Ok does anyone here breed them with success? I want to start a colony but most of the care guides claim its hard to encourage breeding.. is this true? Also what would be the best advice to a new dubai breeder? All the info I could get would be great
That's heat pads for Ts. You can use one on dubias. Roaches are much hardier, i mean they can live with out a head . As for the over heating. Ive never had that issue with using them on snakes. But you could all ways invest in a cheap little thermostat that will regulate the pad if it would give you a better piece of mind. You could also use a glass tank with a custom acrylic lid with either holes drilled in for air of a hole cut for a vent. And the same heated with a heat pad. The down side to a glass tank is thats its glass and is see through. So it would need to be stored im a dark area. Closet or some where its dark most of the time. Here is a link to the thermostat i was talking about. https://www.chewy.com/zilla-terrari...gclid=CJDL-6qludECFQiBswodiPsCQQ&gclsrc=aw.dsyeah 80-90 in a dark enclosure is a pain.. I'm very uneasy about under tank heat pads.. most videos suggest avoiding them because they can over heat without warning. the humidity/food/water/enclosure is easy.. I'm just not sure if I'm able to keep the tub at the correct temp.. who knows I guess I just have to take the plunge and hope for the best.. I'll buy a lot of crickets as well cuz I have plenty of experience with them
so they still breed at 72 degrees during your coldest spot? thats amazing!! the guides almost made me not even try dubais because they all made it seem impossible if the temp drops below 80-85 degrees.. and deaths would begin at or around 75 degrees
Yes they breed fine at 75, and survive at 72 F They'll breed better at 80+ though. The care sheets are giving you the ideal info, but none of them, except maybe Mike's, take into consideration the natural humidity and temperature ranges of their real world environment.so they still breed at 72 degrees during your coldest spot? thats amazing!! the guides almost made me not even try dubais because they all made it seem impossible if the temp drops below 80-85 degrees.. and deaths would begin at or around 75 degrees
I'm so glad I talked with you guys because the guides almost forced to go back to crickets out of fear it would failIve kept a colony for several years now. An inch of substrate, egg cartons stacked on one side with food dish, plenty of ventilation holes where they cant reach them, one end bare for occasionally making it rain. Dubia can go a long time without water, and can get it from food too. I feed mine carrots, dog food and fish flakes. They never needed encouraging to breed
Dubia and lateralis are the best feeders for spiders. Crickets are filthy, short lived and annoying. Stinky too. Roaches are tough, easy to raise and long lived. Dubia and lateralis breed very well, so start small if your collection is small, or you'll be in the classifieds selling excess roachesI'm so glad I talked with you guys because the guides almost forced to go back to crickets out of fear it would fail
Ive kept a colony for several years now. An inch of substrate, egg cartons stacked on one side with food dish, plenty of ventilation holes where they cant reach them, one end bare for occasionally making it rain. Dubia can go a long time without water, and can get it from food too. I feed mine carrots, dog food and fish flakes. They never needed encouraging to breed
only times my colonies have had any odor (other than the water gel, that blue Fluker's water gel can stink sometimes) is if they've gone more than a week or so between cleanings. They'll get a bit rank then with all the poopDubia and lateralis are the best feeders for spiders. Crickets are filthy, short lived and annoying. Stinky too. Roaches are tough, easy to raise and long lived. Dubia and lateralis breed very well, so start small if your collection is small, or you'll be in the classifieds selling excess roaches
only times my colonies have had any odor (other than the water gel, that blue Fluker's water gel can stink sometimes) is if they've gone more than a week or so between cleanings. They'll get a bit rank then with all the poop
Also, on thing i missed in the "how do i raise a colony" posts all over the internet is standing the egg crates up vertically. If you don't the poop gets stuck and the egg crates absorb the moisture from it, and then they start to stink.
The babies do eat the frass. Cleaning it out is a no no from what ive read, I leave it alone.Wow! I clear out left over food and organic debris but leave the poop, now I'm worried because it sounds gross. I always heard that the babies lived in it. Now I feel gross lmao.
I've also heard there could be eggs in it as well.The babies do eat the frass. Cleaning it out is a no no from what ive read, I leave it alone.