Feeding B Dubia Roaches? dog/cat food> good?what to feed B dubias

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I also feed them a little bit of fruit.
dog/ cat food is a safe feeder right???

ive had my colony for about a little over a month now

 

[Vfox]

I feed mine dogfood and fruit. I've had them on the same diet for 5 years without any issues. Oranges and bananas are favorites of my colony and give good hydration (especially the oranges).

 

[Toirtis]

They love crushed cheerios, carrots, apple, romaine lettuce, dried whole grain breads, etc. I fed some combination of those every couple of days, plus a couple of handfuls of ground-up dog kibble about once a week, and at 85ºF, my colony was growing far more quickly than I could feed it off.

 

[Stopdroproll]

They eat fish flakes like it's crack.

 

[0siris]

mine make do on a meddley of purina cat food mixed with regular unflavored oatmeal as a staple. They get a variety of supplemental foods such as leftover carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, celery, apples, bananas, kiwis, grapes, and oranges once or twice a week.

I guess you could say I spoil them, but it's really the T's I'm looking after

 

[Toirtis]

They eat fish flakes like it's crack.

They certainly do....a bit spendy as a regular diet item, but a great way to supplement protein.

Some sugars seem important (likely for chitin production as well as reproduction), so fruit once or twice a week. I like apples, as they tend not bring in fruit flies....carrots also have some sugars in them, so those are a great choice, too.

 

[loxoscelesfear]

the above items are all good suggestions--what not to feed roaches: dairy products

 

[zonbonzovi]

the above items are all good suggestions--what not to feed roaches: dairy products

Any reason other than the obvious rot/stink/filth that would occur if the roaches don't eat everything? Does it make them gassy, lol?

 

[loxoscelesfear]

cheese for example, clogs em up and they die.