Are the mealworm roaches safe for geckos to eat?
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1.0 leopard gecko (Nacho)
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Mealworm Roaches
Shadow4108
May 10, 2008 04:21 PM
Replies (3)
Paradon
May 10, 2008 05:49 PM
Yes, they are safe to feed the leos. I've fed the mealworms to my leo before and they seem to love them. I wanted try some roaches, but haven't been able to get a hold of some. I hear roaches are better than mealworms and crickets nutrition wise. They got more meat on them.
slimforte
May 10, 2008 08:55 PM
are you talking about feeding actual roaches or just the beetles that come from your mealworms? if it's the beetles there should be nothing wrong with them but i doubt your leo will like them. neither of my leo's have ever touched them if they are roaming the tank. nothing wrong with them in the tank but i wouldn't recomend as a food source.
-T
wings2fly
May 11, 2008 09:39 AM
I have used dubia roaches. My leo's love them and they fill up on them much better than mealworms or crickets. Plus, the roaches don't sink 1/2 as much as crickets.
