[quote=jenn_jeffery]Silkies are easy to raise, if you have the time. The chow takes longer than anything to prepare. Other than that, it's routine maintainance.
Check into roaches. Most are supposed to be easy to care for (if you can get over the ick factor). They are cleaner than crickets...]
Yes they are easy to raise, having raised them before. The problem I see with silkies is that the food is more costly than the worms themselves [not a problem with roaches as they will eat anything ]. If you were to go into production of silkies be prepared .
meal worms are a good source for feeding and they eat oats [how costly are oats]. Zoophobes are a bit different as they will eat more meat products for this I use dogfood. The adult beetles make good food for some of the bigger lizards.I have had roach colonies and mealie colonies for many years
keeping all food items clean are a prerequisite for captive raising.
Good luck and let me know what you decide and I'll help you as much as I can