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Need a Roach vs. Cricket comparison

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I'm trying to convince my boss to allow us to start a roach feeder colony. I'd like to try Blaptica dubia as our main feeders (mainly because they are easiest to contain). but he wants to know all the specifics on them and if I could show that roaches are better than feeders, I think I'd have a better argument for adding roaches to our feeder list. Anyone know of some sort of comparitive chart or site that has info on different feeders (including roaches)? Thanks

-Chris
 
Some advantages to roaches are:
1) They don’t smell like crickets
2) A colony can easily be maintained
3) Will breed with little effort. You'll never run out of food.
4) Don't make noise.
5) Don't jump.

Here are some care sheets. I don’t have any for the dubia but their care is similar to the orange heads.

Non-climbers:
Orange head
Discoid

Climbers:
Lobster
 
they dont smell
they dont bite
they will eat enything you put in with them
they breed like crazy if kept at a high temp
they have a higher meat to shell ratio(lobsters mainly)
they are not as fatening(unless you use cody's gutload, HAHA)
they dont jump
they dont make any noise
 
Here's my caresheet on Blaptica dubia. link

You can try to look at comparisons, but I don't think your boss will understand how much better roaches are until he sees the kind of reaction the animals have. Shy feeders and stubborn feeders will literally go nuts once they get a taste.
 
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