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However good a livefood delivery is when it arrives, what happens to it between then and feeding day makes a real difference to the condition it's in when it's finally offered. Storage is arguably the most overlooked part of the whole feeding routine, and it's worth getting right.

Feeding the livefood itself, sometimes called gut-loading when done deliberately, also plays a part in condition. Insects left with nothing to eat for several days will generally weaken and may start dying off before they're used, which is both wasteful and means less is offered to the reptile than intended. A shallow dish of fresh vegetables or a proprietary feed, changed before it spoils, helps keep numbers and condition steady.

What follows is background on the husbandry side of things, the parts that are within a keeper's control and worth checking regardless of cause, not a substitute for a vet's assessment.

For anyone building frozen food into a regular routine for the first time, [checking the range of frozen food sizes and pack options](https://reptilecentre.com) is a sensible way to match portion size to the animal being fed, so thawing quantities aren't left to guesswork.

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://reptilecentre.com) is a good starting point when working out what fits a particular feeding pattern.