Bad food for roaches

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likebugs

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I have tried the search feature and found loads of information. Unfortunately, I haven't found everything that I am searching for, so I will ask.

I found a thread that showed what roaches might not eat, but I am still a little worried that I will feed them something bad. I only have 4 discoids, a male and female pair, and a pair of large nymphs. Other than the day I brought them home when the adult male took a piece of dry oatmeal, I have yet to see evidence of them eating. I have offered them apple, romaine lettuce, carrott, and banana, for the wet dish. And, crushed dog food and dry oats in the dry dish.

Is there a list of foods that are bad or fatal to roaches?

 
I DON 'T know of any, i would think they would not eat it if they were afraid of it. what u r giving them is good. i add some wet dog food once a week, they seem to like it too. They really love meatballs.

 
Stay away from nuts of any kind.

I don't know if I had a bad one or if all roaches are effected by it, but coconut killed off a bunch of my regular hissers.

 
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That is good to know I have a huge bag of walnuts that I was thinking about sharing with them. :mellow: I am glad that I posted a question before I introduced new things. Is there a food that they really like that will have them out eating, so I can view them? :lol: These roaches have been more interested in the egg flats than what I have given them so far. <_<

 
likebugs said:
That is good to know I have a huge bag of walnuts that I was thinking about sharing with them. :mellow: I am glad that I posted a question before I introduced new things. Is there a food that they really like that will have them out eating, so I can view them? :lol: These roaches have been more interested in the egg flats than what I have given them so far. <_<
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Bananas usually work for getting mine out and about. They might be full too. Give them time, they'll eat.

 
I've heard that cucumbers are not good for them. I might as well do some experimenting just to see if it's true.

 
Zephyr said:
Stay away from nuts of any kind.

I don't know if I had a bad one or if all roaches are effected by it, but coconut killed off a bunch of my regular hissers.
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Don't they use coconut oil in cleaners and some insecticides?

 
Zephyr said:
Bananas usually work for getting mine out and about. They might be full too. Give them time, they'll eat.
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I have probably been spoiling them. :lol: I have kept a wet dish full of good stuff in there the whole time that I have had them. Because of their size, I thought that I would have seen more frass. My mantids frass up a storm, but I guess these guys are a bit slower with that. They are much cleaner than I thought they would be.

When American roaches infested my tree crabs enclosure, there were splatters of crap everywhere in there, and it kind of put me off getting roaches. <_<

So far, I am glad I got these, they are pretty neat in comparison with some of the other inverts that I have kept. :D

 
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likebugs said:
I have probably been spoiling them. :lol: I have kept a wet dish full of good stuff in there the whole time that I have had them. Because of their size, I thought that I would have seen more frass. My mantids frass up a storm, but I guess these guys are a bit slower with that. They are much cleaner than I thought they would be.

When American roaches infested my tree crabs enclosure, there were splatters of crap everywhere in there, and it kind of put me off getting roaches. <_<

So far, I am glad I got these, they are pretty neat in comparison with some of the other inverts that I have kept. :D
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Yeah they don't make much frass.....unless you have 1,000s of them...

Don't judge by "pests," they're just that: interesting, cute, crappy pests :P

 
I actually let the Americans go at it for a while, especially since the crab didn't seem to mind. When they started to grow in numbers and many of them were mismolting to adult, I had to clean the tank and therefore I let all the roaches outside. I figured that even though they wanted to be in there, something about the habitat was making them unhealthy. :( Their frass was too splattery, and their wings were not pumped all the way out. I actually let my kid keep a nymph that she found, (in secret from the other householders), until it molted to adult. :lol: Even though I don't particularly like the species, I don't completely hate them either. The nymph my daughter kept woukd sit on her hand and eat treats. The species seems to make a cool pet, if one can get past the pest stigma, and the smell. :lol: They are just not for me. ;)

 
sorry, greasy food does not sit well with me :lol: and for the roaches, I haven't tried anything they don't eat, sometimes they don't finish it, but... oh I did try some fish once, they didn't eat it.

 
I gave all mine Papaya last night (fresh) and this morning it is gone from each and every dish! :) I was so happy to find something that they all liked!!!

I know that is not a "bad" food, but I saw other posts with good stuff they liked too.

 
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