Madagascar Hissers for blueys?

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Madagascar Hissers for blueys?

Postby DrakeLineous12 » Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:06 pm

I just got enough breeding adult Madagascar hissing cockroaches today to start another colony again. Would they be a good addition to a blue tongue's diet? Or would they be to hard and armored? I've only fed them to large monitors in the past, but now my bluey is big enough to take prob subadults. :mrgreen:
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Re: Madagascar Hissers for blueys?

Postby Katrina » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:47 pm

They are great, I would just feed juvies before they get too old and hard. Leave the adults for breeding and feed subadults and they will be an excellent addition! :D
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Re: Madagascar Hissers for blueys?

Postby Spindown » Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:20 pm

I would also recommend against adults, as they have reallllly spiny legs, and a very hard exoskeleton. The babies and juvies are MUCH softer. Also, I've heard for many lizards the best size of prey is to feed no larger than the area between their eyes, too large and they have a really hard time with it. With the hissers sharp leg spines as adults, you would risk having your bluey injured and getting an infection.
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