roach diet

[WhiskeyTango]

What can I feed my dubia roaches?

 

[PuffDragon]

Blaptica will pretty much eat anything. You can make your own food or buy commercial feed found at a number places online specifically made for roaches. Make sure whatever you feed them that it is high in protein. They tend to eat eachother if not getting adequate amounts. I have only had my colony for a few months but I have been feeding them a mix of oatmeal and ground up turtle pellets I had left over. A few times a week I also give them fruits and veggies (grapes, blueberries, bannana, lettece, potato). I have also fed them left over dinner meats and what not. Just make sure not to leave in fruits and other wet items because mold will form and kill them. So it's good practice to remove the wet fruits in a day or two. You can also feed them commercial fish flakes, cat/dog food, apples, bran/oats, gutload formulas, cricket diets etc. I also use water crystals for their water source. This way no babies can drown and it's mold resistant.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

ah thanks for the info!!

 

[redtail2426]

I feed mine a mix of 1 cup uncooked oats, 1 cup all natural cat food with no color dyes or preservatives, and a 1/4 cup of tropical fish flakes. I just put all that in a blender a wala roach food. Then for there water I have a plastic test tube I got form the pet store that is used for giving birds water I just fill that with water and put 2 wet cotton balls in the end and lay it on its side and they drink from that with no problems. I also throw in fruits and veggies here and there and those get gobbled up before you can even say mold.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

Ah thanks for some more info!

 

[DaveDragon]

I've read you can soak an orange in water for a few hours (to soften the rind?) and they'll devour it in about an hour. Haven't tried it yet.

 

[Sammy]

I use a high quality all natural dog food that is 20%-22% protein. I grind it up in the blender into a powder. Stay away from anything that has red dye #40 in it.

I also give them whatever fresh fruits and veggies we have sitting around twice a week and once a week I will give them a little bread.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

thankyou!

 

[PuffDragon]

I bought a $5 coffee grinder from Rite Aid. Works like a charm for grinding up stuff.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

ah great cause my dad is not gonna be ok with dog food going into his blender.lol.


LOL... yeah I bet he wouldnt.

I picked up an old blender at a yard sale for $1 just for grinding dog food. Yard sales are a herpers candy store.

 

[dicy]

i feed my dubias fruit mostly usualy aple banana carrots kiwi sumthimes sum orange i havnt had these dubias for long but they r breeding like crazzy rabbits

 

[WhiskeyTango]

ah thats great!!I just got my dubias..I bought 50 mediums,with 5 adult pairs so hopefully I will have me a colony by the time I get my tegu.

 

[AB^]

My roach/insect diet includes:

chick starter
ground up rodent lab blocks
ground up high protein fish flakes
then I mix in calcium and vitamin supplements.

I use fresh fruits and veggies the night before feedings
which include carrots and romaine lettuce.

I will also toss some raw ground turkey in once in a while.

 

[WhiskeyTango]