I thought this would be a good way to tackle my delayed introduction and ask an odd question.
I've been raising multiple species of cockroaches both as pets and as feeders for my animals. They contain 33% more protein than crickets, are easier to digest, and easily bred.
I've used them countlessly for my other amphibians (clawed frogs nowadays, barking tree frogs, fire-bellied toads, american toads, and wood frogs in the past.)
I was wondering if they would be okay as a staple diet for my axies. I've been feeding them on a mix of earthworms, fish fillets, and roaches and I've already got 8 inch long adults after 7 months of having 2 recently metamorphosed larvae. I've heard that earthworms are the ideal food; These can be hard to find and expensive around here, and my axolotl's tend to get the runs when I feed them with these. Calcium and nutrients aren't a problem; I have a special gutload feed that contains all of these that I feed my roaches with before I use them as feeders.
Just wondering.
I've been raising multiple species of cockroaches both as pets and as feeders for my animals. They contain 33% more protein than crickets, are easier to digest, and easily bred.
I've used them countlessly for my other amphibians (clawed frogs nowadays, barking tree frogs, fire-bellied toads, american toads, and wood frogs in the past.)
I was wondering if they would be okay as a staple diet for my axies. I've been feeding them on a mix of earthworms, fish fillets, and roaches and I've already got 8 inch long adults after 7 months of having 2 recently metamorphosed larvae. I've heard that earthworms are the ideal food; These can be hard to find and expensive around here, and my axolotl's tend to get the runs when I feed them with these. Calcium and nutrients aren't a problem; I have a special gutload feed that contains all of these that I feed my roaches with before I use them as feeders.
Just wondering.