Lobster roaches if you are wanting an easy to breed feeder. Though they have other traits that make them unpractical/unloved. My folks sure didn't appreciate that they continued showing up months after I had sold the colony.
Red runners(Blatta lateralis) are also a great, easy to breed...
Are you implying Jackson's are easier to look after outdoors? How big of a cage? I'm guessing it has to be really good sized to allow them to thermoregulate in a wider temp range than indoors?
I think Santa Barbara has incredibly mild weather even for CA, though. What are your summer...
Hmm...what sp. have you been attempting in your enclosure? I've heard Jackson's can stand a wide range of temps(providing that things warm up again in the daytime as far as cool weather goes). Heat would be a problem but perhaps in a shaded area.
Does anyone here have any experience or ability to advise on outdoor enclosures for chameleons? I am in LA County and wonder if Jackson's chameleon would be doable(I understand feral populations have been found in Morro Bay, SLO, and LA County).
On the other hand...do people here who keep...