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If you can feed roaches and crickets when you are home then that's great. The reason for using roaches and crickets as a staple is because they gutload well, so then your chameleon gets all those nutrients. You can also feed bsfl and the flies. Those are great feeders as well and your wife can...

They are not rolly pollies since they do not roll into a ball. You can easily find isopods for sale online and even in the forum. However, they are not your best option as a staple and serve more as an enrichment feeder. I recommended them for when you're traveling and your wife has to do the...

Well you can use the same tactic of leaving the cups prepared for her with bsfl or blue bottle flies, time it right so that you get flies when you are on the road. Then just feed roaches and crickets when you are home. Another good feeder that I personally believe gutloads well and is high in...

1) Not eating for a week or two is not great for a baby/juvenile chameleons. They need to eat everyday. Adults can go days without eating but I think 1-2 weeks is too long. You can always get around this if you have larva pupating into flies in your enclosure so your chameleon has some food, but...

Just remember that chameleons need complete darkness at night to be able to properly rest. I don't know what really cold means since that is subjective to each individual. But again, no heat lamp at night. If temperatures at night get below 55°F then use a ceramic heat emitter. If temperatures...

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/egg-laying-and-the-laying-bin.345/ That's a good post that talks about egg laying. Also, you didn't answer what temperature your basement gets at night. Someone above already recommended a solution if it gets below 55°F, otherwise you don't need additional...

Can I feed Japanese sweet potato to my roaches? I know most people say to stay clear of white potatoes and use sweet potato instead, but what about the Japanese sweet potato?

So what I'm getting from this thread is yes, they are safe to use as feeders if raised on seeds. But might not be worth the trouble of raising them, right? Haha

Did you feed them to your chameleons?

They are cool indeed. I believe I read in an old thread that @JoeDigiorgio was raising them. Hopefully he can share his experience with us

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I don't know if people are still following this thread but I wanted to ask you roach experts if 90°F is too hot for roaches? I have orange heads, surinams, green bananas, and halloween hissers. I am keeping them in a closet in my balcony and inside the closet it gets to 90°F for most of the day...

Where are you located and do you mind if I ask what type of collard green are you growing? I thought collards were a cool weather crop and would bolt in the summer, or the leaves would be too bitter

Are there any other roaches, other than red runners, that do not burrow?

That's such a beautiful cham!

Surinam roaches do burrow and the adults can climb. But they prefer burrowing than climbing. They also eat a lot!

Don't we all wish red runners or lobsters didn't have the potential to infest? Perfect size, reproduce like crazy, and eat like champs

I I've been switching all my roaches to bins with coco fiber, sphagnum moss, and cork bark. I also want to get some branches or something cool looking just so that their enclosures look good haha. It's obviously not as practical but it looks good. Plus having springtails and isopods to help...

Some people have had bad luck with lobsters infesting their homes, but what about giant lobsters? They're a different specie and just look like lobsters. Is there any chance of giant lobsters infesting?

@Andee the centurion roach is too beautiful and expensive to use as a feeder, but it would make a great pet. Unless your colony is huge and you need to get rid of some but even then you could sell them instead lol. I have also been looking at the Orin's zebra roach. It reminds me of a halloween...