Different roaches?

[Carloscruz]

I am get rid of crickets I hate them I need a different kind of roach that a leopard gecko can eat to is there a kind that can breed at room temperature.

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

Discoids or dubias are great feeders and fairly easy to get a quick colony started but there are TONS of species to choose from but those are very common and easy to get.

 

[Carloscruz]

Thanks I have Dubai colony i need another one to replace cricket

 

[Thatcher]

maybe red runners? thats what i use not for my bearded dragon but im sure my leopard gecko could eat them but it would take a while beacasue hes brain dead (not literally)

 

[Carloscruz]

I will look in to them

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

maybe red runners? thats what i use not for my bearded dragon but im sure my leopard gecko could eat them but it would take a while beacasue hes brain dead (not literally)

Red runners are great but NOTORIOUS escape artists, you can use Vaseline on the inside walls of the enclosure to prevent escapees.

 

[Carloscruz]

That is why I don’t think my mom would let me get them she hates bugs

 

[bbyoda]

I have Surinam roaches in addition to Discoids. They're easy to keep in a bioactive tub. They also need Vaseline on the sites to prevent them from climbing up the walls. But with the Vaseline barrier and a good bit of soil for them to bury in, they stay in the tub. They reproduce without males. I think all roaches need warm temps to reproduce though.

 

[Thatcher]

a few have escaped... also one time i found a dubia roach under my bearded dragons enclosure. oh and one time a cup of superworms fell onto my bed and infected my room, my bearded dragon ate good that day

 

[MissSkittles]

For the leopard geckos, you could breed your own mealworms, which is super easy. You could also try breeding superworms, although those are a bit harder to get to pupate into beetles, but just a few do make tons of babies.

 

[Carloscruz]

I tried super worms but it was two months and they didn’t pupate I think I am going to get discoids where can I get them?

 

[MissSkittles]

I tried super worms but it was two months and they didn’t pupate I think I am going to get discoids where can I get them?

http://www.lindasgonebuggie.com/ is one place.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

12 Kinds of Roaches That You Can Feed to Your Reptile​

 

[Carloscruz]

Thanks

 

[nightanole]

I have good luck with giant green banana roaches. The brown nymphs are REALLY active yet slow. The baby beardies/frillies loved them, but would not eat dubia.

 

[bbyoda]

Green banana roaches are cute. I wouldn't mind a colony of them!

 

[Thatcher]

Yes where do I buy them and are they staple feeders?

 

[Carloscruz]

The green banana one?

 

[Thatcher]

The green banana one?

Yeah

 

[Carloscruz]

I don’t know