Anybody Notice How Soft The Dubias are When Feeding Only Veg

[Paradon]

My dubia roaches are super soft because lately I've been feeding only veggies. My reptiles love them. And I dont see any differences in size when I was feed them dog food also. They grow to the same size...may be even bigger.

 

[Trajega]

Looking at http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

Does not sound like a high protein diet.

 

[XtinaBeardieMom]

It's fine to feed your dubias mostly veggies as long as it's a well balanced variety. However, as for the dubias being softer - it could also be a result of the extra humidity that fresh produce would release into the air in the dubia bin. What kind of water source did they have before the fresh veggies? I just recently switched from using damp paper towels to using water gel/crystals now instead. The humidity in my dubia bin is definitely much higher now & my roaches have become softer too.

 

[Paradon]

That's true. I think they can harden their exoskeleton like tarantulas to prevent the lost of moisture.

And beofore this they were getting their water from veggies also, but I fed them low-fat, dry, dog food, too...