Dubia and Diet?

[Augie]

I'm already putting together my dubia colony master plan (and you all know how I LOVE to plan ), but I have a question. In my research I constantly see the "your roaches are what they eat" credo, meaning what you put into them goes into your dragon, but how true is that, ratio-wise?

I ask because I have seen a number of videos of people feeding their roaches what I would consider no-nos, such as bananas, pet food, Cheerios, and potatoes. I would rarely, if ever, feed my dragon any of these food items. So am I overthinking this, or is there some logic behind my train of thought? Should I just stick to what is on the nutrition menu, or should I just shut down my type-A for this one little thing?

 

[Germ]

There is a difference between what I feed my roach colony & what I feed my feeders. My colony is fed dog food along with table veggie & greens scraps for moisture. My feeders are kept in a separate smaller container & are fed a 'proper gutload' & well hydrated, for a minimum of 24 hrs prior to feeding to the dragons. This ensures that they are full of the nutritious Gutload when fed, so the dragons can benefit from it.

 

[Augie]

Awesome. Makes total sense. Looks like i need to add a smaller tub to the list of materials. Thanks man!

 

[Lemonpie]

Hey Germ,
What does a "proper gutload" consist of? I recently switched to roaches and Kratos is getting huge off of them and I usually just throw in whatever veggie scraps I have but I'm assuming I need more protein. Any suggestions?

 

[Mungi's Buddha]

There are a lot of Commercial Gutloads available on the market for live feeders or you can search and find home recipes and make your own very easily and cheaper in most cases