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Grubs?

Postby Felmarg » Tue May 29, 2007 1:38 pm

I keep finding a bunch of grubs under my railroad ties. Would it be okay to feed these to a bluey? I would NEVER feed one to an animal unless I was sure it was safe. I figure if humans can eat them what could go wrong? I hear they taste quite disgusting though :dead: , so maybe a bluey would not like one. I will probably not end up feeding them to anything anyway; I just wanted to know if is was okay.
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Postby Piggy » Tue May 29, 2007 4:29 pm

Deffinately anything by the road would be too toxic to feed right away, I'm not sure about railroads. I wouldn't bother trying, they don't seem to nutritious.
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Postby Felmarg » Tue May 29, 2007 4:46 pm

They are not by the railroad.We bought some used railroad ties for landscaping. They probably are not very healthy so I guess i won't feed them.
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Postby evil pixie » Tue May 29, 2007 7:20 pm

i don't ever feed creatures i've found outside, ya never know what they've been exposed to (chemical-wise) or what they maybe be harbouring (parasite-wise).
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Postby deftones2015 » Tue May 29, 2007 9:24 pm

I read a post here or on a bearded dragon site I go to. Any way a lady fed her reptile a grub she found, and her reptile died a few hours later. Some thought it got into fertilizer or some kind of chemical. It's hard to tell what they're exposed to out there :noknow:
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Postby Leigh » Wed May 30, 2007 12:57 am

If you find a food source out doors, all you need to do is quarenteen it for a few days, poisoned insects dont take long to die and dont get far from the source of poison, on that note, does everyone anti-bac there garden/floor before letting there skinks out?Dont think so, the Aussies let theirs live out doors, some year round . I reckon we get just a tad paranoid about infecting our little mates, thats my two pence worth anyway.
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Postby KyleWeiss » Wed May 30, 2007 12:13 pm

Railroad ties and telephone poles are treated with a chemical called "creosote." It's the black stuff that oozes from the ties when they heat up. It's used to deter bugs and rot, and is suspected of being toxic, but no official reports have been done. I don't think it'd be a good idea to feed anything living around ties. I know, old ties get gray and lose their creosote over time, but I wouldn't risk it.

Leigh has the right idea, poisoned bugs don't take long to die, keeping them for a few days is right-on if you do want to feed anything you find.

When I collect anything to feed my guys, it's usually well out of town or in an area that isn't likely to have contact with too many chemicals. I'm also a big fan of feeding moths, because all they do is drink nectar, and if they were poisoned as larvae, they'd have died well before metamorphosis.

A friend of mine that keeps water dragons grows Virginia Creeper and tomato plants that attract hornworms and sphinx moth worms; and has a seasonal but healthy supply of garden crawlies at hand.

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Postby Piggy » Wed May 30, 2007 1:58 pm

Oh I read wrong. :doh: Well, still.
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Postby Zach » Thu May 31, 2007 2:33 am

Yeah, I was going to ask you what roads had to do with bugs being toxic!

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