dfourer
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I've been raising Blaptica dubia roaches successfully for some time. I recently read that some cat and dog food can not be fed to roaches because it has a roach poison chemical added. I got quite alarmed, but my google searches turned up no specific details. I did read a lot of posts by people who though cat food is a bad idea, full of chemicals, not healthy, etc.
I recently bought a bag of the cheapest cat food. The ingredients list is short so I looked up the chemicals listed. All turned out to be legitimate vitamin and mineral food supplements. One is taurine, an essential nutrient for cats. One ingredient is "poultry by-products", which means all the bones, skin, heads, feet, and other junk that comes from a slaughterhouse. Another is animal fat. The other ingredients are grains and soy beans. Sounds like a good diet for roaches to me. Checking the ingredients seems like a good idea though.
I recently bought a bag of the cheapest cat food. The ingredients list is short so I looked up the chemicals listed. All turned out to be legitimate vitamin and mineral food supplements. One is taurine, an essential nutrient for cats. One ingredient is "poultry by-products", which means all the bones, skin, heads, feet, and other junk that comes from a slaughterhouse. Another is animal fat. The other ingredients are grains and soy beans. Sounds like a good diet for roaches to me. Checking the ingredients seems like a good idea though.