants two...

Thanks. Not so much...the fiancee hand feeds them earthworms, so no real opening for fighting over those...sometimes some competition over the crickets we toss in every week, though, but no real issues as we toss in more than enough for everyone to easily get their fill. We shall see...the...

Do not even need to powerfeed them so much...my LP went from thumbnail-sized to 6" in a year at 78ºF and being fed weekly.

You can, but the USDA has been pretty gestapo on eradicating these things, and they are pretty merciless in handing out fines, too.....if I had some and lived in the USA, not even my closest friends would ever know.

Here is a shot of the fiancee's tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum) enclosure, with three of the four residents out and about. The photo is about a month old, and the little vacuum cleaners have grown a fair bit since...they will be moving into new digs before Xmas, as they are...

I agree...glasscages can do almost anything, and a lot of people on monster fish keepers have used them and are quite happy with product and price. ---------- Post added at 07:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:30 PM ---------- I would look at a pond instead...really, a snapper...

Yes, all species of Achatina and Archachatina are illegal in the US, and the authorities are pretty active in enforcing that, as a few previous incidents have shown. ---------- Post added at 07:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:18 PM ---------- Speaking of keeping natives... The...

I will second the NaCl....and add a hot match-head...either will encourage a leech to relinquish its hold with much haste.