Augie
Juvenile Dragon
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I know from time to time people come to this board (and other forums) asking for a roach chow recipe. I've been tweaking mine over the course of the last few months and have found one that seems to work really well. It seems no matter what I put together they eat it (they're roaches for God's sake 
) but this one they take to the best, even favoring it over veggies as long as I have water crystals in there too. I still haven't put one together they prefer over fruits, but when I do I'll share that one too! Or start selling it! 
Well here it is:
3 parts dog food
2 parts Cheerios
1 part soy flour
1 part dried coconut flakes
a few dashes of rolled oats (I'll explain below)
I use a smaller mix of dog food with other proteins to lower the protein content (Cheerios and soy flour are in there to "water it down" but to also add other sources of nourishment). I've read articles about too high of a protein diet increasing their uric acid content, which can cause early colony die-offs and health problems with your dragon. I do admit the jury's still out on how factual this argument is, and I don't want this thread to become a debate on that. I just do it as a precaution.
The dried coconut flakes serve as a sweetener. I found that when I put that much soy flour in the mix, they wouldn't eat the chow unless it was the only thing in the tub. I want the flour in there for the reason above, so I added the flakes and they've taken a huge interest in it. I use the flakes because my wife was going to throw them out, so this was more out of convenience. You may remember I used to use raisin bran flakes and Nilla wafer crumbles. This is easier as its in a smaller package.
Lastly, I use the dashes of rolled oats because its a good filler and it seems to make cleaning the coffee grinder I use to grind everything with easier. Let me know what you think! Try it out and see how yours like it! Share your recipe too if you like, I'd love to use it to see how my roaches like it!
) but this one they take to the best, even favoring it over veggies as long as I have water crystals in there too. I still haven't put one together they prefer over fruits, but when I do I'll share that one too! Or start selling it! Well here it is:3 parts dog food
2 parts Cheerios
1 part soy flour
1 part dried coconut flakes
a few dashes of rolled oats (I'll explain below)
I use a smaller mix of dog food with other proteins to lower the protein content (Cheerios and soy flour are in there to "water it down" but to also add other sources of nourishment). I've read articles about too high of a protein diet increasing their uric acid content, which can cause early colony die-offs and health problems with your dragon. I do admit the jury's still out on how factual this argument is, and I don't want this thread to become a debate on that.
I just do it as a precaution. The dried coconut flakes serve as a sweetener. I found that when I put that much soy flour in the mix, they wouldn't eat the chow unless it was the only thing in the tub. I want the flour in there for the reason above, so I added the flakes and they've taken a huge interest in it. I use the flakes because my wife was going to throw them out, so this was more out of convenience. You may remember I used to use raisin bran flakes and Nilla wafer crumbles. This is easier as its in a smaller package.
Lastly, I use the dashes of rolled oats because its a good filler and it seems to make cleaning the coffee grinder I use to grind everything with easier.
Let me know what you think! Try it out and see how yours like it! Share your recipe too if you like, I'd love to use it to see how my roaches like it!
