What to do with big discoid roaches?

[lizcrespo93]

I ordered 20 discoids to kinda get my feet wet with them and they came super big. 3 of them seem to be adult sized! I am concerned they are to big for my chameleon. My question is, if the roaches are too big will my chameleon spit them back out or try to choke himself with them? How can I tell if they are too big for him? And what do I do with the big ones I cannot feed? What are the options for those bigger ones??

 

[mujino]

I ordered 20 discoids to kinda get my feet wet with them and they came super big. 3 of them seem to be adult sized! I am concerned they are to big for my chameleon. My question is, if the roaches are too big will my chameleon spit them back out or try to choke himself with them? How can I tell if they are too big for him? And what do I do with the big ones I cannot feed? What are the options for those bigger ones??

Breed them

 

[lizcrespo93]

Breed them

Any idea where I can find info on how to breed?

 

[Hydra_cosplay]

You could always make you a breeder colony with them! @jamest0o0 can give you some pointers on that. Then you could essentially have free food!

 

[mujino]

Any idea where I can find info on how to breed?

Yup like @Hydra_cosplay said, @jamest0o0 is who you want to talk to. He set me up with my first colonies. Knows his bugs

 

[lizcrespo93]

Should I still attempt to feed the smaller ones?

 

[Hydra_cosplay]

Yea small ones are fine to feed. General rule of thumb is nothing bigger than the width of their eyes. Excluding hornworms cause they are generally just water bags lol

 

[mujino]

Should I still attempt to feed the smaller ones?

Here’s how you can tell if they’re the right size to feed your cham. Look at the space between your cham’s eyes. If the buggies are small enough to fit between his eyes, then it’s an ok size to feed with .

If you end up buying squishier bugs, like silkworms/hornworms, just a little bigger is ok.

 

[mujino]

@Hydra_cosplay beat me to it!

 

[Hydra_cosplay]

@Hydra_cosplay beat me to it!

Hehe yay finally I win! XD

 

[MissSkittles]

Super easy to breed. Stick in a plastic bin with smooth sides and vent the top, add some fresh veggies or greens, a few TP or paper towel tubes and put in a warm spot. Then just wait and they’ll soon enough make babies.

 

[lizcrespo93]

Super easy to breed. Stick in a plastic bin with smooth sides and vent the top, add some fresh veggies or greens, a few TP or paper towel tubes and put in a warm spot. Then just wait and they’ll soon enough make babies.

Oh sounds simple enough. I'll give it a try. I cannot believe I am even considering this due to an intense cock roach phobia! I'm trying to think of these guys as a totally different insect to be able to deal with them.

 

[Ramrod]

Oh sounds simple enough. I'll give it a try. I cannot believe I am even considering this due to an intense cock roach phobia! I'm trying to think of these guys as a totally different insect to be able to deal with them.

I have 3 box turtles who love to take care of any of my surplus dubia that get huge?

 

[lizcrespo93]

I have 3 box turtles who love to take care of any of my surplus dubia that get huge?

Oh that's a great idea! I am building a pond for a RES turtle rescue about 10 inches in length! Maybe she can dispose of them!

 

[mujino]

Oh sounds simple enough. I'll give it a try. I cannot believe I am even considering this due to an intense cock roach phobia! I'm trying to think of these guys as a totally different insect to be able to deal with them.

Nothing to fear! These aren’t house cucarachas, they’re just “feeder beetles”. Completely different

 

[jacksonchamnew]

The Critter Depot also has YouTube videos on breeding them. Easy.

 

[JacksJill]

Commander obvious here "make little discoid roaches"