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What type of roaches to feed a panther cham?

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i was looking at a few different types of roaches to breed/feed to my chameleon and i was wondering what was the best kind to use? I was going to go with hissing cockroaches but wasn't sure if they would be to hard for the chameleon to chew/digest/eat if anyone has any information on this it would be great.

thanks
kyle
 
Hi Kyle,

We have several species of roaches that we raise and sell for feeders. Our panthers prefer the soft-bodied lobster roaches, but these can climb, so you have to be careful of escapes. A few of our panthers prefer orangeheads, but we only feed them nymphs and not the winged adults. The orangeheads do not climb most surfaces.

The hissing roaches have a heavier exoskeleton than many roach species, and are one of the largest. While we feed freshly-shed hissers to our adult male panther chameleons, usually we feed these to our bearded dragons.

Traci, I believe that Clay is out of lobsters currently - but he says he will resume shipping them sometime in February.

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
 
Reptayls said:
Traci, I believe that Clay is out of lobsters currently - but he says he will resume shipping them sometime in February.

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
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I just mentioned that he had great info on his web site...I got my lobsters from REPTAYLS!!! And they are multiplying like crazy! LOL
 
thanks for all of the info does anyone have a good site where i could get lobster roaches/ egg crate and substrate for them at a good price?I'm planning on breeding them but how many adults should i start with if i only have 1 chameleon to feed? I'm going to eventually get more chameleons but one is what im starting with for now.

thanks
kyle
 
Kyle,

You really don't need that many if you are going to feed only one chameleon. They will start multiplying within a short time, and you will have a surplus in a few months. Maybe you could order a couple dozen adults and the rest med-large nymphs for feeding to your cham.

As for substrate, we recommend none. Egg flats are available at egg ranches (used ones are free), or there are places you can get them online (but you will pay shipping that way). We get ours at the local egg ranch.

You will need to put something around the edge of the container you keep them in - either vaseline or the teflon-based paint on product. These roaches will escape if you don't and they will multiply.

If you need a beginner set-up - contact us and we will try to help you get started with your small colony.

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
[email protected]
 
Traci,
Glad to hear that your colony is doing well!
Almost as simple as a chia-pet, huh?? :rofl:

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
 
Reptayls said:
Traci,
Glad to hear that your colony is doing well!
Almost as simple as a chia-pet, huh?? :rofl:

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
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Well, to be honest I never had a chia-pet, guess no one thinks enough of me to get me one as a gift :rofl:

...but these roaches are pretty darn easy to keep and raise. I have SOOOO many little baby roaches running around in the tub. Thanks a bunch!
 
ok well thats what i wanted to know i figure ill probably get 5 or so adults 3 females and 2 males or something to start. Getting the egg flats is the most difficult for me iv'e asked my local food/pet stores and i wasn't able to get any so i definatly will need to order some of those i know they are dirt cheap but i have no way of getting them unless i buy bulk crickets which i don't need or a ton of eggs which i won't be able to eat.
 
Kyle,

I think if you ordered 50 roaches from us (our min order)... we could manage to toss in some egg crates free of charge. BUT... what are you going to keep your roaches in? Have you figured that out yet?

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
 
Traci1 said:
Well, to be honest I never had a chia-pet, guess no one thinks enough of me to get me one as a gift :rofl: QUOTE]

Traci...
I thought everyone had at least ONE... remind me to send you one!!!!!!
I actually got one (a gator) and placed it in one of our beardie enclosures with some small juvies ... they nibbled at it until it was bare. Instant salad!! I guess I will have to try alphalfa or clover seeds next time to see if those will grow on it. :rolleyes:

I don't see chia-pets often - but they have some cute ones now!!

Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
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Kyle

Kyle If hese roaches are for Lucifer,he sure is gonna like you alot...

Call Morgana she will hook you up real good...I bought some roaches from them about 6 months ago...and i still have some...
Reptayls sells their roaches very cheap..cant beat their prices..


Isaac :dgrin:
 
yeah i can get bins/tubs or whatever from wal-mart for like 5-10 bucks and i have screen that i can just hot glue on them after i cut out holes in the top. how much is the min order? it will be maybe a week or more until i can get them shipped to me because it is currently like 20 degrees here and i know that is too cold. Do you think roach feeding is better than crickets for feeding? or should i alternate between both for a variation of my chams diet?
 
yeah these are for lucifer i figured roaches would be less work than crickets but i have started my cricket colonie already just planning on doing both crickets and roaches but i will only have one chameleon for awhile until i get the funds to get another cage up and running and another chameleon i don't want my roaches/crickets to be so much that i will be eating them in my sleep. Goliath were you able to take anymore pics of Lucifer for me? my e-mail is [email protected] if you didn't recieve it earlier.

thanks
kyle
 
Roaches

Lucifer is cup trained, so I would suggest buying at least the minimum roaches you can,wich he will eat more than half that many in one setting..lol
but at least you will get the hang of feeding and breeding roaches!


Morgana has some awesome GUTLOAD too! truat me she is very good people!
I have been to her place and she was the nicest person to deal with...

Anyway...Good luck

Isaac
 
do you have a link to morgana's site so i can check out prices and supplies? i will be heading to the columbus reptile show this saturday i will see what im able to find there in the way of roaches but i would like to have a back-up incase noone there has any.
 
Howdy All,

Maybe I missed it in the string of postings, but I have good luck getting egg crate, especially those bigger 6x6 sheets, at restaurants and deli shops. Deli shops go through a lot of egg salad!

Dave Weldon
 
Ok, Hissing cockroaches are harder to digest because of there much harder exo skeleton. I would go with lobster roaches or deaths head roaches. Both are smaller then the hissing roaches and have an easier to digest exo skeleton. I wonder if they would eat stick insects. probably would.


CK
 
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