What kind of insects are safe for hedgies, and where can you buy them? My hedgie turns her nose up at every fruit and veggie ive offered her, but she loves her insects and biscuits.
There are a lot of various feeder insect websites, but Rainbow Mealworms is my favorite one! You can get…
- mealworms- dubia roaches- crickets- waxworms- maggots- hornworms- superworms- red earthworms (red wigglers)- phoenix worms
Some other insects you can get & where:
- grasshoppers (canned)- snails (canned)- silkworms (expensive, but a few websites sell)- silkworm pupae (canned)- mealworm pupae & beetles (raise yourself)- superworm pupae & beetles (raise yourself)- other types of roaches (there are more varieties sold on other sites, RM only sells dubias)- isopods (sold as cleaner crew, might be too small to really bother with, but very high in calcium)- dermestid beetles (also quite small, also THEY FLY)
That’s everything I can think of & know of - I’ve tried all of these with Bindi except for superworm pupae & beetles, non-dubia roaches, isopods, and dermestid beetles. Superworms freak me out, so I just froze them. XD Haven’t ordered any other roaches, never got around to trying isopods with her (though I still might), and the dermestids took the apartment by storm & I lost any interest in trying to feed them, I just wanted them DEAD.