Crickets VS Mealworms VS Dubia Roaches | The Best Feeder Insect
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2017
- Crickets, mealworms, and dubias... which is the superior insect for your reptiles? Today, let's break down each of these popular choices and see which one is the easiest, healthiest, and most affordable. Remember, variety is always great!
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Hi alex m a good fan of urs from south Africa, ive gotten my beardie at 2 months old 9 months ago which makes him around a year, however he does look rather small to me he isnt stunted as ive seen images of stunted dragons, i just feel he is growing slowly, he was a smaller size dan his sibling at the pet store, i picked him as he was a far better orange colour, ive been feeding him crickets and mealworms since ive gotten him, i want to switch to dhubias and superworms, whats your advice, my pet store does not offer a variety of sizes in dhubias its more on the adult size end, at his age will u recommend me feeding him dhubias and superworms as i want to beef him up and get him big
Dubias aren't allowed in many places like my parents kitchen living room or house.
Same here except for me nothing live
Same I am not allowed to get a leopard gecko or bearded dragon because they need live feeders
That kinda sucks
Kobe Devolder same apart from mealworms they have an exception for some reason but can they survive on just mealworms?
I know right i want to see my bearded dragon tear up some dubias but my parents are like no roaches in are house
Dude I've fallen down a hole of your videos and you just being you is freaken hilarious. Like I came for the Ball Pythons and stay for your dry humor.
Dubias are alowed in my state but not in my house😞
😔
I'm no herp guy, just an old chicken keeper.
Great video, you have a great manner about you.
chickens eat bugs too, don't they?
Helga chickens eat anything lol
0 subscribers with no videos Hot pocket including other chickens!
"there's just a lot of things that BUG me"
haha
really like that it sounds like you’re one eating the feeder insects
6:22..... The moment when Alex was contemplating all of the ways he's kil... I mean gotten noisy crickets to shut up.
XD
My Fatass thought the thumbnail were french fries. smh
They don't taste too much worse than fries
Lol you're funny.
What?I can’t tell if your joking or what.But if you thought it was idk how:
Pardocynical lmao
@@koalamarsc7452 in some places, it is loved by people and its also healthy
I live in florida and I found like 5 places in my area that sell dubias i dont think that rule is very enforced lol
I believe they just aren't allowed to be imported but I could be wrong.
they're illegal due to them being a possible invasive species. if you don't want to risk breaking the law (one guy got felony charges, RIP) you can get discoids!! they're a great (and legal) alternative
its illegal because dubia are tropic roaches one colony spill and you'd turn florida into brazil
Hook me upppp 😂
Ribbonoose Hood are they healthy/good for say a beardie?
I got a sunny hoodie, it's awesome. I'm going to live in it now.
I use mealworms and crickets personally, my mother won’t allow me to get roaches under any circumstance.
GodEmperorWilly i say u should try them anyway, unless u keep/feed ur reptile in a place ur mom can see. u can order them online and they come all packaged up, so unless u open the box in front of ur mom, she would never know. if she asks, u can just say u got the usual feeders online for a better deal or smth
GodEmperorWilly my parents let me breed them :p
Same, i've found that mealworms are super easy though
GodEmperorWilly The roaches are cleaner than crickets
GodEmperorWilly
Use superworms not mealworms. Mealworms are COMPLETELY exoskeleton and are hard to digest.
I have had dubia bits my hand, was pretty painful, shook it off super hard into bearded dragon cage, she avenged me within 2 seconds
hitting_things_with _broken_trees I don’t think they bite
Lol
DUBIA...ROACHES...DON'T...BITE!
Wot dubias dont bite???????????????
Thata GURL
I gotta say, i just found your channel a couple days ago, and the fact that youre so passionate at a young age is great! You do a very good job with your vids/merchandise!
When you watch videos about feeder insects when all you have are snakes😂😂
Lol
He has a leopard gecko and BTS, you must be new to the channel if you say that.
EDIT: I misread your comment, sorry.
ArizonaHerps&More! Erm ok..
Arizona Herps, Rodents, and Invertibrets OMG I misread it to lol
Ur comment is a optical illusion
I love your lights in the background!!
Sadly I have a colony of over a thousand mealworms for my leopard gecko but he doesn’t even eat mealworms
Mine too
Did you start breeding your own mealworms yet? You should do a video on that. You are pretty much my go to guy for information on reptiles really.
