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| + | Getting storage right also means buying in sensible quantities relative to how quickly a collection gets through livefood, so nothing sits around longer than it should. [Looking at pack sizes across the livefood range](https:// | ||
| + | Most keepers feeding insectivorous or carnivorous reptiles will, at some point, weigh up live food against frozen food. The two are not simply different products, they are different systems with different storage, handling and preparation needs, and understanding those differences matters more than any argument about which is better. | ||
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| + | Anyone budgeting for a growing animal' | ||
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| + | Whichever method is used, frozen food should reach room temperature, | ||
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| + | The safest general approach is to thaw slowly rather than quickly. Moving frozen food from the freezer to a fridge the night before it's needed gives it time to thaw evenly without sitting at room temperature for hours, which is where bacterial growth becomes more of a concern. Where a fridge isn't practical, a sealed bag placed in room-temperature water, changed periodically as it cools, is a commonly used alternative that still avoids the extremes of very hot water or direct heat sources, both of which can affect the food unevenly and pose a burn risk if used carelessly. | ||
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| + | Gut-loading is one of those livefood practices that sounds technical but is actually a simple idea: feeder insects are fed nutritious food for a period before they' | ||