fruit beetle grubs and indian stick insects

[Chameleoco]

I find it very hard to vary my chameleons diet, with me only being able to get crickets locusts and morio worms on a regular basis.
I have occasionally been able to get fruit beetle grubs, but are unsure of their nutritional value,(and they bite!) can anyone help?
I ideally would like to breed my own feeders and was wondering..
1. what are the best type of feeder insects to breed
2.are indian stick insects a suitable feeder, if so, as a treat or staple? or is this cruel (for the stick insects)
Thanks for any help!!!!

 

[THECHAMMAN]

the easiest and least smelly, and least noisy would be dubia roaches for me, they are great feeders, have lots of meat, less chitin, stick bugs are a good feeder so ive heard, but also ive heard that they arent a good staple. dont quote me on that one.
but by far, any roach is very easy to breed, and they are extremely good staple.

 

[sandrachameleon]

1. what are the best type of feeder insects to breed
2.are indian stick insects a suitable feeder, if so, as a treat or staple? or is this cruel (for the stick insects)

Roaches are a very good choice, very easy to breed, no smell, easy to gutload.

Chameleons LOVE stick insects, they make for a good feeder, and are easy to raise. However they are illegal in many places, including the USA. Feeding any insect to a chameleon could be considered cruel to the insect, but its no more so cruel to one bug over another IMO.

I personally dont believe in having a "staple" feeder, preferring to offer a variety of insects. That said, I'd have no trouble offering stick insects once weekly.

Also consider silkworms - not quite as easy to breed and raise as roaches or stick insects, but still not difficult.