I agree
AHHH finally a new video I've been longing for one I NEED MORE VIDS
All great info man , really enjoyed the break down and agree I hate crickets and try my best not to keep them on hand but a few days . Love the roaches for sure ! Keep up the great work .
i started a dubia roach colony back in January this year. the colony is self sufficient now and i can feed my reptile room without much issue.
matthew H are they dead yet? You should always buy more every 6 months to stop Inbreeding if you had 200 roaches in your breeder tank you should buy maybe 50 more to stop inbreeding.
You think you can do a video on how to care for snake during power outage
Lol reptiles in general
L1ON GAMING lol true
I don't have power outages during the winter because it never gets cold enough where I live. I only get power outages from electrical overloads in the neighborhood and high winds. You could maybe use a power bank for the heat source.
ArizonaHerps&More! Haha my problems were solved I got a generator
I don't own any insect eating reptiles, what am I doing here? Oh well I'll watch anyways.
Oh well there was a time I didn't owe any too and was watching videos like this - result? I have 6 geckos and beardie now :D
For anyone with over 2 primary insect-eating animals, I definitely recommend you start your own dubia roach colony. Not only are they nutritious (as stated in the video), but also not very smelly, easy to care for, easy to breed, and it saves you money :). I have 3 bearded dragons and I've had my colony for only about 3 months now and I am almost able to fully switch them off of feeders that I buy. So my original feeder bill (not including vegetables) was around 35$ a month and now it's only at 5$ every month, soon to be 0. But I hope someone reading this perhaps may invest in their own dubia roaches for the health of their animals :)
E Reynolds thx this helps
and for anyone reading this - discoids are a great (and legal) alternative!! they're pretty much the same. long lifespans, can't climb well, can't fly, don't smell, easy to breed + care for. pretty much dubia twins with similar nutrition value
Do they breed on there own? How would u breed them?
Nicely done! Have a Merry Christmas, Alex! 🎅🏻🎄
You took that pic of you're house from google. I've seen that image in google.
I'm thinking of keeping insects (as the pets, not just feeders), but those themselves need feeders, so would this video still apply to feeding, say, a praying mantis or ant colony?
*help i like weird pets*
Peeble Kitty AntsCanada feeds roaches to his ants and he had a mantis that he fed roaches too
Dont we all?
Aren't you in Grians minecraft videos?
Help I see you everywhere
@@elgooblino I love antscanida so much he awsome
Great job with the channel, your the reason I'm getting my first ball python, seeing the setup videos inspired me to get my very own, so I thank u for the inspiration👍👍
Thank you for this information! I've always wanted a leopard gecko but really abhor crickets, so I'm glad there are alternatives that are still as healthy or more so.
Super informative, thanks!
I love the Christmas decorations
I started breeding mealworms a few years ago, then I stopped feeding my animals mealworms and switched to Blatta lateralis roaches instead.
Well I forgot about the mealworms, now it's like 3 years later and they're still alive... They've been metamorphosing into beetles, bred and laid eggs, died then the larva has eaten the dead beetles, it's a perpetual cycle that has kept them alive for years without me realizing it.
I don't have any reptiles that eat mealworms anymore and all my tarantulas are too big for them so I don't know what to do with them...
Your Channel is so helpful for me
I use Superworms and crickets. Superworms are pretty great because they're mealworms with more meat on them. Unfortunately like you said, Dubias are banned in Canada 😑😑😑
Bearded dragon
Staple: Dubia roaches
Sometimes: crickets (barley)
Treat: super worms blue horn worms
If dubia roaches aren’t allowed in California (where I live), can I feed my adult beardie mealworms. And if so how many each day
Olive Oil you can buy them but can’t import them there
I feed my beardi silkworms
SCP agent ohhh
Olive Oil I think idk tho
Thanks Alex, very helpful.
Hi GoHerping! Your channel is awesome! What food would you recommend for a Kenyan Sand Boa yearling? Also have you collaborated with Life's Amazing Adventures or Blazed Herping? Thanks
If there are $15 worth of protein in a mealworm, protein costs about $950 per gram. This is about 19x more than gold per gram.
Better start breeding em mealworms
did you just say "theres a lot of things that BUG me (about crickets)"
can you do a video about cleaning your cage like daily and when you clean the whole cage like your routine
Great video hearteyes
I have my first dubia roach colony I have two heat pads on one side of the tub at 90 degrees but on the other side that's at 70 to 60 degrees should I add another heat pad help thank you
Nice video.
I was hoping you took the average % of the whole.
Dubias are the best choice.
But other roaches like hissers are better than dubias and so on and so on.
Great info.
GoHerping VS Crickets
DreamCakez they should fight at wrestlemania lol
Jacob Guy lol
I am watching this video with crickets chiiiiiirping in my ears! I literally just started a cricket colony. I will be feeding them off as they grow and starting dubia's! Thanks Alex.
