Adult hissing roach and fimbriatus

[Fumbles]

I wanted to switch it up and get the pair some hissing roaches. One of those is like 10 crickets - they'll love it

I tried this once with a sikorae. I got a sub adult hissing roach and it disappeared. It reappeared a month later bigger than the gecko so I had to remove it.

Question is, if I buy a sub adult hissing roach and it grows to full size, is it (a full adult madagascar hissing ****roach) too big for a uroplatus fimbriatus adult?

 

[miguel camacho!]

Even at subadult size, I wouldn't recommend offering anything other than freshly molted individuals. Can't imagine they're an enjoyable meal when fully chitinous and prickly-legged.

 

[Fumbles]

And thats why I come here first. Thanks.

Any recommendations for live food they could grab onto without also getting a mouth full of substrate? Black jamaican crickets are doing the trick but they're in short supply.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I'd recommend adult dubia if you want a bigger prey item than crickets. My lineatus used to LOVE them. They especially seemed to like the adult male dubia (perhaps something to do with the wings?). Much bigger than crickets, but smaller than hissers. You can put the roaches in a "gladware" type container to keep the dubia from burying themselves. Since they aren't climbers, they can't get out. And the plastic is soft enough that it won't hurt the gecko's snout if they dive bomb it.

 

[sikorae]

I'd recommend adult dubia if you want a bigger prey item than crickets. My lineatus used to LOVE them. They especially seemed to like the adult male dubia (perhaps something to do with the wings?). Much bigger than crickets, but smaller than hissers. You can put the roaches in a "gladware" type container to keep the dubia from burying themselves. Since they aren't climbers, they can't get out. And the plastic is soft enough that it won't hurt the gecko's snout if they dive bomb it.

Found this interesting, I have fed dubias to my pair of lineatus, but never big males. Do both sexes eat them Ethan?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Yeah, both sexes of the geckos will eat them. What I meant was that they seemed to prefer the male roaches. I can only assume it has something to do with the wings on the male. Perhaps it reminds them of something similar that they eat in the wild that has wings? I don't know. They'll eat the females too. But they seem particularly fond of the males, always seeming to gobble them up first.

 

[sikorae]

Yeah, both sexes of the geckos will eat them. What I meant was that they seemed to prefer the male roaches. I can only assume it has something to do with the wings on the male. Perhaps it reminds them of something similar that they eat in the wild that has wings? I don't know. They'll eat the females too. But they seem particularly fond of the males, always seeming to gobble them up first.

Thanks Ethan, will definitely try them with the males then

 

[sikorae]

Thanks Ethan, will definitely try them with the males then

Just wanted to let you know Ethan, I did try the male adult dubia, and the Lineatus loved them - well I think its the female that is eating them all ;-)

 

[pakinjak]

I'd recommend adult dubia if you want a bigger prey item than crickets. My lineatus used to LOVE them. They especially seemed to like the adult male dubia (perhaps something to do with the wings?). Much bigger than crickets, but smaller than hissers. You can put the roaches in a "gladware" type container to keep the dubia from burying themselves. Since they aren't climbers, they can't get out. And the plastic is soft enough that it won't hurt the gecko's snout if they dive bomb it.

This is exactly how I feed my Uroplatus, and I too have noticed a preference for adult males.