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about a year ago my savannah monitor passed (just over 10y/o). I'm ready to get another, in the past i kept a LARGE enough colony of dubia, only species i knew of at the time (besides hissers), to sustain her out of.

but while i was going about getting new dubia i stumbled across all the other species readily available now and dont want to just have a ton of dubia as i do like some of the new ones I've seen, but im ill informed and seeking enlightenment.

so im seeking a species of roach 2+ inches that makes a good feeder- non climbing/flying, no substrate needed, and forgiving to husbandry errors perfered.

im purposely not mentioning the ones im interested in as i want to know what the pros think and then ill make my choices and seek further advise from there.

thanks.

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Orangeheads and Dwarf Cave roaches make good large feeders.

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i never found hissers to be a good feeder, my savannah would DESTROY mice. like a pitbull getting ahold of a cat. but could barely scuff a hisser. i would have to cut them in half and feed just the butt. i wasnt a fan of that.

maybe its because i rarely offered mice and she was just excited. but hissers didn't work for me in the past.

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I'm sure his does, savs are eating machines, but mine had trouble killing adults. and i do already have a small colony of hissers just didnt plan on them being feeders. by the time i get a new monitor and it gets big enough I'm sure ill have extras and ill try again. ive been lurking on the forum a while and i noticed alot of people have a preference over dubia. just letting people know what im feeding and would like to know what they would use in my situation. im sure youve seen how many dubia a savannah can eat in one sitting thats why im looking for something bigger.

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