artgecko
Member
Hello all,
I've done a little more digging on my feeding plan and have decided that I will be adding super worms (in addition to dubia) as a staple and hornworms / silks as a treat. That said, I know variety is a good thing and I've found a couple roach species with care very similar to my dubia colony that I'd be willing to tackle so that my cham will have a third staple species to eat.
First, I have 3 questions for you guys:
1. Is it worth feeding 2 species of roaches nutritionally (are they different enough to make a difference)?
2. I'm looking at orange head vs. ivory head roaches. I have heard that orange heads produce faster, but wing-chew and also produce a VERY strong defensive odor, which the ivory heads do not. If you have kept both species, or orange heads, I'd love your input on this.
3. For those who have kept orange head / ivory heads, do you use substrate in their enclosure or just them in a bare enclosure with crates like dubia are kept?
I've done a little more digging on my feeding plan and have decided that I will be adding super worms (in addition to dubia) as a staple and hornworms / silks as a treat. That said, I know variety is a good thing and I've found a couple roach species with care very similar to my dubia colony that I'd be willing to tackle so that my cham will have a third staple species to eat.
First, I have 3 questions for you guys:
1. Is it worth feeding 2 species of roaches nutritionally (are they different enough to make a difference)?
2. I'm looking at orange head vs. ivory head roaches. I have heard that orange heads produce faster, but wing-chew and also produce a VERY strong defensive odor, which the ivory heads do not. If you have kept both species, or orange heads, I'd love your input on this.
3. For those who have kept orange head / ivory heads, do you use substrate in their enclosure or just them in a bare enclosure with crates like dubia are kept?