Breeding/Feeding Crickets or Dubias

[SoraMiller]

I'm getting a bearded dragon soon and was thinking about breeding his food so that I wouldn't have to keep buying it. I was either going to breed crickets or dubias and buy the one I didn't breed occasionally to add diversity to his diet. So which would be easier to breed, crickets or dubias and which us better for a beardy to eat? Also can leopard geckos eat dubias? I have one and wanted to make sure that he could eat them just in case they might cause him impaction or something.
Thanks.

 

[CooperDragon]

In my opinion dubia roaches are MUCH easier to keep and breed than crickets. It would make a lot of sense to get a colony started and give it a few months to establish itself. As far as I know, they can be fed to leos as well but I don't have personal experience with them. I'd keep dubias as the staple bug and then order small batches of various worms such as Phoenix Worms and Silk Worms to add variety to the diet.

 

[SoraMiller]

Ok thanks !
Ya I'll see if I can start breeding them. The only thing from preventing me right now is my mom who would rather me breed crickets. I really don't know why people are all freaked out about the roach thing. From what I heard they actually stink less and are less likely to carry parasites.
Some people .

 

[CooperDragon]

They stink much less, they are silent, they are tougher, and they are great at composting vegetable scraps for you =)

 

[SoraMiller]

Hahaha, all the facts and still deny... lol mom

 

[nzac]

breed crickets (as approved by mom) but as soon as 1 or 2 get away and are chirping in the house in the middle of the night, suddenly roaches won't be so bad... not that I know how annoying 1-2 crickets can be from experience or anything... :wink:

roaches do stink less and don't jump out of the bin either.

 

[SoraMiller]

So true. Plus baby beardies eat a lot so not having to pay for those crickets is good.

 

[DiscountDubias]

Dubias are much easier to keep and are healthier for your pet. Unlike crickets they don't chirp, can't jump, and don't stink. You should have them take a look at our facts sheets at discountdubias.com if they are considering crickets over dubias.