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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pasodama" data-source="post: 109786" data-attributes="member: 16469">Also, to add to this, one other great thing is that, unlike crickets, there are no special needs, that you have to provide, for eggs/young.The female incubates the eggs inside of her in what is called the ootheca (egg case).  She will also temp control the ootheca by having it either completely inside of her or having the ootheca stick out behind her (so don't freak out if you see something sticking out of her behind <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).In essence, when the time arrives, Dubia have live births (do not lay eggs).</blockquote>