Feeders

Live and frozen feeders.

Come into the store for live or frozen feeders, sized to your animal. Here's what we carry and what each one is best for.

Live vs. frozen Hours & directions

Live

Live feeders let your animal hunt the way it would in the wild, and insect eaters need them. Gut-load insects for a day or two before feeding and dust them with calcium.

Never leave a live rodent alone with your animal. A mouse or rat can bite and seriously injure a snake that isn't hungry.

Frozen

Frozen feeders are safer (no bites), easy to stock up on, and keep for months in the freezer. Most snakes take frozen-thawed food once they're used to it.

Thaw in the fridge or in a sealed bag in warm water, then feed it warm. Never microwave a feeder.

Nutrition is approximate, as fed, and varies with size and diet. Ca : P = calcium to phosphorus.

Rats

LiveFrozen

Whole prey with a balanced mix of protein, fat and calcium. Sized from pinkies to large adults, so they grow with your snake.

Protein: ~19%
Fat: ~10%
Moisture: ~65%
Ca : P: ~1.3 : 1

Best for

Ball pythons
Boas
Larger colubrids
Monitors and tegus

One rat often replaces several mice, which means fewer feedings for bigger snakes.

Mice

LiveFrozen

The classic whole-prey meal. Pinkies, fuzzies, hoppers and adults cover hatchlings through adults.

Protein: ~18%
Fat: ~10%
Moisture: ~65%
Ca : P: ~1.2 : 1

Best for

Corn snakes
Kingsnakes and milk snakes
Young ball pythons
Hognose snakes

Pick a prey item about as wide as the widest part of your snake.

Chicks

Frozen

Lean whole prey that adds variety to a rodent diet.

Protein: ~17%
Fat: ~6%
Moisture: ~74%
Ca : P: ~1 : 1

Best for

Monitors
Tegus
Larger boas and pythons

Great as a rotation item, not usually a whole diet.

Quail

Frozen

A lean, protein-rich bird for larger reptiles that like variety.

Protein: ~20%
Fat: ~6%
Moisture: ~70%
Ca : P: ~1.5 : 1

Best for

Monitors
Tegus
Large boas and pythons

Some picky snakes that refuse rodents will take quail.

Rabbits

Frozen

A big, lean meal for the largest snakes and lizards.

Protein: ~20%
Fat: ~6%
Moisture: ~68%
Ca : P: ~1.5 : 1

Best for

Large boas
Large pythons
Large monitors

Ask us to help you size it. Too big a meal can cause regurgitation.

Crickets

Live

The everyday staple for insect eaters. Active movement gets picky eaters hunting.

Protein: ~20%
Fat: ~6%
Moisture: ~70%
Ca : P: ~1 : 9

Best for

Leopard geckos
Bearded dragons
Frogs and toads
Tarantulas and scorpions

Low in calcium on their own. Gut-load them and dust with calcium before feeding.

Roaches

Live

Meaty, easy to keep and they can't climb smooth walls or chirp. A great cricket alternative.

Protein: ~20%
Fat: ~7%
Moisture: ~65%
Ca : P: ~1 : 3

Best for

Bearded dragons
Blue-tongued skinks
Leopard geckos
Monitors

More meat per bug than crickets, so you can feed fewer.

Tomato hornworms

Live

Soft, bright green and full of water. Most lizards go crazy for them.

Protein: ~9%
Fat: ~3%
Moisture: ~85%
Ca : P: ~1 : 3

Best for

Bearded dragons
Chameleons
Leopard geckos
Blue-tongued skinks

Great for hydration and for tempting a picky eater.

Waxworms

Live

Soft and very high in fat. Lizards love them, which is why they're a treat.

Protein: ~14%
Fat: ~25%
Moisture: ~59%
Ca : P: ~1 : 7

Best for

Leopard geckos
Bearded dragons
Crested geckos
Underweight animals (as advised)

Treat only. A few a week at most, or your animal may refuse its regular food.

Mealworms

Live

Easy to keep and easy to feed from a dish. A good staple for many lizards.

Protein: ~19%
Fat: ~13%
Moisture: ~62%
Ca : P: ~1 : 14

Best for

Leopard geckos
Adult bearded dragons
Skinks
Some frogs and toads

Dust with calcium, and mix them with other feeders for variety.

Superworms

Live

Big, active worms for bigger insect eaters.

Protein: ~19%
Fat: ~17%
Moisture: ~58%
Ca : P: ~1 : 13

Best for

Adult bearded dragons
Blue-tongued skinks
Adult leopard geckos
Monitors

Not for small or baby lizards. Offer them in a dish.

Fruit flies

Live

Flightless cultures for the tiniest hunters.

Protein: ~20%
Fat: ~4%
Moisture: ~69%
Ca : P: ~1 : 10

Best for

Dart frogs
Baby mantises
Spiderlings
Tiny froglets

Dust with a vitamin and calcium powder before feeding.