Number of posts : 3 Age : 34 Location : Pennsylvania Registration date : 2009-11-01
Subject: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/3/2009, 2:22 am
I was wondering what everyone thought about using madagascar hissing cockroaches to feed my scorp. Does anyone think a scorpion would have a tough time chomping through that hard shell? I was also curious about the nutritional value of night crawlers, anyone have any info on them?
kfc rocks Pandinus
Number of posts : 49 Age : 27 Location : milton keynes Registration date : 2009-11-02
Subject: Re: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/3/2009, 3:36 am
sorry i have no info on them but if i was you id just use something different that you know your scorpion will eat
gramps Centruroides
Number of posts : 216 Age : 31 Location : uk Registration date : 2009-07-16
Subject: Re: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/3/2009, 4:54 am
it will eat the smallish nymphs just feed to the size of the scorp and sp.
regards sam
Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
Subject: Re: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/3/2009, 12:18 pm
I've fed hissers to my larger scorps; they take them down without a problem.
The only difficulty in using hissers as feeders is their slow generation time relative to other roaches.
As far as earthworms, you have no idea what they've been crawling through, so I wouldn't risk it (fertilizer, pesticide, parasites, etc.). I imagine leftovers would be quite messy as well.
Rasputin Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1051 Age : 42 Registration date : 2008-03-12
Subject: Re: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/3/2009, 12:21 pm
Hissers are expensive - that's a fancy feast for a large scorp
The-Scorp-Whisperer Tityus
Number of posts : 539 Age : 34 Location : Edinburgh, Scotland!! :D Registration date : 2008-12-16
Subject: Re: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/5/2009, 10:45 am
You could try lookin into breeding Dubia Roaches, pretty cheap, breed liek crazy and easy to look after i hear, been looking into breeding them myself but never really got around to it yet
Azreal Hadogenes
Number of posts : 75 Age : 36 Location : Elyria,Ohio Registration date : 2009-06-30
Subject: Re: Hissing Cockroaches as feeders? 11/13/2009, 4:10 pm
someone I know used a hisser but make sure your scorp is on the large side or the hisser will be to intimidating and the scorp will actually run from it(personal exp. )
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