Are there any alternatives to Dubia Roaches?

[Rex561]

Hello, I live in Florida, so Dubia Roaches are illegal here and I really do not want something on my record for keeping an illegal species of roaches here. Is there any alternative that I can use? I currently feed my male 5 month old veiled house crickets and superworms.

 

[nightanole]

http://capecodroaches.com/t/florida-legal-roaches

Most go with discoids. They can be treated just like dubia, but adults are too big for most chams other than the parsons.

 

[Rex561]

http://capecodroaches.com/t/florida-legal-roaches

Most go with discoids. They can be treated just like dubia, but adults are too big for most chams other than the parsons.

Thanks so much! Will look into this

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

Lazy H Farm. Cheapest discoids around. I started my colony with adults and large nymphs from there. Best to call to place an order.

What type of chameleon are you feeding? An adult veiled could eat adult discoids, but idk about an adult panther. They're big roaches and people say dubia are more prolific but my discoids produce a pretty good amount of babies with just a heat pad and lots of food.

 

[Rex561]

Lazy H Farm. Cheapest discoids around. I started my colony with adults and large nymphs from there. Best to call to place an order.

What type of chameleon are you feeding? An adult veiled could eat adult discoids, but idk about an adult panther. They're big roaches and people say dubia are more prolific but my discoids produce a pretty good amount of babies with just a heat pad and lots of food.

I am feeding a 5 month old veiled chameleon and thanks

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

I am feeding a 5 month old veiled chameleon and thanks

They sell all sizes so you can get adults to start a colony and a hundred or so small ones to feed off to him now.

 

[leedragon]

p Nivea.

 

[poison]

Though I'm sure your Cham would like p Nivea, they're a little harder to control and much faster. They can also catch flight very easy and take a little longer to mature in my experience. I would go with discoids.

 

[JacksJill]

Not a roach, but silkworms are good feeders and not terribly difficult to raise from eggs.

 

[Andee]

There are several species of Florida legal roaches. Depending on the size you want etc. I am looking into getting two smaller species other than a new species of p. Nivea that are legal there. I might also get larger species but am likely not getting discoids, too common in my opinion

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

Roach Crossing sent an email out saying they're moving again so it'll be a while before I can get my Australians from them. That's the next species I'd like to keep. I really like that species after a nymph snuck into my discoid box and matured in there. I just wish I'd found another one to breed them. It eventually died.

Green bananas are alright. There's nothing to them, in terms of mass and they're too fast/hide too well to just throw them into the cage as feeders. I actually have a couple of chameleons that won't eat them because of the spiky legs.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

Orange heads. I like them better than Dubia anyway

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

Orange heads. I like them better than Dubia anyway

What about them do you like better?

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

Just checked they're not Florida legal

 

[Andee]

Costa Rican or giant green banana roaches are much larger and depending on how you feed your chameleon should have no issues catching it. Green bananas have never had spike legs from my experience. But almost all roaches do and especially larger species.

 

[JoeDigiorgio]

Costa Rican or giant green banana roaches are much larger and depending on how you feed your chameleon should have no issues catching it. Green bananas have never had spike legs from my experience. But almost all roaches do and especially larger species.

I keep the green bananas in culture because most of my chameleons really like them and they gut load really well on stuff my crickets aren't as fond of like some of the greens. I think they're definitely worth having, being so easy to keep, but definitely not a substitute for larger prey for adult chameleons.

 

[Andee]

Oh I agree XD not a substitute.