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wild incects

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Question
i found roach near my bed 1 night and i thought that my beardie might like it. this would be his first wild coght feeder but he seemed to enjoy it alot. iv heared fire flies r bad but theres none in my area, so do u think i should continue to feed him live incects as i come across them or should i stop for he might get sick? [oh ya if its important hes around 4-5 months im not really sure]

Answer
Hello Nick,

Well, living in the city, it is usually not a good idea to feed stray insects off of the road or areas around simply because of toxins & pesticides that they could have come into contact with.  If you are in the country & your grass area & surrounding area is safe, then it would probably be ok.  
It is normally best to either raise your own feeders or purchase them online.  
Yes, fireflys are lethal to them.  

Tracie