FEEDERS
Terrarium
animals eat insects such as fruitflies and springtails. We
produce and sell cultures of many different feeder critters,
some are meant to be basic meat and potatoes stuff others are
for giving your herp a varied diet. The
main idea is that you can eventually become selfsustaining by
buying a few cultures from us, but if you do not have the time to
breed your own feeders we can of course supply you with live food
at regular intervals.
We are expanding our line of feeders on
regular intervals and are now also producing feeders for larger
predators than dartfrogs including aquatic animals. We breed all
our feeders by ourselves, meaning that they have been fed quality
food right up to and during shipping. At the bottom of the
page you can read the small print.
Our number of feeders is
growing at a rate that can make it difficult to choose and pick.
For your convenience we have an ordersheet available for
download. You just fill in what you need and email the form to
us!
One of our main goals is to introduce new feeders in to
the hobby to add to the diversity of the diet of our animals,
this means that from time to time we will ask some of you to
beta-test a new feeder.
The homepage may be a bit overwhelming if you are new at the art of critterkeeping, to help you out we have made a table below with the feeders sorted after their relative size. Just click on the name of a feeder and you will move to the relevant part of the homepage. We breed all the feeders below + a couple more, we cannot always spare critters, so please check the pricelist for which feeders are currently available. When you need to order just send us an email stating what you need and your personal information, and we will get right back to you.
The small print can be read here!
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Aquatic feeders |
Small feeders |
Medium feeders |
Large feeders |
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| Feeders for aquarium fish, tadpoles, salamander larvae etc. | Feeders for small predators such as dartfrogs, small invertebrates, small lizards and their off-spring etc. | Feeders for medium-sized predators: frogs, lizards, certain colubrids, invertebrates, birds, mammals etc. | Feeders for large predators: frogs, lizards, certain colubrids, invertebrates, birds, mammals etc. | ||
| Smooth Cockroach | Smooth Cockroach | Turkestan Cockroach | |||
| Snails | Indian Meal Moth | Turkestan Cockroach | Dwarf Hissing Cockroach | ||
| Marmorkrebs | Isopods | Crickets | Marmorkrebs | ||
| Moina | Stick Insects | Isopods | |||
| Crickets | Snails | Crickets | |||
| Stick Insects | Stick Insects | ||||
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Flies
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Houseflies,
Terfly
(Musca
domestica) Curly-winged housefly a treat for animals slightly larger than datfrogs, such as geckos, hylids mantids etc. Very productive, the generation time is about 3 weeks. 1 portion DKK 25,- When shipping to foreign countries we will primarily send pupae unless you specify otherwise. |
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Fruitflies |
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Droso A:
Wingless small fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Droso B:
Golden flightless small fruitfly (Drosophila
melanogaster) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Droso D:
Small curly-winged fruitfly (Drosophila
melanogaster) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Droso E:
Buzzati (Drosophila
buzzatii) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Droso F:
Mulleri (Drosophila
mulleri) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Droso G:
Large fruitfly (Drosophila
hydei) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Droso H:
Golden large fruitfly
(Drosophila
hydei Golden) 1 culture (1 liter) DKK 25,- |
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Springtails |
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Common white
(Folsomia candida) 1 culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Pink
tropical (Unknown species) 1 culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Blue
tropical (Unknown species) 1 culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Small white
tropical (Unknown species) 1 culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Giant
grey (Tomocerus sp.) Up to 6 mm grey/black jumper, thats larger than a pinhead cricket. We caught original animals in leaf litter in the back garden. Prolific, is kept as all the other springtails and is very temperature resistant. Does not need diapause. Appears to be the same or a very similar species as the giant springtail from Ohio on Dendroboard. 1 culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Small grey
(Unknown species)
About 2 mm small, iridescent, almost bronce-colored little thing. We discovered it in a isopod-culture. Prolific, is kept as all the other springtails and is very temperature resistant. 1 culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Zygentomids |
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Firebrats
(Thermobius domestica) 1 portion (about 30 animals in a 0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- NO REBATE |
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Caterpillars |
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Waxworms (Galleria mellonella) 1 portion (25-30 larvae with medium in a 0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Indian
