A wide range of exotic animals that appear
on the market force breeders to search for
and formulate a balanced diet based on fresh
food – often in the form of live insects. Such
feed insects include the Blattodea order which,
due to its reproductive properties, can be successfully
maintained in domestic feed cultures.
Cockroaches are characterized by a simple body
structure and lead a cryptic lifestyle. Many species
distinguish a wide range of substances
among which there are allergens that can negatively
affect the human respiratory system. The
most commonly cultivated species for feed purposes
are: the Dubia cockroach (Blaptica dubia
), the Cinereous cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea
) and the Turkish cockroach (Shelfordella
lateralis ). They are distinguished by moderate
breeding requirements, including nutrition,
calm temperament, easy breeding and high nutritional
values (protein content, fats and Ca:
P ratio) with a quite low chitin content. The
above-mentioned representatives of the order
of cockroaches may be basic diet or its diversification
with positive breeding results in exotic
animals.