Just curious if giant lubber grasshoppers would be good food for my beardies.
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Giant Lubber Grasshoppers?
Tokay_Ray
Jan 28, 2004 03:47 PM
Replies (5)
beardiedragon
Jan 28, 2004 04:05 PM
if they are the appropriate size they should be ok. Be very cautious of anything wild caught as they may have pestisides or harmful bacteria and parasites associated with them.
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Bennett
carbonatom13
Jan 28, 2004 07:38 PM
entomology is my field.........lubbers are extremely bad tasting....a beardie would spit them out for sure...i have thrown them into a back of hungry fish only to have seen them spit out the second they got a taste....also i'm not positive but them may be toxic if eaten
i would strongly recommend not feeding themmto any animal
glenn
beardiedragon
Jan 28, 2004 08:34 PM
since entomology is your field, do you know what the nutritional value of roaches would be? (hissers, death heads and lobsters)
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Bennett
carbonatom13
Jan 28, 2004 08:45 PM
i don't know the exact amounts in proportion....but i do know that in general roaches contain alot of protein...babies have a higher fat content than adults because before there last molt there bodies are still growing and there fat and juicy...as adults i think the main nutrient is protein....
sry i don't know more...i've been collecting and studin insects since i was 5 (16 now) i'll c if anyone i know knows more
glenn
Tokay_Ray
Jan 28, 2004 10:38 PM
Thanks for the info, kinda makes me sad though, found a site selling em 100 / 75 cents.