mealmoth (Plodia interpunctella) 1 portion (25-30 larvae with medium in a 0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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True
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Milkweedbug
(Oncopeltus fasciatus) 1 portion (25-30 bugs with food in a 0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Aphids |
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Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon
pisum) Nifty little critter making their living vampirizing pea plants, they will not attack plants in your tanks. The aphids are parthenogenetic, meaning that you need only 1 animal to start a culture. A fairly large species, uo to 6mm long, but typically around 3-4 mm. Very prolific and highly loved by small herps. 1 portion (several pea plants in a 0,5 liter box covered with aphids) DKK 25,- |
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Cockroaches Cockroaches are an excellent food for larger fish, amphibians, reptiles and other insect eaters. We have tried several different species, both as pets and as feeders, and a few of these we have decided to continue breeding, some as feeders and some as terraium insects, most of them as both. For the homegrower cockroaches should be one of the basic feeders, they are productve, have a large size-range, most of them do not smell and they do not need that much attention. |
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Smooth Cockroach (Symploce
pallens) 1 portion about 50 roaches of varying sizes DKK 40,- |
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Turkestan Cockroach (Blatta
lateralis) Medium feeder roach (about 3 cm fully grown). Very fast and very productive, does not climb glass. Produces ootheka, that can be collected for harvest of newborns. Excellent roach for small to medium herps and invertebrates. Just prior to collecting put culture in the fridge to make the roaches easier to handle. 1 portion about 50 roaches of varying sizes DKK 40,- |
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Green Banana Cockroach (Panchlora
nivea) Beautifull, shiny green little cockroach from Cuba and the Carribean. Females are almost 25 mm long, males about 15 mm. Cannot survive in Northern European houses. Is ovoviviparous, after producing an egg coccoon , this is retracted into the abdomen of the female untill the eggs hatch. Adults can fly an climb glass, nymphs are small, brown typical roaches, living in the ground, and do not climb glass or fly. Only adults are used for feeding, as a treat especially to chamelons. 10 nymphs DKK 30,- |
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Giant Panchlora (Panchlora
sp. Giant) Beautifull, green medium-sized cockroach from the Carribean, a tad paler than P. nivea. Females are almost 30 mm long, males about 20 mm. Cannot survive in Northern European houses. Is ovoviviparous, after producing an egg coccoon , this is retracted into the abdomen of the female untill the eggs hatch. Adults can fly an climb glass, nymphs are small, brown typical roaches, living in the ground, and do not climb glass or fly. Only adults are used for feeding, as a treat especially to chamelons. 10 nymphs DKK 30,- |
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Orange-spotted
cockroach
(Blaptica
dubia) Actually a beautiful big cockroach with several plus points: Nice size range (5 mm - 4 cm), not able to climb on smooth surfaces, doesn't dig, likes a dry environment, doesn't smell, doesn't make annoying noises and is not able to reproduce in your house (unless you crank up the heat). Much nicer to work with than crickets.
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Dwarf Hissing
Cockroach (Elliptorhina chopardi) Rather large cockroach (up to 45 mm) from Madagascar, with a nice big and juicy body. Large hissers tend to produce very slowly, but this species is almost as "fast" as the orange-spotted roach. Males emit a hiising sound when disturbed and during courtship. A slow starter but after a year or so you will have a nice productive culture for the larger herps and invertebrates. 10 cockroaches DKK 30,- |
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Crickets,
locusts, stick insects and katydids |
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Jamaican
field cricket
(Gryllus
assimilis) Probably the best cricket species for homegrowing: In order to breed they need higher temperatures than house crickets (and thus do not normally become house pests) their call is very low, they do not smell, they are very calm animals and can not jump very high and adults are almost as large as the black crickets. As always do not throw too many crickets in your terrariums, if they survive they may turn into terrarium pests, that will eat eggs, plants and small terrarium animals. We are continuing to expand our production, so for the next months crickets will be sporadically on and off the sales list. Small crickets: about 65 crickets in a container, medium crickets: about 45 in a container NO REBATE |
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Tropical House Cricket
(Gryllodes
sigillatus) Small, very productive and slow-growing. The perfect cricket for keepers of small insect-eaters such as dartfrogs. We aim to establish a stable method of collecting eggs/micro crickets for resale... |
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Stick Insects (Baculum
