Connorology
Avid Member
Hello all,
I have decided I am going to phase out my dubias and replace them with... something else. The primary reason is that their tendency to "play dead" (or at least not move at all) in the food dish or feeder run means that they don't trigger a feeding response. My panther chameleon Spicoli seems to hate them beyond this, and while he will take several feeders from my hand per feeding he will outright refuse dubias, and if I coax him to eat one he will stop eating after he receives it.
I have some red-runners too, which my animals do like, but I am very cautious with them because they are naturalized in my area and can survive just fine if they escape indoors, even though they don't tend to infest homes. I am hoping for something more tropical that won't survive if it escapes.
Any suggestions for a dubia-like roach (can't climb glass/plastic) that doesn't just sit there and play dead? I have heard anecdotally discoids might be better in that regard, any thoughts?
I have decided I am going to phase out my dubias and replace them with... something else. The primary reason is that their tendency to "play dead" (or at least not move at all) in the food dish or feeder run means that they don't trigger a feeding response. My panther chameleon Spicoli seems to hate them beyond this, and while he will take several feeders from my hand per feeding he will outright refuse dubias, and if I coax him to eat one he will stop eating after he receives it.
I have some red-runners too, which my animals do like, but I am very cautious with them because they are naturalized in my area and can survive just fine if they escape indoors, even though they don't tend to infest homes. I am hoping for something more tropical that won't survive if it escapes.
Any suggestions for a dubia-like roach (can't climb glass/plastic) that doesn't just sit there and play dead? I have heard anecdotally discoids might be better in that regard, any thoughts?