Just curious, what is your go with husbandry when you go on vacations?
What about locusts? Here in the U.K. they are quite popular and they're what I usually use for my bearded dragon.
Im soon getting a leapord gecko, and is it ok to just feed it mealworms and dubias?
You can buy silent crickets and they are actually silent. Also morio worms (supersized mealworms) bite really hard and one gave me a really bad bruise.
Here in Norway, where I live, we only have Dubia, mealworms, zophobas/ mario larvae & crickets ,give for food. Do you know anything about mario larvae?
So mr herping if I feed crickets one week and meal worms the other is that a good diet with fruits and veggies on the side
What is the best for emperor scorpion
my leopard gecko would go on little hunger strikes when i fed him crickets. itd be a while between feedings, but he still wouldnt take them, and then theyd die pretty quick. i changed to dubia roaches recently, and now my gecko eats at least a couple every feeding, and they last a whole lot longer. i also noticed hes getting a whole lot fatter on roaches than he was on crickets
I'd love it if you could make a video about how it is common for people to develop an allergy to dubia roaches with too much handling and constant exposure. I hadn't realised this when I first bought some, but have now heard it a few times, and found it a little concerning. I'm not sure if this is an issue with other feeders, but I feel like it would make a good video topic?
I dropped a brand new 100ct of dubias in my bedroom last night. I caught a surprising amount, but damn. I did have one of the little egg crate sections in my hand at the time, so about 1/3 of them didn't fall, but still.
my beardie eats superworms and occasional mealworms along with a lotta veggies and excersise. I've got a few dubias that I'm trying to breed, as soon I get a nice colony going I will reject the superworms (cant wait, I hate them. they are the worst. down with the superworms.) and still only use mealworms as a treat:))
Where can I buy silent feeder crickets for my Scorpion? I cant have noisy crickets. Thanks!
I didn’t want roaches at first then my mom bought an entire colony and now i have 2 and they are the best
Hey, so I’ve got 2 baby crested geckos I’m feeding them crickets they eat them but about like 1 every 4 weeks should I add or change the diet to mealworms or someother worm like wax or anything please reply
Hey great pass time for mouse thawing😂
Do turtle care and setup video
anything about phoenix worms?
hey!! im getting my first ever reptile for my bday!! (bearded dragon!!!!) and the cost of crickets are insane... what is the cheapest way for me to get crickets? and also when my beardie is an adult i think im going to switch to meal worms cause they cost less... im trying to keep it about $20 - $25 a month... also i wanted to know if for a juvenile beardie i could ONLY do meal worms and veggies... Thank you!!!!
I like the sound of crickets. It helps me concentrate
Hey grape videos can we do a video on cleaning the Doobie Roach and taking the little ones out
My mom was cooking spaghetti and I guess one of my dubias got out and it ran across the floor she screamed and I had to get rid of reptiles 😓 but love your videos!😘😂
Jocelyn Aguirre
Couldn't you have just switched to mealworms or something?
It looks like I breed dubias and mealworms for food for my new scorpion. It is polar opposite with crickets and dubias where I live. Crickets are way to noisy and are no go. Worms and dubias are silent. Informative video.
Hey i have some dubias but i dont know if its a good standard feeding insect for my leo. Is it okay or should i buy some mealworms
@@fionashepley478 Oh okay! Thanks for the Info :) have a wonderful day
Where do you keep your crickets that they are dying so fast? I'm buying medium size and keep them all in large box with food and water and they are living for several weeks like this, they grow so quickly that within a week or two I have problem finding any smaller ones for baby geckos.
I’ve also has experience with all three of these. I just have one leopard gecko and she’s a bit picky. Lately the only insects she’s eaten enthusiastically have been superworms. I’m trying to get her back onto dubias in fear of her getting pudgy, but like I said, she’s picky and sometimes doesn’t even see them. Anyone else have picky eaters like this?
I have a very dull looking leopard gecko. Brand new to this. How can u tell if it's albino or will change colors?
Hi I currently am feeding my Leo mealworms only because my mom hasn’t been willing to let me buy crickets can you list some tips on how I can convince her to let me get crickets or list alternatives for crickets
Can you feed frozen insects along with calcium?
What should I feed my 4.5ft corn snake?
I prefer mealworms, they are the cheapest, easiest to breed, and pretty much any animal will take it
I've never noticed any digestion problem, the only bad aspect is that they have to much fat
chitin can be a problem for younger beardies, personally I use them as a "snack feeder" - keeping them in the food bowl (now with a few small discoid roaches) for when my leo wants to munch at 3am. they're good for more diversity but bad as any kind of real staple.
