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You are correct on that in your case. However he said he had 3 18 gallon bins to set up colonies in. However I was not soliciting sales, just giving a basis based on what we do as far starting colonies and also that information was provided to show where the experience and basis for my answers...

It depends how many you need to supply the amount of feeder you want. Waiting 6 month or more to have a self sustaining colony is not practical for most people. We have found that actually fairly even ratios of male to female seem to work just fine and seem to be the best way. Generally it is...

Problems 1. The enclosure is much to large 3' x 2' x 2' is far too large or that amount of dubia. They like to be in close contact with each other compared to crickets. That size been would even be too small for 2,000. Too much space can cause them stress. They like dark spaces keep the...

heating will help them grow faster. Since they can all be kept together the same high temps for all would be good. Unless you need specific sizes seperated it would be far better to keep them all together. When having multiple bins far more efficient to place them in a cabinet and heat the...

Legal roaches in Florida Roaches that are legal to sell in Florida include any species native or adventive there. Also male hissers. Blaberus discoidales and Blaberus craniifer can be sold to Florida as an example and so can Green banana roaches. We have sold all three there but not Dubia...

Dubia production 10 babies is very low. The colonies we sell from produce 20+ babies per each female. once they reach adulthood it takes a month for the first nymphs to pop out then they can have 20+ babies each month. Although referred to as live bearers the eggs are in egg cases aka...

Healthy, appropriately housed reptiles do not get impacted. Chameleons also eat snails and the shells are far crunchier than roach exoskeletons. If your chameleons are healthy and appropriately housed impaction from feeding roaches is not an issue. ______________________ Digby Rigby Bulk...

If you hae more than couple of bins it is more efficient to just heat a cabinet. Ceramic heat emitters are good for this purpose along with a thermostat of course. Do not use heating pads purchased from the drug store designed as human heat pads. It is not safe as they were not designed to...

Proper gutloading proper gutloading is done by feeding the feeders a proper nutrious diet thoughout their life. Not just giving vitamins a day or two before feeding off. Vitamins are used to supplement inefficient diets. While vitamins are better than not in such cases they are not equal to...

Do you use wild caught feeders? My post stands and you are correct it was off topic as far as your reply to my post. It has also been discussed here many times and my stance is use the healthiest safest sources. If a post is not related to the topic I do not usually answer any off topic...

When it comes to using mammals as feeders the nutrional value comes from the skeleton and organs. Therefore weaned animals are the way to go. When we have had need for smaller feeders we have used pygmy mice. 8 adults weigh an ounce. In regards to the comment made about skulls causing...

If the bin is totally smooth climbing shouldnt be an issue. Also what is a fairly large colony? Some people think 1,000 is a large colony. Roaches like to be in close contact with each other. They dont like a lot of elbow room. If you notice they are all in a clump with a lot of empty space...

You can also use native phasmids aka stick insects as long as they arent a species that can discharge toxic chemicals, also such things as Luna Moths and their larva. Digby Rigby _______________________

Freshly molted roaches are good to feed as they are very soft. In fact white superowrm and mealworms beetles can also be fed when they are freshly molted. Many things that wouldnt eat the beetles ordinarily will gobble them up at that time. Digby Rigby _______________________

Silkworms are the oldest species cultivated by man. The varieties listed are all the same species. It is also about the only species of animal that does not exist in the wild only in cultivation. The zebra silkworms are sexually dimorphic. The males stay white. The females get zebra...

The tomato plants are toxic, naturally toxic regardless of pesticides or organic farming like tobacco. Toxins can not be flushed out of the hornworms. If you get wild ones and feed them something else they will still have whatever toxins they got from the tomato plants they ate. Tomato plants...

if its cold in the area where you want to keep them you would be better served by keeping them in a cabinet and heating the cabinet. Ceramic heat emitters are excellent for this purpose, use a pulse proportional thermostat for best results. Heat tape is only good for raising temperatures in a...

Most however not all species of roaches are photophobic, therefore even in dayight they go further under or into things to avoid it. To maiximize productiom absence of light is one of the key elements. QuioteCham where did you get that picture you are using in your avatar? That is Evander...

Mantids are an excellent feeder as they have a completely different diet than other feeders used here. Also for most feeders you arent buying feeders you are buying breeders and then feeding what they breed. When you do it that way the cost drops dramatically for any feeder over time. Often...

Snails are worthwhile to raise as feeders. They are full of protein and calcium and very nutritious as are worms such as night crawlers. Of the 3500+ species of roaches maybe 10 can be pests. To say that you wont use them or shy away from them because they are a roach is to say you wont have...