insects

Ok so I suddenly have a bunch on mites on/in the floor of one of my Aviaries. None on the pair of birds in that aviary yet and I have also used avian insect liquidator to prevent it from happening. I don't clean the floors super regularly but it's still done regularly enough. Now in the...

Like many of you I’m sure, ants drive me ABSOLUTELY BONKERS!!! I live in Brisbane and this town is notorious for ant issues. Before I had the current stainless steel cages I was able to keep them out by plastering petroleum jelly around the cage legs which worked perfectly. Something seems to...

Strange question but....a bit of a background story with question at the end, feel free to skip to the question ...when Kiwi was just a baby and before we realized we would need to keep him as he was already bonded to us and totally dependent on humans...there a short time where we stayed with...

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Some might answer “as food for our reptiles, amphibians and arachnids”, while others would...

I've always collected insects to feed to finches and other birds (zoo animals & pets); Please see article;what are your thoughts? http://bitly.com/U7QNmd