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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 188792" data-attributes="member: 29323">With Dubia roaches  you crush their heads to stop them burrowing. Roaches can easily live for days with no head so it's not an issue.  I also find with Dubia that the best way of getting a feeding response with them is to throw them in on their backs. They wriggle their legs & that induces a feeding response.I must admit, despite having the Dubia colony, I mainly feed crickets, as they get the best feeding response from my adult  T's.  My slings get whole decapitated mealworms.  By decapitating them I stop them burrowing & then popping up as a beetle & I also offer an easy way to the food, even for the smallest slings. And a whole mealworm is easier to spot & remove the next day. Although even a 1cm sling can move a large mealworm into a burrow, so I do lose some.</blockquote>