Roaches like quaker oatmeal?

[Arachnomore]

I bought a thing of it tonight and I can't stand oatmeal like I used to be able to. Just curious is it safe to feed to them, its just plain oats no addatives.. and think they will like it.. they like chicken feed I hear.. so I think they might like this.

 

[DrJ]

Should be fine to use with roaches, but I would also supplement it with some veggies. You could also donate some of that to somebody with a mealworm colony! But, really, as long as it is just regular oatmeal and not some funky new flavor, it should be fine for your roaches.

 

[Arachnomore]

I have meelworms... never thought of that.

 

[desertdweller]

I feed oatmeal to my crickets and they love it. First time I did it, a medium-sized cricket grabbed a piece a bit bigger than its head and ran off with it.

 

[Xaranx]

Yeah they like oats, it's part of my super secret patented roach buffet. 50% dog food, 25% whatever cereal I have handy, 25% oats.

 

[s1akr]

Yep. My I feed my dubias and cricks oatmeals, and they love it. They'll instantly grab a piece and start munching.

 

[Cocoa-Jin]

I bought a thing of it tonight and I can't stand oatmeal like I used to be able to. Just curious is it safe to feed to them, its just plain oats no addatives.. and think they will like it.. they like chicken feed I hear.. so I think they might like this.

My Lobster Roaches love it. They tear through it like no other food Ive offered. I also give them dry corn meal and dry Malt-o-Meal

 

[ctsoth]

I am not a roach.

 

[Arachnomore]

I am not a roach.

Oh no... I was really hoping I could get one to reply on here.

Do you guys blend it up into smaller bits with the dog food and other mixtures?

 

[loxoscelesfear]

i feed my roaches anything they are garbage disposals. i dont feed them to my Ts so no harm done

 

[bluefrogtat2]

oatmeal

have fed all my roaches oatmeal since day one.most of them eat it readily.and it is a nice change as i am sure there are different nutrients.
andy

 

[Arachnomore]

I didn't know what else I should mix it with.

 

[verry_sweet]

My roaches get everything we eat. I have a 4 year old so there are a lot of leftovers. They get everything from eggs to salmon with a lot of fresh veggies and fruits in between. They really like horse sweet feed and alfalfa as well.

I always have cat food and fish flakes in there.

 

[Arachnomore]

Thats not going to effect my T though is it when I feed em off?

 

[verry_sweet]

No variety is best. I would worry about feeding off roaches whose diets were neglected. Roaches eat what they want so if they don’t like something they wont eat it.

 

[Moltar]

I try to give mine plenty of veggies. right now they have chopped up yellow squash, chayote squash and green beans in one bowl, water crystals in the other bowl and a pile of catfood in the corner. They seem to like the yellow squash the best. Last week it was chopped spinach.

 

[Arachnomore]

I'm a CHEF!

 

[loxoscelesfear]

may just be a rumor, but i heard that they put some type of insecticides in dry dog and cat food. but if our pets eat it it cant be all that toxic i suppose

 

[Moltar]

may just be a rumor, but i heard that they put some type of insecticides in dry dog and cat food. but if our pets eat it it cant be all that toxic i suppose

Hmmm... hadn't thought about that. I've been using purine kitten chow for months now with no unexplained deaths in the roaches or the t's so... I guess it's ok.

As a side note; That's one thing about roaches that just amazes me, no deaths. Crickets just die left and right. That's a big part of the stank maintenance w/ them. All those decaying cricket corpses have to be rmoved daily.

Roaches just... live. I haven't fished any carcasses at all out of either colony.

 

[kingfarvito]

Hmmm... hadn't thought about that. I've been using purine kitten chow for months now with no unexplained deaths in the roaches or the t's so... I guess it's ok.

As a side note; That's one thing about roaches that just amazes me, no deaths. Crickets just die left and right. That's a big part of the stank maintenance w/ them. All those decaying cricket corpses have to be rmoved daily.

Roaches just... live. I haven't fished any carcasses at all out of either colony.

because of the lower immune systems of kittens and puppies they dont put the bug deterrents in that food bug deterrents are also left out of cheaper foods