Nicholas3652
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Dubia Roaches are quickly becoming the best feeder insect, so I have one question. I've heard somewhere on the internet that Dubia Roaches (Blaptica dubia) are illegal in some states. Are they illegal to propagate in Florida?
Where are Dubia Roaches illegal?
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Nicholas3652
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blaptica dubia
This is very good to know. I just like to offer a variety of feeders.
I think its interesting that they are illegal. I guess its because they can become invasive and intrude homes.
This is very good to know. I just like to offer a variety of feeders.
I think its interesting that they are illegal. I guess its because they can become invasive and intrude homes.
Chase
Chameleon Enthusiast
Just because they have them doesn't make them legal.
Personally I wouldn't mess with dubias here
Chase
Chase
Chameleon Enthusiast
This is very good to know. I just like to offer a variety of feeders.
I think its interesting that they are illegal. I guess its because they can become invasive and intrude homes.
Well they thrive in tropical climates, which we have here, so there is a good chance of that happening. But like I said, discoids are another good option
Chase
fluxlizard
Avid Member
dubia are overrated anyway.
I breed 5 species of roach (dubia, lobster, green banana, hissers and giant blaberus hybrids). I rotate feedings with those and a few other insect species. The chameleons are the least excited about the dubia.
Dubia are just popular because they can't climb smooth surfaces like feeding bowls and because of this they got more word of mouth over time as roaches became a popular feeder. You and your lizards aren't missing out if you use discoids instead.
I breed 5 species of roach (dubia, lobster, green banana, hissers and giant blaberus hybrids). I rotate feedings with those and a few other insect species. The chameleons are the least excited about the dubia.
Dubia are just popular because they can't climb smooth surfaces like feeding bowls and because of this they got more word of mouth over time as roaches became a popular feeder. You and your lizards aren't missing out if you use discoids instead.
fluxlizard
Avid Member
Lobster roaches seem to be my chameleons' favorite.
Green bananas get more interest than the dubia. And I don't know- they are smaller, but adults are not really what I'd consider tiny. Especially if you consider the majority of the diet of wild chameleons (as per published scientific studies of a few different species) seems to be flies and bees- neither of which are all that large.
It isn't always about size- I had some huge melleri before that prefered lobsters over the larger dubia or hissers.
I've found many chameleons are kind of like that day to day- smaller prey items seem to be a preference, but then they get very excited sometimes when an occasional larger item comes along- but large item after large item and they have much less interest then.
Also it is possibly about the activity of the roaches. Dubia go inactive and kind of hunker down in the food bowls after only a few minutes for the most part. And because they are larger, it takes a few minutes to eat one or two for a chameleon. So after that, the roaches aren't moving so much. Lobsters tend to be a little more active for longer periods and go for occasional strolls in the bowls after hunkering down.
But when it comes to size- dubia or discoids are pretty close in size. They can be fed the same foods, and are pretty close in nutritional value. Neither can climb smooth surfaces. Their care and breeding is pretty much the same. Both are fairly productive species that are easy to breed.
There isn't anything magical or fantastic that dubia has that discoids don't.
