Just bought a 1000 for bait. I’m kind of tempted to try some myself. Any of you given these things a try?
Used to buy these when I had a gecko, and they smelled nasty. Even as a small, insectivorous mammal I can’t imagine anyone finding them appetizing. Unless, of course, nobody likes you, everybody hates you.
How do you keep them from going on to be moths? Or do you just use them quickly?
They’ve always died before turning into moths.
My father-in-law raises waxies - he started as a hobby a couple of years ago, and keeps it up because it entertains him. You can keep them from turning into moths by lowering the temperature in their environment. But not too much! Otherwise they’ll die. It’s rather an exact science, actually - he’s had all kinds of results, from opening the tank up to full-on webs to dead waxies to lots of live ones…it’s crazy. But he likes doing it.
I don’t think he’s ever eaten one, though - that’s pretty much the realm of the fishes he hopes to catch with them.