Discoid Roaches and Uroplatus fimbriatus

[gekkoterra]

Is the spiny exo-skeleton and spiny legs of a discoid known to cause damage to the mouth, esophagus, or digestive tract of U. fimbriatus? They are known to eat sub-adult hissing roaches in the wild, which have a tough spiny exo-skeleton and legs as well. Mine have fared well with these guys, however I think I may switch to B. dubia.
Ashton
Vivarium Essentials

 

[Ozymandias]

i wouldn't think thay would be bad for them, but i've only fed nymphs to my geckos and thay have never had any problems.

 

[gekkocorner]

I have also used Discoids for over two years with all Uroplatus with no problems. Both nymphs and adults

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

My U. lineatus used to go NUTS over adult male dubia roaches. They liked the males in particular. So I think the wings must have made them particularly appetizing.

 

[avoidtheboyd]

Switch to Dubia. I love them. They are pretty meaty in ratio to theyre shell.

 

[Ozymandias]

contrary to popular belief Dubias aren't the end all to be all of feeder roaches there are a lot of roaches that make great feeders and Discoids are a common staple especially in places like Florida where Dubia are illegal to keep. i personally use three different species of roaches as feeder right now and still expanding the species i use. my current feeder project are Orange head roaches "Eublaberus posticus" too see how thay work because i understand thay tend to move around quite a bit more than dubia that have a habit of playing dead some times.

here is a shot list of other roaches that i will be trying out at some point
Byrsotria sp. "Cuba"
Eublaberus distanti "Six-Spot Roach"
Blaberus boliviensis
Blaberus fusca (can flutter a little)
Blaberus parabolicus
Blaberus atropos

and that's not all that are out there as feeder options and thay all cant climb glass or really fly. just saying there are other options out there and really Dubia craze is relatively recent things as i understand it.