entity Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Does it matter what kind of leaves I use for isopods and roaches? Do different roaches need different leaves? I know to avoid cedar and pine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Lemur Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Oak leaves seem to preferred. Some people like to use beech and maple as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Oak is considered the best, but maple, beech, and a few others are supposed to be almost as good. I always just throw a mix of hardwood leaves in my enclosures and the roaches can pick out what they like. Oak always seems to disappear the fastest though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I don't even know what types of leaves I use, not oak or maple, that's for sure. Really any hardwood leaves seem to work, for me at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ya, I use any type of hardwood leaf. My species seem to like the variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Is eucalyptus ok? We have lots of it in SoCal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entity Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Cool! Thanks guys! I have 2 huge norway maples out in front of my house! Thats convinient. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Is eucalyptus ok? We have lots of it in SoCal I'd say no, many Eucalyptus trees are poisonous, so I would stay away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenevanica Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I don't know where this whole "Oak is the best" idea came from. There is only one oak tree within 50 miles of me, and I tried using the leaves from it in my roach colonies. The roaches preferred the ash leaves from my yard. It doesn't make that much of a difference IME though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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