Flies!?
- Thread starter Rst_Cham
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jamest0o0
Chameleon Enthusiast
@Beman I have green banana roaches too, chams love them, but they are very small and a little slow to breed. They also don't eat much. They make great variety feeders.
I'm going to California tomorrow, when I get back I can check my orangeheads. Could sell you a start colony if you'd like. Feel free to PM me.
I'm going to California tomorrow, when I get back I can check my orangeheads. Could sell you a start colony if you'd like. Feel free to PM me.
Thank you James! I so appreciate the offer. You are very kind
I just found a really nice member that has silk worms so I placed an order. Beman's big boy cage should be here this week. I am not sure right now if the lack of interest in the dubia is stress related as he is desperate to be in a big enclosure. But it seems to be the only feeder he could care less about. We will be moving in March and I will have a bit more room then to look into starting my own colony. I may take you up on your offer of purchasing a start colony once I get into the bigger place.
Rst_Cham
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Yeah I tried to find them on his site and all the other sponsors but no one carries them. I buy from rainbowmealworms and they don't have them either.
I did find them on the full throttle website: https://www.fullthrottlefeeders.com/product-page/roaches, 50 for $25 plus shipping
LOL omg I am an idiot I did not see that it had a slide bar! HAHAHAHAHA thank you I am going to go off to my corner now
Yeah I was hoping it would be good for you since I went crazy with it. Do you have silkworms I just found an awesome member who has them for sale.
Rst_Cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
I did get silkworms from a member as well. I fed off the smaller ones (Max LOVED them) and now I'm left with about 15 huge ones that I'm hoping will cocoon soon since I'd like to try to breed them. I have them all setup, just waiting for them to start spinning silk!
Ohhhhhh cool. You are braver then I am. I am thinking about breading the orange head roaches but I don't know if I could deal with more then that. I am finding that I am enjoying all my feeders which is nuts because I really have never liked roaches. Well I am not fond of the BSFL. But each day everyone gets their care and feeding done and then weekly cleaned out in new bins. My daughter now thinks I have totally lost it.
How fast do they grow? Are they like Horn worms with growth rate?
Brodybreaux25
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They have the option to “buy it now” so you don’t have to do the whole bidding thing. Very similar to Amazon.Yeah I tried to find them on his site and all the other sponsors but no one carries them. I buy from rainbowmealworms and they don't have them either.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
That’s why it’s hit or miss for you! Don’t mess with anyone with less than 99!
CC's Baby
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Okay, this thread is making me want to add more feeders. So are the Orange Heads flies? and where do you purchase them from? I already have 3 staple feeders and Angus loves them all, but I have been splitting putting in the crickets (doing several free range) and then rest in the cup feeder. Boy, he loves the free range and it is fun watching him come to life so quick when I add them in there.
Rst_Cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ohhhhhh cool. You are braver then I am. I am thinking about breading the orange head roaches but I don't know if I could deal with more then that. I am finding that I am enjoying all my feeders which is nuts because I really have never liked roaches. Well I am not fond of the BSFL. But each day everyone gets their care and feeding done and then weekly cleaned out in new bins. My daughter now thinks I have totally lost it.
I'm gonna try breeding silkworms, hornworms, and crickets and see how it goes. My family thinks I've gone insane as well, they might be right!
Rst_Cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
much slower than hornworms thank god!
Rst_Cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
The orange heads are roaches. I think I'm going to give them a try.
I did find them on the full throttle website: https://www.fullthrottlefeeders.com/product-page/roaches, 50 for $25 plus shipping
Just slightly right lol. It is hard for me not to love every aspect of these amazing little guys down to the feeders. My family gets tired of hearing me talk about it. Which is why I am so thankful I have the forum to share and learn. At least here I feel normal
I bought a pod of hornworms without realizing how fast they actually grew and about had a heart attack. So I am very thankful to hear the silks are slower!
Rst_Cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
I did the same thing. I think i managed to feed off 3 before they were all too big. So, gonna see if these big guys will pupae so I can breed them. In the meantime, I'm buying locally, and only 3 at a time!