I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA TOO (I'm in Asheville)
I have a vinegaroon and a Hedgehog. Both refused to eat live mealworms and were actually terrified by them. Quite frankly, me too.
How do these methods relate to tarantulas?
This is a pretty good video, but I have trouble finding vids on what's best for spiders.
I have spiders.
I can find spider videos, but none really compare nutritional value for the spiders.
Your awesome
Pranklifetv ! Sorry, but I have to do this. It’s not “your” it’s “you’re”
I used to buy super worms from petsmart for my frogs, but every time they pupated their wings were deformed. Not sure why...
i’m planning on getting 1 leopard gecko and i’m wondering what i should do with dubias. start a colony or just buy as i need. can anyone help?
I’m starting to breed my own mealworms as the main source of food for my Leo but I occasionally buy small Dubias for extra variation
Could I only feed an adult bearded dragon mealworms and fruits and veggies?
Can you hold the black tee in a mens medium till after christmas id love one lil homie
I really want one of the hoodies but i dont have money till Christmas :(
*Is this some type of peasant joke I’m to rich to understand*
What about Canadian nightcrawlers? Tbh that's arguably the best feeder for temperate species, _especially_ amphibians such as horned frogs, salamanders, newts, and other animals
Xavier Horn waddup birb!
Can you dust the food you give to your insects with calcium powder, or do you have to dust the insect itself?
u gotta dust the insect
Oddly enough the crickets I have, have had them for 3 days now, they haven't made a single sound. Most of them are still alive, they have really good food in there so I'm hoping they'll make it for a good while. It's really strange they are so quiet though. I have them in my bedroom and was fully prepared to be superbly annoyed but nothing so far. No smell, no sound. Really weird
The shade put on Florida 😂 “they don’t need anymore invasive species there”
I am getting some chubby frogs and my parents and I don't want to hear crickets all the time and they don't want roaches in our house and I heard meal worms are bad for them (chubby frogs are similar to tomato frogs) so what should i feed the chubby frogs
I believe the Black Soldier Fly Larvae (aka Phoenix worm, Calci-Worms, etc.) are more ideal than Dubias. BSFL's have an excellent Calcium content and do not require Calcium dusting. I feed my young Crested Gecko BSFL's and mealworms (calcium dusted of course)..
Just found out i can get dubias in my country + they are dirt cheap. im still gonna try breeding them so i have a consistent food source for my future beardie.
I (actually my dog, but) found a beautiful piece of wood outside a while ago and I really want to put it inside my snake tank, but I don't know if that would ever be safe, and if so, does anybody have any ideas as to what methods and/or products would best be used to clean it and make sure my ballpython doesn't get sick from it?
HS
Hi! I think he made a video on cleaning/sanitizing things from outside :)
If it's small enough try boiling it.
thanks, i'll look for it !!
i would, but it's the size of my own knee
what you do, is wash it, try and boil it if possible, and bake at 250° for 30 minutes. if you cant wash or boil at least bake at 250° f for 3 mins
What's the least smelly , I've been using red runners , and need quite a lot of feeders ? As i am in a class room Colleagues are noticing / complaining about there smell
Thanks
#teamdubia Ohhh YEAH!
I love ur vids , your voice is so calm and relaxing , I like ur personality too, The only negative I have is it seems like you have too many animals to give each one the attention they deserve. like with potato , u said u never had him out his cage the first year or sumthin , well thats proly y he didn't move he proly didn't think he could 🤷♂️
You should feed your insects BugGrub which is made my the biodude.
what about locusts?
Jayden Evetts they don’t have them in America they are one of the best to feed
Where can i order feeder insects i get so tired of running to petco pet supplies vi pets just to find out they have nothing in stock mainly for months if i can order online id definitely buy in bulk and start a meal worm farm and cricket farm id aboid the roaches as i dont want them escaping in my home
Hearing all this I wonder why no one talks about feeding grasshoppers/locusts. I feed those and they are very common reptile food where I live. And my skinks love them. Are they not common food in america or why are they never mentioned?
Steve Gee oh ok I didnt know that. Explains it thanks.
I bought a new heating pad and a 100w thermostat for a leopard geecko enclosure I'm starting where would the best place to put the probe I have it in between the mat and the enclosure but it Is getting the enclosure floor hot enough :/
Fiona Shepley thanks I will definitely try that !
Is my Leo ok on just mealworms and superworms cuz my mam won’t let and Dubai’s or crickets in the house or lochusts
Fiona Shepley she hates them she will only let me have the worm insects in the house