Cricket Shortage Affects Exotic Pets
Exotic Pets (04-20+-2015) #210: Dr Karen talks about the recent cricket shortage in Hawaii — pointing up the unique food needs of exotic pets, which are not “convenience” pets! Advice on why to never feed a commercial cricket unless it is “gut loaded:” you have to put them in a box of oatmeal, sprinkle with calcium powder, so as the cricket grooms itself it will ingest the calcium and be “ready to serve” in a week!