extradentatum also known as
Medauroidea extradentata) Neat and productive stick, grey-brown body with green legs and a couple of demon horns on top of the head. Breeds fine a room temperature, at 25 degrees the cultures explode. Mainly parthenogenetic, but has a rather frequent occurence of stray males. Females grow to about 10 vm, males only 6-7 cm, newly-hatched nymphs are only 12 mm long. We feed our sticks bramble. Loved by everythin from dartfrogs and mantids to chameleons. A nice and easily grown snack for your insectivores. 10 nymphs DKK 25,- |
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Giant
katydid
(Stilpnochlora
couloniana)
10 nymphs DKK 250,- |
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Beetles and their larvae |
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Grain weevil
(Sitophilus
granarius) Productive up to 3 mm long slender weevil, feeding on wheat grain. The larvae live inside the seed, thus making the beetle the feeder insect. Mantids and frogs and other small predators love these crunchy tidbits. 1 portion (2 dcl infested grains) DKK 25,- |
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Bean
weevil
(Callosobruchus
maculatus) Productive up to 4 mm long rather fat weevil, feeding on black eyed pea beans. The larvae live inside the beans, thus making the beetle the feeder insect. Various larger dartfrogs, insects, day geckos and salamanders appreciate this crunchy treat. 1 portion (2 dcl infested black eyed peas) DKK 25,- |
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Confused
flour beetle (Triboleum confusum) A productive cousin of the mealworm. Fully grown larvae are about 3-4 mm long and so are the beetles. As all tenebrionids beetles produce a noxious gas, to avoid build up, please move the beetles to a fresh container every three weeks. By doing this you also make sure, that you have plenty of larvae of the same size available for easy harvest. Larvae from the first container will be ready for harvest after another 3 weeks. 1 portion (2 dcl infested mealworm-medium) DKK 25,- |
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Buffaloworms (Alphitobius
diaperinus) Another productive cousin of the mealworm. Fully grown larvae are about 10 mm long and and the beetles are about 7-8 mm long. THis species is used as an excelent feeder for small to medium insectivores as well as an exterminator of mites in cockroach and cricket cultures. 1 portion (1 dcl larvae + medium) DKK 25,- |
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Mealworms
(Tenebrio molitor) The original darkling beetle larva, beloved and hated throughout the hobby. If you feed your meal worms on sawdust and old newspaper it is your fault that you get a crappy feeder. When fed a good feed mealworms are an excellent addition to your animals diet. Most animals prefer the soft, white larvae, that have just shed their skin. Up to 3 cm long larvae are relished by larger amphibians, reptiles, birds, monkeys and predatory invertebrates. 1 portion (100 g mealworms + medium) DKK 25,- |
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Giant mealworms (Zophobas atratus) Yet another darkling beetle larva, that has become a classic feeder. Most animals prefer the soft, white larvae, that have just shed their skin. Up to 7 cm long larvae are loved by large amphibians, reptiles, birds, monkeys and predatory invertebrates. 1 portion (100 g giant mealworms + medium) DKK 25,- NO REBATE |
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Sunbeetle larvae
(Pachnoda marginata peregrina) An excellent and quite prolific feeder insect. Adults are beautiful yellow and deep brown beetles. Actually also nice terrarium animals. Adults feed on ripe fruit, larvae on leaflitter. 10 large larvae DKK 30,- |
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Landdwelling
crustaceans |
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White
tropical isopod
(Trichorhina
tomentosa) 1 starter culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Dwarf
striped isopod Up to 6 mm long, originally from the US. Crawls around in the whole tank, faster and more bold than the white ones. Initially a bit slow to breed, but when the culture is up and running it is very productive and doesn't demand much from the breeder. Not as susceptible to dry conditions as the small white, but still needs a moist environment. Some animals love them others don't. A generation takes about 3 months. 1 starter culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Orange
isopod
(Porcellio
scaber Orange)
Up to 15 mm long bright orange isopod, spontaneous mutation originally from the US. Stays mainly on the surface and also loves to dig holes in the substrate. Initially a bit slow to breed, but when the culture is up and running it is very productive and doesn't demand much from the breeder. Some animals love them others don't, so neat that you can keep them as pets! 1 starter culture (1 liter box) DKK 50,- |
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Brown
