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8 Alternatives to Live Food for Reptiles

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REPTILE OWNERS NEED alternatives to live bugs. Sometimes keeping feeder insects alive is one chore too many; sometimes people live in apartments and shouldn’t be bringing bugs inside. Plenty of reptiles don’t even require live food, which is why there are plenty of good alternatives on the market. Stock up on crunchy food toppers, nutritional water supplements and bugs so fresh you’d hardly know they’re not wild.

Fresh Feeders Variety Pack

Exotic Nutrition

KEY FEATURES: A variety of fresh, moist insects that have been sterilized, cooked and packaged for easy feeding and storage.

SALES TIP: Farm to table dining for a variety of insectivores.
exoticnutrition.com, (757) 988-0301

$10.95

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Freeze-Dried Crickets

Fluker’s

KEY FEATURES: Gut-loaded with Fluker’s High-Calcium Cricket Diet then freeze-dried to maintain the maximum nutritional value.

SALES TIP: All the nutrition without the mess and expense of live prey.

flukerfarms.com, (225) 343-7035

$8.88

Wardley Fission Reptile Food

Hartz

KEY FEATURES: A nutritionally balanced floating stick formulated with calcium for healthy bones and vitamin C for a healthy immune system.

SALES TIP: Stay strong: This diet promotes healthy bones and shell growth.

hartz.com, (800) 275-1414

$8.88

Vita-Drops for Reptiles and Amphibians

Oasis

KEY FEATURES: A concentrated liquid nutritional supplement with a complete multivitamin formula.

SALES TIP: Developed to help fill dietary gaps in nutrition for selective or picky eaters.

kordon.com, (800) 877-7387

$10.88

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Eco-Fresh Insects

ProBugs (Distributed in the U.S. by Cobalt Aquatics)

KEY FEATURES: Silkworms, grasshoppers, centipedes and roaches all washed and vacuum sealed.

SALES TIP: These organic, farm-raised insects are as close to live feeders as you can get.

cobaltaquatics.com, (803) 591-9500

$24

Reptile Munchies

Zilla

KEY FEATURES: These dehydrated fruits, vegetables and insects can be fed as a treat, with pellets or as a topper on some leafy greens.

SALES TIP: Quick and convenient reptile nutrition with no refrigeration required.

zillarules.com, (888) 255-4527

$13.99

Crested Gecko Food

Exo Terra

KEY FEATURES: A specialty blend that mimics a varied diet of fruit, nectar, pollen and protein.

SALES TIP: This easy-to-serve, single serving cup makes this diet very grab and go.

exo-terra.com, (800) 724-2436

$9.99

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Reptile Electrolyte Soak

Zoo Med

KEY FEATURES: Splish-splash it’s a reptile bath full of electrolytes, vitamins B and C plus pre-and probiotics.

SALES TIP: Works as a nutritional soak for nervous newbies who are too stressed to eat.

zoomed.com, (888) 496-6633

$4.99

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