Considering another feeder roach

[EightLeggedFrea]

My G. rosea (adult female) doesn't seem to like Dubias, but she will take B. lateralis. I think that's because she had been mostly raised on crickets until I got two roach colonies. They are similar in size and run faster. Dubias tend to freeze upon being touch (by the spidey) and my rosea eventually just loses interest. I even try tong feeding dubias to her but she just won't take them.

I'm considering trying out orange heads or lobster roaches. Which do you guys/girls recommend?

I should also mention I will be going out of town at the end of next week, although I am not in the least afraid my rosie starving. It's been weeks since I last even bothered to offer her anything and she still looks reasonably fat. Plus I understand roses are notorious non-eaters anyway.

 

[Andrew273]

Out of those two, I'd say orange heads are easier in general. But they will get bigger than dubias. You would probably have better luck with the lobs but I find them to be annoying (and they climb glass).

 

[EightLeggedFrea]

I find them to be annoying (and they climb glass).

What do you mean by "annoying?" I can deal with the climbing, though. I've got Vaseline for that. Also do the orange heads move around more than Dubias? I find that's key with my particular rosea.

 

[Andrew273]

They're small and hard to keep track of. I don't keep orange heads but I do have a species in the same genus. They move a lot. But they burrow hardcore and fast.

 

[Warren Bautista]

since orange heads burrow, I just crush their heads before feedingt hem to my ts. I think they are thte fastest breeding live bearers.

 

[tabor]

I would go with orange heads, their nymphs are the perfect size for slings, just crush their heads before tossing them in.

 

[Senses-Tingling]

What do you mean by "annoying?" I can deal with the climbing, though. I've got Vaseline for that. Also do the orange heads move around more than Dubias? I find that's key with my particular rosea.

If you want movers - get the lobsters. They don't stop moving until they are caught. And they breed much faster than orange heads.

 

[Galapoheros]

Are you feeding a lot of animals? I haven't tried orange heads. I've tried Lobsters, dubias and Hissers. I got rid of the Lobsters, I found them annoying too, I guess that's a good word for it. When I would get it a little too moist, the smell was stronger than if I accidentally got the dubias' container or Hisser cage too moist. That's my fault though. It's been a while but I think I remember some getting past the Vaseline so I used olive oil. They just seemed a little nastier to me. You didn't mention Hissers but the stuff I have seem to go for those more. The nymphs under an inch are pretty soft so they tend to eat most of it, leaving less leftovers.

 

[OxDionysus]

I bought some orange head nymphs a while back and they had a HORRIBLE smell. I only had them a day and they stank up my apt.