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Hi All,

Darwin has been enjoying adult discoid roaches (finally!) and I am wondering how many he can eat in a day. He seems to be getting very picky even though his diet is QUITE varied! He get crickets, clover flowers, dandelion, squash, pellets, all sorts of goodies. But I am glad he like the roaches so I can slowly do away with the crickets altogether.

Is two sufficient or should I be offering him more?

thanks
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info

0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

Same feeding rules with crickets, as much as he can eat in a 5-10 minute period. Unless he is fully adult, in which you can feed him the same amount of roaches as you did crickets. Unless the roaches are significantly smaller than crickets, then feed more.
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PHLdyPayne

Well, that would be none! lol! He is not big on the chase and unless I stand by and prompt the roach out of hiding (or give it to him in a cup) he'd starve. He does like them, though.

thanks
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info

0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

I would not feed adults as the wings are hard to digest.

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Bennett

beardiedragon.com
Home of the Florida Orange

hmmm...he is pooping OK (usual 2x/day). Do you feed them to your adult dragons?
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info

0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

The only animals that get fed adult roaches are the Tegus and as a RARE treat, (less than once a month) the Rhino Igs. Many times wings dont digest well and eating a bunch of adults might lead to a problem so it's easier just to feed juvies, besides they are meatier.

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Bennett

beardiedragon.com
Home of the Florida Orange

I got a bunch a while back to start a colony and all I have left are adults - ugh. The babies are too tiny. Maybe I can find someone to trade with me.
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info

0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha