roaches!

[micheldied]

some pics of the new hissers.
the males have the horn things right?
i think most are male...
i now know what they mean by armored,these things are tanks!!
the two dishes contain freeze dried blood worms and an apple slice.
they seem to only go for the apple slice...

 

[Matt K]

some pics of the new hissers.
the males have the horn things right?
i think most are male...
i now know what they mean by armored,these things are tanks!!
the two dishes contain freeze dried blood worms and an apple slice.
they seem to only go for the apple slice...

What in the world are you doing with the blood worms in there?

They feed on leafy green vegetables, various fruits, carrots, and pellets of dry dog/cat/ or fish food. Blood worms are very low on thier list of preferred items unless they get desperate and its expensive. In nature they eat leaves from cactus-like plants and fruits.

Though there are people who will post they feed them all sorts of things....

Visit www.roachforum.com !!

 

[micheldied]

What in the world are you doing with the blood worms in there?

They feed on leafy green vegetables, various fruits, carrots, and pellets of dry dog/cat/ or fish food. Blood worms are very low on thier list of preferred items unless they get desperate and its expensive. In nature they eat leaves from cactus-like plants and fruits.

Though there are people who will post they feed them all sorts of things....

Visit www.roachforum.com !!

oh...i heard that they needed a high protein diet or they stat eating each other?:8o
thanks for the info!
but theyve already eaten half the plate?

 

[Matt K]

oh...i heard that they needed a high protein diet or they stat eating each other?:8o
thanks for the info!
but theyve already eaten half the plate?

They would eat them out of desperation for lack of anythign else "tastey" being available.

High protein diets for roaches is a myth. A wives tale that is perpetuated on the AB forums and since it is viral now, there is no putting it out. Sadly.

By the way- I have some very nice looking hissers that rarely if ever get any protein at all.

 

[micheldied]

They would eat them out of desperation for lack of anythign else "tastey" being available.

High protein diets for roaches is a myth. A wives tale that is perpetuated on the AB forums and since it is viral now, there is no putting it out. Sadly.

By the way- I have some very nice looking hissers that rarely if ever get any protein at all.

cool!
but i think i'll keep providing them with the bloodworms.
they eat it anyways,even though i have veggies and fruits available.
more than half the plate is gone now!
but once im out of bloodworms i'll just give em fruits and stuff.
thanks for the info!

 

[BrianWI]

There have been studies done that show cockroaches will consistently select for a proper protein/ carbohydrate ration. I would say it would be best to offer protein sources and vegetable matter and the roaches will eat what they need.

 

[micheldied]

There have been studies done that show cockroaches will consistently select for a proper protein/ carbohydrate ration. I would say it would be best to offer protein sources and vegetable matter and the roaches will eat what they need.

thanks for the info.:worship:

 

[snappleWhiteTea]

eww @ the blood worms

 

[micheldied]

eww @ the blood worms

seriously...they love it!
see that full dish in the pics?
all gone within 3 days.

 

[zonbonzovi]

When & if you get nymphs: a friend turned me on to supplementing their diet with Repashy gecko food. After I started adding it to their diet, their growth rate exploded.

 

[micheldied]

When & if you get nymphs: a friend turned me on to supplementing their diet with Repashy gecko food. After I started adding it to their diet, their growth rate exploded.

cool.
but i dont think i can get that stuff locally here....:8o

 

[burmish101]

Hmm my hissers seem to only go for fruit, and I have them mixed with my lobster roaches atm.

 

[micheldied]

hmmm,cool.
i recently lost one...i dont know why...