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rachel

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How safe are captured bugs as an occasional treat in addition to a regular diet? Can I feed the occasional daddylonglegs from behind the cupboard to my newt or salamander? The aphids from the rosebushes? Houseflys? I know earthworms can carry pesticides.
 
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jacob

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No, for the same reason as earthworms, it is too risky that an outside bug may be carrying a pathogen or poison, AND you maynot know if your species is not allergic to the bug you are feeding as most of the species kept are not indiginous(spelling?) I would just buy a cricket or two, or maybe some new kinda worm or something from a petstore, then you know that the bugs are breed for food and have not come into contact with an unwanted source.
-Jacob
 
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jarid

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As long as you collect from a pesticide/pollution free area, it is perfectly fine to feed wild caught invertebrates to your salamanders. They are usually more nutritious than feeders you buy from a store also. Good feeders from a safe area could be small slugs, worms, termites, etc.
 
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