Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:49 pm
I feed my hermies Can O' Crickets all the time. They won't last more than a week in the fridge (they'll mold), and you probably won't use them all up before then. I put them in the freezer.
You absolutely DO NOT want to microwave the crickets----you'll never get the smell out of your house. It's truly awful. I do put them in the 'tat still frozen sometimes.....they thaw quickly in the heat and humidity, and the hermies never go near them until they're nice and warm. But usually I take the can out of the freezer, let it thaw, take what I need and put the can back in the freezer. No problems yet with this method---the hermies don't complain about freezer burn! And they eat the re-frozen crickets just as heartily as the fresh ones.
Also try the Can O' Snails! I was surprised (I bought the snails for my salamanders, who HATED them), but the hermies really liked them. And the Can O' Grasshoppers went over well, too, but they creeped me out. I think I'll stick with the crickets. The Can O' Pillars (waxworms) are fairly popular with the crabbies, but not as much as the crickets. And they don't like the mealworms at all. If you can find the canned river shrimp (usually in the turtle section), those are pretty popular, too.
You absolutely DO NOT want to microwave the crickets----you'll never get the smell out of your house. It's truly awful. I do put them in the 'tat still frozen sometimes.....they thaw quickly in the heat and humidity, and the hermies never go near them until they're nice and warm. But usually I take the can out of the freezer, let it thaw, take what I need and put the can back in the freezer. No problems yet with this method---the hermies don't complain about freezer burn! And they eat the re-frozen crickets just as heartily as the fresh ones.
Also try the Can O' Snails! I was surprised (I bought the snails for my salamanders, who HATED them), but the hermies really liked them. And the Can O' Grasshoppers went over well, too, but they creeped me out. I think I'll stick with the crickets. The Can O' Pillars (waxworms) are fairly popular with the crabbies, but not as much as the crickets. And they don't like the mealworms at all. If you can find the canned river shrimp (usually in the turtle section), those are pretty popular, too.