What to feed her?

[AlexT]

Okay so I live in Florida so sadly, Dubias are illegal. Death Heads and false death heads are expensive and hard to come my. One of my geckos, Bliss, only eats mealworms now. She used to take a cricket or two every week but now she ignores it. I know theres other types of worms (also which can be hard to find and expensive) but, is there anything else? I feel bad just giving her mealworms and even then she doesnt really always eat them. SHe isnt ovulating, shedding or any of that this is a standered behavior for her that has been going on for months.

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Have you tried superworms and discoid roaches?

 

[AlexT]

Have you tried superworms and discoid roaches?

False Death Heads- No, I cannot find a place to buy them from where they are not outrageously expensive. As for superworms, I might try them but they do not necessarily differ from mealworms. I know they do differ but then again they are pretty similar.

Also, has anyone ever tried to use the beetle stage of a meal or super worm as a feeder?

 

[twigtwig]

dubia roaches. one of the best feeders. more meat more nutritious!

 

[happysmile88]

I'm surprised that we came to the point where we have to pay money for roaches. You should probably purchase a small amount of the specified roach (eg. 1 male and 3 female adults) from there, cultivate them to an amount that fits your liking.

 

[AlexT]

dubia roaches. one of the best feeders. more meat more nutritious!

I....Live.....In....Florida.....These are illegal...read before posting please.

 

[RampantReptiles]

Super worms are far more active and much larger of a feeder than mealworms. I have geckos that only take supers and not mealworms so I would definitely give them a try.
You could always start a colony of some other kind of feeder like horn worms or idk silk worms. I would look up the nutritional content first and find out for sure whether these are really good staple bugs for leos.

 

[RampantReptiles]

read before posting please.

I know right? Isnt that annoying?!?! lmao

 

[Dimidiata]

See im looking into the whole dubia bit, because it would seem there are permitable instances where someone is allowed to own and sell dubia with a state acquired permit, but its just speculation. The only legal roaches are Death and false death. Neither of which are easy to obtain. I guess what you can do for now is just try crickets and supers and silks and so on, or even let her starve a little. Eventually she will eat.

 

[AlexT]

See im looking into the whole dubia bit, because it would seem there are permitable instances where someone is allowed to own and sell dubia with a state acquired permit, but its just speculation. The only legal roaches are Death and false death. Neither of which are easy to obtain. I guess what you can do for now is just try crickets and supers and silks and so on, or even let her starve a little. Eventually she will eat.

It sucks to live in Florida sometimes dontcha think? Like we will waste our money just to release a non native roach...A FREAKIN ROACH.... :main_thumbsdown: not cool.

I know right? Isnt that annoying?!?! lmao

One can only express how annoying hahaha :main_laugh: Maybe we should breed a cricket to a worm. lol could you imagine what that would look like? hahaha :main_laugh::main_laugh::main_laugh:

 

[Dimidiata]

The other option is to colonize a different species of roach. I recommend wood roaches, they are small 1-2" MAX wingless and soft shelled. They grow in high abundance and are way too easy to work with.

 

[AlexT]

The other option is to colonize a different species of roach. I recommend wood roaches, they are small 1-2" MAX wingless and soft shelled. They grow in high abundance and are way too easy to work with.

Where do you get thoose?

 

[Dimidiata]

by colonize i was referring to catching, purifying and colonizing wild roach.
Eurycotis floridana

Find them in the woods, under logs or in leaf litters. Unmistakably red.

 

[AlexT]

by colonize i was referring to catching, purifying and colonizing wild roach.
Eurycotis floridana

Find them in the woods, under logs or in leaf litters. Unmistakably red.

What do you mean by puryifying and lol go roach female and male hunting how do you breed them? just like dubias?

 

[Dimidiata]

Pretty much, try to match the natural temps of course and by purify i mean, breed a few generations to detox the things, i mean, their roaches lord knows what chemicals they carry.

 

[AlexT]

Pretty much, try to match the natural temps of course and by purify i mean, breed a few generations to detox the things, i mean, their roaches lord knows what chemicals they carry.

i think its just too complicated they like.supers just neither has pooped after four days and four worms only urate its scary considering their size and the fact its my first time.using them

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Superworms are an excellent choice to try, and not difficult to come by. I bought a very nice gecko earlier this year that is strictly a roach eater. And I live in Florida. I found out her addiction out of desperation, fed her a wc wounded palmetto bug. So the search was on to find discoids. I did find some at a reasonable price and ordered enough to start a small colony that is just now at beginning adult stage. However there are no more available at that source right now to bump up the colony. I vend at all the central Florida shows and may have some for sale later in the year.

 

[Cnardo87]

how old is she, age might have something to deal with it,

 

[Cnardo87]

another food choice is pinkys, (fetal mice) they give a protean bust

 

[GeckoCrossing]

another food choice is pinkys, (fetal mice) they give a protean bust

Pinkies are mostly fat. They're not good for leopard geckos.