• Responding to email notices you receive.
    **************************************************
    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

    =====================
    Posted 08/15/2025
    =====================


    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

    =====================
    Addendum: 01/10/2026
    =====================


    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

feeding roaches to my toad?

Rabbit87

Rabbit87

New member
Joined
Oct 2, 2010
Messages
40
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
bellingham, wa USA
I'm going to order some roaches to feed my Bufo Alvarius Toads but I'm not sure of the best way to feed the roaches to them once I get them. Should I just throw them in like crickets? or is there a better way? Also, what species would you say are the best and possibly easiest to care for? Anything helps really. :) Thanks!!
 
Not sure about amphibs, since I dont keep those. IMO, roaches work well with toothy animals that chew their food thoroughly, like agamids. Not so good for animals that swallow mostly whole, like monitors, unless the roaches are small in comparison to the size of the predator. I have had constipation issues with baby caiman due to the size of the exoskeleton segments, if the roaches are too large and dont pass easily in the feces.
I have discoids, and adult roaches work fine for adult tegus, water dragons, savannah monitors and anything in that size range. For smaller lizards like leopard geckos, I only give them nymphs less than 1/2''. Other wise, no problems. Roaches are fine, just be careful of the size and exoskeleton segment size issues, if you are getting any of the large varieties.
 
Thanks for your info. I will def. keep that in mind when shopping for roaches! Are there other feeders instead of roaches that you would possibly recommend?
 
If you have animals large enough to eat adult roaches of whatever species you are raising, then roaches are the best option if you find a species that suits your needs. There are a lot of them. There are a lot of smaller species available, and I hear a lot of complaints about lobster roaches, and some of the other small species escaping and taking over. I have a lot of lizards and turtles that can take care of the adult discoids, so they are the best choice for me. They are prolific nonclimbers so I have every size class for my smaller herps too. I dont have any experience with smaller species so you will have to do your own research. They are the easiest bug I have ever cultured and are odorless. I will never go back to crickets.
 
Back
Top