[Riverside Reptiles]

Just curious if anyone has tried B. Dubia roaches with their masobe? My U. lineatus LOVED dubia and would eat them out of a "gladware" type bowl. It made feeding very easy as the dubia couldn't escape the bowl since they're non-climbers and there was nothing for them to burry themselves in either. Anyone tried anything like this with their masobe?

[RFB2]

My male likes them. My female will not touch them. Strange creatures these masobes, it is like having picky children. I have noticed that she will watch them for a while then she goes right back in to her hide. With crickets the masobes are all over the place and very active. I think the issue is the feed bowl itself. Mine do not like it.

I made a device "feed pole" out of some pvc pipe with screen wrapped around it. I then hot glued the feed tube upright in a plastic food storage container. When I put the roaches in they climb all over the feed tube making them more visible, but I have to sink the bowl in so the rim is level with the substrate. This is the only way my male has eaten them.

[Sourri]

Hi,


at least 4 of my adult masobe eat dubias but they do not prefer it in any way. But as I do not use bowls I don't have 100% controle about who eats them and although we breed them at home I don't use them very often (I feed more S. tartara).


Regards
Siri

[viktor]

Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

Just curious if anyone has tried B. Dubia roaches with their masobe? My U. lineatus LOVED dubia and would eat them out of a "gladware" type bowl. It made feeding very easy as the dubia couldn't escape the bowl since they're non-climbers and there was nothing for them to burry themselves in either. Anyone tried anything like this with their masobe?

My masobes (which I got from Sourri - thanks, Sourri!) prefer crickets to everything, althought they will take lateralis. Strangely enough, I have not tried dubia with them, though I have a colony. I will have to try them.

I have also tried phoenix worms. Sometimes, they will eat all of them, sometimes they will not touch them. I have tried an adult black soldier fly, and it looks like they are not interested. It has been flying around the enclosure for a couple of days.

[Sourri]

Hello Viktor,


glad to hear that they are doing well
My masobe also don't like flies. Only P. kuhli and G. vittatus showed interest in flies sometimes. I think masobe is some kind of "too lazy" for hunting them and also they don't recognize them at night

Regards
Siri

[Chris3004]

Originally Posted by Sourri

I think masobe is some kind of "too lazy" for hunting

That's my type of gecko. Damn, I want some