Feeder Breeding for a Friend

[Beardedragon]

I would not keep any feeders outside even if they can survive the temps. Beardies eat anything including any bugs that craw in with them no matter how big or small. Try Dubia or Discoid roaches, the only problem is that it takes a loonnggg time for them to start breeding enough to feed a beardie every day. Where does she get her crickets from? Its only about $20 shipped for 1000.

[Jay_Bunny]

She doesn't want to buy in bulk just in case she doesn't go through them before they all die. She buys from a store and even around here crickets are around 10c each. How many roaches would a bearded dragon go through in a day?

[Beardedragon]

She doesn't want to buy in bulk just in case she doesn't go through them before they all die. She buys from a store and even around here crickets are around 10c each. How many roaches would a bearded dragon go through in a day?

A baby would go through about 30-50, an adult would go through about 100 a week if that.

[Jay_Bunny]

Then buying in bulk is probably not a good idea seeing as keeping 1000 crickets alive for weeks would be kinda hard.

So where could I get roaches to start up this breeding colony?

[Clear]

Blaptica dubia, You can keep them in any type of smooth enclosure. They cant climb smooth surfaces, dont stink and dont fly.

[Jay_Bunny]

Where can I get them? And would they be a good food for a young tegu? I plan on getting a tegu if my husband and I get our own place.

[Clear]

Yea tegu's can eat them. You can google, Buy dubia or buy blaptica dubia and get a list of good people.