not sure don't know much about the hissing ones maybe depends on the shell?? Not all roaches are equal kind of thing ya know.
Nothing problematic about feeding hissing cockroaches, no. The adults are probably a bit too big for some dragons (some of my adults were close to 5 inches long), but still good nutrition for them if they can get them in. The hissing does really freak some lizards out the first time they experience it. Had one of my monitors drop it completely the first time. Shouldve seen the look on her face
As for the earthworms, they are great nutrition. I tend to only feed the ones listed as nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris or Eisenia hortensis usually). There are the ones called just red wigglers or earthworms (Eisenia fetida), and they often produce a bitter unpalatable slime when disturbed. Im guessing thats what you are thinking of Patsy. Its a pretty good defense mechanism as many lizards will not eat them as a result. However, the nightcrawlers wont do that, and are fantastic nutrition. No need to purge them though, laswabbie, part of that nutrition comes from the soil they consume. It provides great levels of minerals and nutrients that few other invertebrates can.
They are good for helping gals restore and replenish what making eggs takes from them.. They can be fed but only occas to rarely as they have lots of fat too. And of course a great way to boost the calcium that was lost to egg production.
