I love your dog man.

Awesome job ❤❤

I love the Pellets it cuts down the smell very good I have 4 racks 2 grow out racks And 2 maternity racks full of rats started mice 1 colony getting my second one going but I’ve been looking for asf’s but can’t find any at all

Great video. Not into breeding mice or rats(my wife would freak...lol), but I do raise black soldier flies. at the moment I am feeding wild mice in my bug shed...lol. The way you have the trays set up is an awsome idea that I can use for the BSF. I got the idea for my rabbit watering system from another rat breeder video. Thanx again.

@hookemroyals

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support! Glad I could help some! Never seen a soldier fly but sounds interesting haha

I'm in Southeast Louisiana. Just got into ball pythons, and now i'm breeding rats. Been thinking about down asf's too

@hookemroyals

9 ай бұрын

Asf over rats all day. I don’t breed rats anymore. So much better for the snakes and easier to keep! Can’t recommend them enough! Congrats on making the jump into the snakes. It’s like Christmas every day I go to my snake room.

@BrotherHood_Exotic_Morphs

9 ай бұрын

@@hookemroyals I would have to find someone around here that even sells them.

I been thinking about raising rates how much do start up costs and I'm out of Ohio there no I can find who have afs in Ohio

@hookemroyals

4 ай бұрын

Varies! Could be 400-500 could be 3-5k depending on what you buy to get going

How do you transfer the ASF’s to the wholesaler? Do you just put them in quite a few totes?

@hookemroyals

4 ай бұрын

Yup! He brings 4-5 totes and we just do it that way for now. Will be upgrading to FB totes in future.

I live in North Central Texas. Where would be a good place to buy a breeding colony?

@hookemroyals

8 ай бұрын

I really have no idea about who breeds around the area. I usually only wholesale large amounts to a buyer. Your best bet is to get on a FB group and ask in your area. My advice would be buy 18 small females and 3 small males. Will take them 3-4 weeks to breed and have a clutch of babies. That way you know you aren’t getting screwed and getting sold aged out proven breeders. Has happened to me before. People wanna sell you adults for more money and say they’re virgin breeders. Nope they have terrible clutches of babies if any at all. Sometimes it’s better to buy them young plus they’re less expensive in numbers. Just my 0.2

Do you use spring loaded or diaphragm nozzles. I've been getting dehydrated weans with spring loaded

@hookemroyals

8 ай бұрын

mine are spring loaded. Haven't tried the others!

Did you notice that last 70 series tub on the bottom was open a little don't know if you have any in it?

@hookemroyals

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing it out! I just leave my tubs slightly open when I don’t have colonies in them. Kinda helps me know without opening them that I don’t have anything in them. Waiting to fill them up haha. Just been so focused on getting these new racks up and feeding the collection I don’t have enough asf🤣

@tjreptiles2019

9 ай бұрын

@@hookemroyals lol ok

Im moving to Shreveport in 3 weeks. Im looking for ASF. Do you know where i can buy several ?? Thank you

@hookemroyals

2 ай бұрын

No clue! But if you want to make the drive to Tyler I can meet you there and get you as many as you need. Only people I know are in Dallas area besides myself

@cathylindsay7576

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I found an breeder in Shreveport. She got in touch with me. Thank you for trying to help. from:: FANTASY HOGGIES

Which tubs do you use for the ASF breeding?

@hookemroyals

9 ай бұрын

The new ones are vision 35 S tubs I believe is what they are called

@EidenIndustries

9 ай бұрын

@@hookemroyals Thx Bro

Hey there bud, I’ve been breeding these guys for a bit but they always seem to eat each other or the babies, not sure if it’s the moms or like if they die off cause of water nipple? Any ideas, 1.2 and 1.3 colonies

@hookemroyals

8 ай бұрын

Make sure you’re feeding enough protein. I use the 20+% rat food from chewy and black sunflower seeds. Make sure you dump enough seed in the tub twice/three times a week depending on how many babies you have. Water can be issue just put more flake in the front of the tubs! Also colonies that kill get fed off. If I see a colony and know they have babies on the ground if they eat all of them more than once they’re getting fed off

@hookemroyals

8 ай бұрын

It’s a win win bc my large snakes get a nice meal lol

@danielvelasco8524

8 ай бұрын

@@hookemroyals I actually feed the Kalbachs from chewy and give boiled eggs since I have back yard chickens and eggs like no other. They still kill babies or they die don’t know which it is, somehow I think that they don’t get water but same set up as yours pretty much. Maybe Nipples need to be more open. I will look into the seeds. Been watching all your vids… love the info. I know this is basic but be good to see how easy your water is coming out of how you set that stuff up as I was thinking of putting a snake water bowl upside down so they can reach? Don’t know what it could be… but frustrating. 19 colonies

@hookemroyals

8 ай бұрын

@@danielvelasco8524 I’m almost 100% sure it’s some of your water probs. If they aren’t pinks and mommas not eating them then shouldn’t be the mommas. Now if a weaned or close dies they will eat them just bc it’s good nutrition for them. I’d add more flake and start there. Shoot me a message 9032033302 and I’ll send some videos later. I used spring loaded nipples

Hello to you bud,nice asf you have there,just wondering where you are located and wondering if you might be interested in shipping some live??

@hookemroyals

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you can’t ship rodents like rats like you can snakes. I’d love to trust me haha I will say though we’re about to start doing some F/T orders and shipping with dry ice. If that interests you at all reach out to me on Instagram at hook.em.royals and I’ll get your info etc. Will probably be starting to get it rolling early next month. Still In the process of getting everything settled but once it is I can pump out as many as you need and ship fedex. Thanks!

Are you willing to share who built your racks?

@hookemroyals

7 ай бұрын

Guy out of Florida his business is called Maze Exotics. I’ll be selling all these come June of this next year. Going to be making a good deal but need someone to take them all.

I have 9 colonies of suffers the females keep eating on the males faces until they're Raw why are they doing that

@hookemroyals

7 ай бұрын

You’re prob making colonies to old. Male needs to be in with females for best success when they’re small/medium. If you throw old males in with newer females they usually resent them. I start my colonies out young so they have time to get used to males. Never re use a male for different colonies. Always feed them off along with females after 6-7 months.

Lot of wasted space could have had atleast two more rows easily

@hookemroyals

9 ай бұрын

To each their own. Fortunately space isn’t an issue now. The more the merrier

Why are my mama's eating the faces off the males

@hookemroyals

4 ай бұрын

Happens sometimes! Just re start colonies and feed off the bad ones

16 minutes of talking and I did not hear one tip only about how much money you are going to make. If it was really that easy everybody would do it.

I have 9 colonies of suffers the females keep eating on the males faces until they're Raw why are they doing that

@hookemroyals

4 ай бұрын

Just happens sometimes may be male was too old etc lots of reasons but I’d re start with fresh bloodline