food favorites

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

Cucumbers are one of the few foods they won't touch... In fact it's commonly recommended to place cucumber slices around a kitchen to repel cockroaches. Although supposedly at least a few species will eat overripe cucumbers, presumably that have lost the chemicals that cockroaches dislike.

 

[Hisserdude]

They do love zucchini though, my R.formosana especially.

 

[WallsOfGab]

Mine go crazy for this smoothie I make for my beardie. Dandelion greens, collard greens, carrot, butternut squash, acorn squash, mango, bit of strawberry and raspberry, snap peas and okra bits and a bit of water all blended together. The texture is a bit jello-y so it doesn't get everywhere. Both my Dubias and Hissers pretty much go into a frenzy over this stuff. That and a little bit of Orijen natural dog food (I have to put in extra... always... because they'll actually fight each other for it). I swear they act as if I never feed them ever. O.O They breed like crazy though - I guess they REALLY like it. I've gotta try the plantains somebody mention - I ALWAYS have extra in my house!

 

[RomanBuck]

I'm totally using that recipe for my lizard and roaches of course

 

[TheDubiasDemiGod]

Cat food seems to reaaaallly make mine go crazy. Just regular dry bargain cat food from the dollar store too so it's a cheap way to go

 

[stronin]

I feed carrots. I fed them cucumbers yesterday, but my G.oblongonota didn't like it.

roaches tend to HATE cucumbers and sometimes wont even go near them. Just feed them something other than that.