Along with their health benefits, Dubia roaches for leopard geckos offer many other perks. These feeder insects can't jump, so you don't have to worry about them escaping and causing an infestation in your home. Additionally, they don't smell or make noise, which means you won't even know they're there. Best of all, leopard geckos simply love eating Dubia roaches as a main part of their diet.

Dubia roaches provide a great diet advantage for feeding a leopard gecko. They're high in protein which helps your reptile stay active and healthy. To keep them high in protein, it's important to feed Dubia roaches fresh veggies, fruits and even whole grain cereals. Make sure to avoid feeding these insects cat or dog food, as it contains a lot of chemicals, preservatives and fillers. Providing Dubia roaches with a healthy diet will make them even more nutritional when you feed them to your leopard gecko.

The leopard gecko diet doesn't consist of greens, fruits or vegetables. Instead, leopard geckos eat live insects. While these reptiles are known to eat mealworms , wax worms and superworms , Dubia Roaches are the most common leopard gecko food.

Preparing Dubia Roaches for Leopard Gecko Feeding

Along with their usual diet, Dubia roaches must be gut loaded at least 12 hours before you feed them to leopard geckos. Gut loading these insects consists of feeding them nutritious, powdered food. To effectively gut load Dubia roaches for leopard geckos, place the insects in an enclosed container with the powder and a piece of a potato as a form of hydration. This is a very important step in preparing the roaches for leopard geckos.

We also recommend dusting the Dubia roaches with vitamins and mineral supplements. The simplest way to do this is to place the insects in a closed bag with the powder and shake lightly to coat them. When adding the powdered insects to the terrarium, make sure none of the powder flies into the leopard gecko’s eyes. You can also keep a jar lid or a small dish filled with the powder inside the terrarium. Your leopard gecko will naturally know how much subsistence it needs and will lick it out on its own accord.