Cat food for dubia

[Freebody]

I just ordered 5 pound, total shipping is $17, 5 day shipping. its $9 if you want just 1 pound which is really bad. I will post and say how everything works out, they take paypal as well. thanks for the link, i have been getting it locally for way way more like, you said stephan.

[stephanbakir]

Thanks for the info, I'll look into it!

[Freebody]

all i have been getting is a couple little 1.5 oz packs for $6 each....... jumped in my seat when i read the link lol

[Freebody]

Ok everyone , my 5 pounds of polymer crystals arrived yesterday. everything went well, I even got a hand writen thank you for my purchace on my shipping invoice i will buy from him again when i need more that is for sure

[stephanbakir]

Thanks for the update

[jarich]

Im just a new roach breeder, so Im genuinely asking out of curiosity. Perhaps Im not aware of various breeding problems with roaches yet. Im just wondering why the desire to feed dog food or cat food? If what you feed them goes pretty much into your reptiles then the question is, would you feed your reptile dog food or cat food? Or any other processed foods for that matter. My thinking was, if I can I should try to keep it as natural as possible. Ive been feeding them oats (which are super cheap if you buy in bulk, less than a dollar a pound), raisins, and then whatever vegetables happen to be on sale (for the last couple weeks its been green beans). I also cant think of any need for a high protein diet for them. I cant remember any examples I have ever read of any entomophagic reptile having a lack of protein as a nutritional issue. Is there a reason you went with the high protein stuff?

[Lankyrob]

Because of my disability i forget things a lot, if i put fruit/veg in the roaches enclosure it will go mouldy before i remember to change it out. The dried cat food can stay in there indefinitely without mould - in an ideal world they would have fresh food every day.

[jarich]

Ah, gotcha, totally understand, context is everything.

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by jarich

Im just a new roach breeder, so Im genuinely asking out of curiosity. Perhaps Im not aware of various breeding problems with roaches yet. Im just wondering why the desire to feed dog food or cat food? If what you feed them goes pretty much into your reptiles then the question is, would you feed your reptile dog food or cat food? Or any other processed foods for that matter. My thinking was, if I can I should try to keep it as natural as possible. Ive been feeding them oats (which are super cheap if you buy in bulk, less than a dollar a pound), raisins, and then whatever vegetables happen to be on sale (for the last couple weeks its been green beans). I also cant think of any need for a high protein diet for them. I cant remember any examples I have ever read of any entomophagic reptile having a lack of protein as a nutritional issue. Is there a reason you went with the high protein stuff?

I have a layer of dog food at the base of my enclosure, sometimes I get busy and don't have time to feed them but my pets who eat them still need to eat, and that way they are always gut loaded.
That being said, when I do make time, they get fresh fruit and believe me you know it when you leave it in there too long lol. The smell punches you in the face, or you breath in a fruit fly.

[Freebody]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

I have a layer of dog food at the base of my enclosure, sometimes I get busy and don't have time to feed them but my pets who eat them still need to eat, and that way they are always gut loaded.
That being said, when I do make time, they get fresh fruit and believe me you know it when you leave it in there too long lol. The smell punches you in the face, or you breath in a fruit fly.

lol wet roach poop and rotten fruit is somthing to experience, the horror!!

[Snakefood]

here in Canada the cat foods with the highest protien that I am aware of is Origen. It is an all life stage food and if my memory serves me it ranges from 50% and higher. 2 formulas, chicken or fish.

[stephanbakir]

Having worked for the company, Blue Buffalo Wilderness is the highest in Canada, expensive as hell though lol, 25 or 26% protein.

[Lankyrob]

Even the cheapest cat food here has 30% protein, the one i bought is for undernourished kittens and has 52% protein.

[jarich]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Even the cheapest cat food here has 30% protein, the one i bought is for undernourished kittens and has 52% protein.

Its actually pretty similar over here. Sorry Stephan but you have to check those numbers out again. Here is the one that Snakefood mentioned:

Orijen

Even the cheap stuff like Purina has 34%:

Complete Formula Cat Food: Purina® Cat Chow®

[stephanbakir]

Wait, I might be thinking dog food, gime a sec.