Dubia Roach feeding/help

[gecko cat]

Well i bought 50 1+in dubia roaches to start breeding. The food they were shipped with was bad dog food (i realy wish they didn't use dog food) So will there be any problems with them eating that dog food? (I will not be feeding dog food) Second question is what should i feed the roaches? The main thing i will be feeding the dubia roaches is to my leo but i will aslo be feeding the roaches to my turtles and oscars. A list of good foods to feed the roaches would be great Right now in my fridge i have mango, watermelon, blueberries, strawberies, tamatos, romain letuce, ect. Are the things i listed good to feed them?

 

[lisaowens]

i am not sure about all that maybe someone can tell you more i feed mine carrots shredded

 

[NicKtheGreeK1997]

They don't have problem with eating dog and cat food, but the dog food isn't healthy for the reptiles. You have to gutload them with cat food for proteins, oats and/or cereal (don't know which ones, maybe somebody else does) for their carbohydrates and ALL kind of fruits/vegetables for hydration, even lettuce etc. Oranges, apples and carrots are the best! Also search for gutloading in the search tab, you will find more informations there!

 

[Ozymandias]

NicKtheGreeK1997 feeding cat food is not gutloading in fact it can be potentially harmful for you reptiles long term.

to the gecko cat feeding dog food it ok if you just trying to grow your colony, but if your feeding off the roaches to your animals make sure you use a proper gut load, i use the one in the link below.
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...rition/49403-feeder-insect-diets-gutload.html
i mostly give my roaches a version of that diet and gut-load along with fruit (mostly oranges because thay are cheap and easy to clean up) also something roach don't like for some reason my dubias don't like melon.

 

[gecko cat]

Well i am trying to grow my colony right now but i am going to feed off some of the smaller ones and the males. Last night a fed them banana (read somewhere bananas are good for them)

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Please try looking through the many many thread that already ask this question. Also, we have several threads stickied in this forum.

 

[gecko cat]

Please try looking through the many many thread that already ask this question. Also, we have several threads stickied in this forum.

I looked through this thread http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...rition/49403-feeder-insect-diets-gutload.html but i dont understand it at all :?

And i looked through a whole bunch of other threads about gutloading and feeding roaches and they all say to look at this thread http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...rition/49403-feeder-insect-diets-gutload.html

 

[NicKtheGreeK1997]

It can be more simple than it. As I said, a SMALL AMOUNT of cat food for proteins, oats and/or cereal (maybe the grains used for chickens, I don't know how it's called in english) for their carbohydrates and ALL kind of fruits/vegetables for hydration.

That's the most simple gutload. Some say flucker stuff etc but I think it's a waste of money (however it saves time and effort), so let's stick to the basics!

 

[Emma's Lizzy]

I have dubia roaches and simply cut carrots up in about 1 inch pieces and do the same with apples. I also give the oatmeal, any kind of cereal and i had bout Fluker's food for crickets and have also been giving this to them. They really seem to like the apples and carrots best. I use a plasric lid for water and have aquarium rock in it so they won't drown, mostly for the small ones. I have to add water daily but they should have fresh water anyway. Mine are doing great and so far I don't think i have had any die since getting them a few weeks ago maybe even longer. I had someone here offer to send some. I have a 10 gal aquarium with a heat pad and use a black light on top since they don't like light. So far so good. I am not sure how long it takes to mature but they are molting which is cool, they are white at first. I find what looks like dead roaches but is actually the outer shell or exoskeleton? that has shed. I was told you should have several more females thatn males for breeding. Hope this helps

 

[remykwp]

Not to bump the thread, but is there any difference between giving dubias cat food vs dog food?

 

[NicKtheGreeK1997]

Nope, but if you feed the dubias to an animal, gutloading them with dog food can add more fat and cause a shorter lifespawn.

 

[Emma's Lizzy]

I have read not to feed too much protein because it's not good for Leo's. You might check other threads on here.

 

[badkelpie]

I have a breeding colony, and a feeding tank. I feed the breeders anything and everything, dog food, fish food, fruit, veggies, chicken bones, bread, whatever. The feeding tank has the feeding sized roaches that I pull from the breeding colony occasionally. These guys go straight to my geckos, so they are fed better. They get carrots and fruits and veggies and oatmeal. I like giving them jars of sweet potato baby food, they go nuts for that stuff .

Mangos are a favorite and they don't eat melon. Oranges are said to ramp up breeding production, can't say whether they do or not, but they like them, so it can't hurt.