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With the new Ranch out of Time, some of the animals need Insects as food.

One way to get Beetle bits and Flies is from pet shops (the place you go and incubate Dragon/Bird eggs or buy the various dog pets).

But the insects are bought 1 at a time.

Any chance we can either:

- purchase these items as noted

- make the items stackable (until now, the insects are only used in feeding the various Summoning Pets, and then you only needed a few at a time)

I should probably note that this might mean that the shop stock might need to be reduced, thus the player needing to hit multiple pet shops.

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about 5 years ago - /u/JagexCamel - Direct link

The stinkshroom that can be planted in mushroom patches gives a stackable insect alternative. The stock available in shops is available as a cheaper alternative but requires more effort.

about 5 years ago - /u/JagexCamel - Direct link

Originally posted by mporubca

Can you explain the reasoning behind this design?

Frogs are level 42 animal, Stinkshroom is level 103 Mushroom.

IIRC insects are eaten only by Frogs and Salamanders, and Salamanders also eat flowers (so woad leaves) so there's absolutely zero reason to farm for Insects if you are going to breed Salamanders. That leaves you only with Frogs

Stinkshrooms were added as the primary resource for obtaining insects. We added the ones in the shop as a cheaper alternative and also to help ironmen. Players with a lower level in farming are still able to buy these off other players.

about 5 years ago - /u/JagexCamel - Direct link

Originally posted by Pixel_Seven

You guys really dont play your own game do you?

This is day one of an update that adds lots of new items to the economy. Not everything is going to be available at once. Once people start farming the new items more consistently this will no longer be an issue. :)

about 5 years ago - /u/JagexCamel - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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I have passed this issue onto the dev's. For now you will have to right click use until this is fixed :)