Dubia Roaches Vs. Crickets

[a628627]

I am getting a panther or veiled chameleon soon and don't know whether to use crickets or Dubia Roaches What are the pros and cons of each. Thanks in advance for any reply.

 

[LLLReptile]

Crickets are often easier and less expensive to get initially, but the roaches are more nutritious and get much larger. They'll also breed easily for you, so once you have a colony going you'll end up with a pretty much endless supply of roaches to use as feeders!

-Jen

 

[VanessaS]

Dubia Pros... Low maintenance, no smell, long life span...Cons... Don't move very much ( your little one might not be interested )

Crickets... Pro...lots of movement. Con... Stinky, higher die off rate.

This is my super fast breakdown ; )

 

[a628627]

Thanks for the help. Is there any nutritional difference between the two?

 

[dom1959]

a varied diet is important!
use both if your cham likes dubia... mine does not find them appealing, i think because they don't move as much. mine eats maybe 2-3 dubia a week.
but i feed crix, dubia, phoenix worms, mealworms, butter worms and as a treat wax worms.

if you do a web search for nutrition you will find many.

 

[leedragon]

both chameleons get tired quite fast of the same food

 

[Olimpia]

If you had to use just one I would do dubias, they are worth more nutritionally, have a higher meat to shell ratio, and are much easier to keep and breed. But variety is important.

I will say that I have several species of crickets and I am trying to wean crickets out of the equation almost completely. I may get some now and then for variey but I give up buying them in bulk so they die, stink, and make noise for weeks.