What kinds of food do you feed your dubias?

[Alakdan]

Stale bread is also good for them.

 

[Moltar]

Ever heard of chayote squash? It's a squash but has the consistency of a firm apple or pear, looks like a pear too. My dubia and lateralis colonies get chayote (just as much for water as for nutrients) and kitten chow (higher in protein) as a regular diet. I'll also throw in citrus, spinach, green beans and whatever else i feel like from time to time. I think i'll stop giving them water gel because they tend to ignore it until the squash is gone. Obviously they prefer the squash for water. Incidentally i'd rather use a moist vegetable for water than a fruit because less sugar = decomposes slower. Sometimes an apple will rot and get nasty before they finish it.

 

[pinkfoot]

I don't give them asparagus because it makes their pee smell funny.

That's why I feed avocado on occasions only, it tends to make their frass GREEN. But, when I do, they devour it quickly, and without question.

Fredster[/QUOTE]

Just inherited a bag of avos; anyone else feed them avocado? :?

 

[eelnoob]

My GF already hate my roach colonies enough already, imagine if she sees me using the blender to grind up cat food for the roaches . I don't soak or grind up the cat foods at all, they eat it just fine.


Carrots (these don't spoil easily)
Canned peas (somehow they love these stuff)
apples (I just tossed in the cored when I'm done )
oranges, just cut in half and throw in there
any unused vegetables

 

[kingfarvito]

mine have eaten 3/4s a papaya in 3 days my lobster roaches ate the other 1/4

 

[Setian]

Mine are not really picky. Any fruit or veggies that are past their prime. Even those little scary green apples that don't ever rot (cant be natural)
handful of cat food now and then. I fill in the gaps of those things with some bread. I picked up a discount bag of burger buns months ago and they still have not eaten them all. Just freeze em grab half a bun and run some water over it to introduce some moisture and they gorge themselves making fat juicy treats for the horde.

 

[fishwithoutabik]

I feed cheap cat food straight out of the bag. I used to grind it but realized no need to do so. They eat it fine. Carrots, apples, oranges and bannanas for moisture. The only thing I couldn't get them to eat was a lime. You put the lime in the coconut and mix it all up...

mine won't touch the cat food, and i feed my cat good quality food!

 

[svamp_barn]

my girlfriends

i havent got any but my girlfriend does and she just give them a constant supply of lettuce and the occasional slice of salami/anything you got on your sandwich if you drop it..

 

[pinkfoot]

Avo seems fine. No deaths or third eyes yet...

 

[sick4x4]

fruit and dry cat or dog food....

 

[pinkfoot]

I just tried oranges for the first time, and they LOOOOOVE it!

 

[kingfarvito]

I just tried oranges for the first time, and they LOOOOOVE it!

ive been told that citrus will get a dubia colony breeding faster