Dubia Roaches as "main course"?

[jakemyster44]

Are dubia's nutritious enough to be bed as the primary diet of leopard geckos? Obviously variety is best, but I'm thinking like maybe 75% dubia's and then 25% mealies, supers, etc. Thanks!

 

[shadowx362]

They are very nutritious if you feed them a balanced nutritious diet. They are better than mealworms and only need to feed a few a day. The only problem would be to get a stable colony going then I wouldn't see why not to feed them.
There are a couple people on here who feed them full time so maybe they so chyme in

 

[brothaT]

I feed Dubias and other roaches around 80% of the time. Dubias are great because not only are they very nutritious, but they are so meaty I only have to feed 2 large nymphs every couple day to my adults. They are probably one of the best primary diets you could use.

 

[LeapinLizards]

They are MUCH more nutritious than say meal worms and crickets for instance. 1 male adult dubia to each adult, and they are good for a day or so. I got a VERY sick gecko from a pet store (the only one I ever and will ever buy from one). Clark (the sick little girl) has been on a main diet of dubia, and is currently at a VERY healthy 42 grams and 5 months

 

[Nigel4less]

I have over 10000 Dubia and they are an absolute pleasure to have around. I feed them to most of my geckos, but do carry a small supply of mealworms around for some of those More stubborn individuals and usually after getting those animals to eat a 25% Dubia/75% Mealworm diet and then slowly convert to 50%/50% and then hopefully 100% Dubia. As most breeders I purchase from don't feed roaches it becomes somewhat of a nuisance trying to Convert all these animals onto Roaches. But after awhile and after breeding mealworms for so long I could never go back. My animals seem healthier, happier and this will be my first year starting Hatchlings on Roaches, so I`ll let you all know

 

[jakemyster44]

Sounds like a plan. I still have 1,000 mealies of feedable size, and a few generations of eggs/babies to feed, so that should be plenty of time to get a colony going (even if I have to buy a few more K's of mealies. Any reccomendations on were to purchase from, and how many to get? I realize I wont be feeding them to my leos for quite a while... Nigel, I will keep in touch with you, to see how things go with the hatchlings. Thanks for the help everyone!