Dubias like bananas and lettuce...

[Heika]

I ran out of bananas for a few days, and the roaches love them. I snapped a couple pics of a feeding frenzy after I sliced a banana up and put them in the cage:

Here they are munching on romaine lettuce:

 

[dkollaritsch]

where did you get your roaches??

Where did you get your roaches??
Thanks!!

 

[Heika]

I bought my first colony from Blaberus.com.

I added to them later when I purchased a group from a guy on reptileauctions who was getting out of roaches.

 

[dkollaritsch]

Are they hard to raise??

Hey Heika,
are these roaches hard to raise??? Do you have a sheet on that or know where I can download one?? I would like to supplement with other than crickets and mealworms. I know I would get bored eating the same thng too....also do any of your chams eat veggies???
Thanx!

 

[Heika]

No, I don't find them difficult to raise.

Here is a care sheet at BugChick... nice caresheet, even if I would never buy from her again.

And here are a couple of conversations that have happened on the forum in the past about this species:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/roach-breeding-2314/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/best-roach-772/index2.html

I don't feed my chameleons vegetation. Up until recently, I have never kept a vegetable eating chameleon. I have offered veggies to the veiled babies, but as of yet have had no takers.

Heika

 

[MWheelock]

In my opinion, roaches are the easiest and cleanest of the bugs to raise. Most people just have a hard time getting over that they are keeping roaches.

I actually have so much fun with them and watching them that I have Dubia and Hissers. I'm thinking about expanding to false death heads and another species just for *&!@^ and giggles.

 

[Brian S]

Uh Oh....It sounds like Heika has a Jihad out on BugChick. I didn't find the sheet to be that informative either.

 

[Heika]

Uh Oh....It sounds like Heika has a Jihad out on BugChick. I didn't find the sheet to be that informative either.

No, just annoyed. I will take responsibility for the poor results of that order. I didn't read her terms, and over half the order was DOA. As the owner made very clear, I didn't respond quickly enough and I tossed the DOA bugs.

My fault, but I won't order again.

Heika

 

[roo_71]

Well my green banana roach colony runneth over ... anyone want to buy some super cheap??? They do like to fly a bit … especially into the innards of your TV … I wonder what ever happened to that one.

-roo

 

[Heika]

Yes, please! I would really like some.. 6 of the 50 I ordered survived the trip. Do you have the larger or the smaller? I will contact you via PM...

Heika

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Hmmmm.... Banana roaches eh?
I have a hard time saying no to an opportunity to get a new bug.
If you seriously need to unload some I would like to get in line behind Heika!

-Brad

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Roo,

How do you keep them?
Or, rather, what in? I understand they are great climbers and fliers and that bugstop and vaseline are not 100% effective.

-Brad

 

[roo_71]

Ok, I got enough for Heika and Brad ... offer is over.

-roo

 

[FaunaBgirl]

What's the smallest amount you would sell? I would pay the postage of course.