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<blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 112613" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>some don't like Dubia roaches at all. i have a few that wouldn't eat them, and it took a lot of coaxing to get them to finally eat. Problem with Dubia are they burrow away, or play dead, and don't trigger that feeding response like a cricket or lateralis roach. Good thing about dubia is if they burrow they can be found the T can eat them later. they won't harm the T if they're left in the enclosure like a superworm/mealworm can.</p><p></p><p>What i did to get my timid ones to finally eat the dubia was put it in the enclosure on it's back. the flailing legs while it tries to right itself should draw the T to it, if it plays dead then a gentle nudge with something small and thin, so as not to draw thee attention of the T away, works to get it to move again. I use a strand from a broom for this. it blends with the substrate pretty well, and is thin enough it doesn't draw the attention away from the roach like a brush or tongs do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormath, post: 112613, member: 4199"] some don't like Dubia roaches at all. i have a few that wouldn't eat them, and it took a lot of coaxing to get them to finally eat. Problem with Dubia are they burrow away, or play dead, and don't trigger that feeding response like a cricket or lateralis roach. Good thing about dubia is if they burrow they can be found the T can eat them later. they won't harm the T if they're left in the enclosure like a superworm/mealworm can. What i did to get my timid ones to finally eat the dubia was put it in the enclosure on it's back. the flailing legs while it tries to right itself should draw the T to it, if it plays dead then a gentle nudge with something small and thin, so as not to draw thee attention of the T away, works to get it to move again. I use a strand from a broom for this. it blends with the substrate pretty well, and is thin enough it doesn't draw the attention away from the roach like a brush or tongs do. [/QUOTE]
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