isopods Around 1 cm. Stays almost exclusively on the surface. Very productive when kept at a temperature of about 25 degree Celsius. We got this species from Swedish frognuts, where it originally came from is a mystery. These isopods are shiny brown, slender and very fast, looking almost like scuds, but not jumping. 1 starter culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Dwarf Panama Only 2-3 mm long, looks like a miniature version of the brown isopods. Very productive at frog room temperature. Originally from a German frognut. 1 starter culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Dwarf Thai Only 2-3 mm long, looks like a miniature version of the brown isopods. Very productive at frog room temperature. Looks similar to dwarf panama, but the Thai cultures are based on 3 (three) animals found in a bag of leaf litter brought to us from Thailand by a couple of friends. 1 starter culture (0,5 liter box) DKK 25,- |
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Aquatic
crustaceans |
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Japanese
daphnia
(Moina
macrocopa) 1 starter culture (2 dcl water teaming with daphnia) DKK 25,- |
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Large
daphnia
(Daphnia
magna) 1 starter culture (2 dcl water teaming with daphnia) DKK 25,- |
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Freshwater
amphipods (Hyalella azteca) 1 starter culture (2 dcl water teaming with beasts) DKK 25,- |
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Marmorkrebs (Procambarus
sp) 3 young marmorkrebs DKK 30,- |
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Worms |
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Vinegar
eels (Turbatrix aceti) 1 portion (2 dcl medium teaming with worms) DKK 25,- |
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Microworms
(Panagrellus
redivivus) up to 3 mm. Very nutritious, grown at room temperature. Mainly for small fish, salamander larvae and some tadpoles. 1 portion (1/2 liter box with medium teaming with worms) DKK 25,- |
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Walterworms Half the size of microworms but fatter. Grown as microworms, just keep medium slightly more moist. Survive and swim for a longer time in water than micro worms. 1 portion (1/2 liter box with medium teaming with worms) DKK 25,- |
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Banana
worms Even smaller than walterworms, reputedly isolated from the soil of banana palntations, but who knows? Is kept like microworms, seem to produce more if you mix a bit of overripe banana into the medium. 1 portion (1/2 liter box with medium teaming with worms) DKK 25,- |
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Microfex (Dero sp.)
Aquatic worm, up to about 2 cm, thin as threads, looking like slim versions of tubifex. We appear to be the first Europeans breeding these little things. 1 portion (1 ball of microfex in 2 dcl water) DKK 25,- |
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Grindal
worms (Enchytraeus buchholzi) Up to 10 mm. Very nutritious. For fish, tadpoles and salamanders. Grown at room temperature. 1 portion (1/2 liter box with medium, food and worms) DKK 25,- |
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White worms
(Enchytraeus albidus) up to 40 mm long, slightly fatter than grindal worms. Very nutritious. For fish, tadpoles and salamanders. Grown at 15-20°C. 1 portion (1/2 liter box with medium, food and worms) DKK 25,- |
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Snails and
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East
African Landsnail (Achatina fulica)
Large an beautiful species, may achieve house lengths of up to 20 cm. Great terrarium animals, feeders and -after cooking - human consumption. Snails are hermafrodites. Very prolific, considered a pest in many countries, where they have been introduced as kitchensnails and/or pets. 1 adult snail at least 8 cm house DKK 25,- 10 young snails DKK 30,- (feedersnails) |
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Large pond snail (Lymnaea
stagnalis) Cleaner in aquariums with daphnia and other aquatic feeders. Breaths atmospheric air, so does not use the oxygen of the water critters. 4 snails DKK 25,- |
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Microorganisms |
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Chlorella
(Chlorella
vulgaris) Mikroskopic algae, basically green water. Excellent food item for daphnia, some tadpoles and fish fry. 1 culture (3 dcl of green water) DKK 25,- |
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Paramecium
(Paramecium sp.) Unicellular protozoan organisms. This is a giant species almost half the size artemia nauplia, thus being visible with the naked eye. A perfect food for small fishfry and filtrating tadpoles. 1 culture (3 dcl of medium teaming with critters) DKK 25,- |
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Prices
Monthly
meat
Holliday flies/X-mas flies
Flexibility Be aware that shipping to other countries, especially in winter and summer, may result in slightly larger losses during transport than usual and also make sure that shipping feeders to your country i legal before ordering. We are not responsible for problems due to these circumstances.
Arbejdernes
Landsbank A/S We are continually expanding our list of feeders, so stop by regularly! Send us an email if you have a suggestion for a new feeder we should start working with!
We ship to foreign countries every monday from Denmark, please order a few days before!
Shipping
to Denmark
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to Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany
Shipping
to the rest of Europe
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to the Americas
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