JoXie411
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I’m more worried about the other bugs that like in my house getting in lol. I felt bad while doing the transfer I found a half eaten male....so sad I’m hopping with the bigger space it doesn’t happen again
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Rlc1994
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When I first started my colony I had one to many males to females. This causes fighting between the males and they will eat each other so that could be why you found one like that. You want to try to keep a ratio of 1 male to every 3-5 females. I fed my extra males off to my neighbors chickens to keep it balanced haha. So try to feed off your males the most too keep the colony a good ratio. The nymphs are tricky to sex but if you look closely there’s a difference near the but end of each one.
Daesie11
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I appreciate your Captain America jammies
Ok is it just me or are their butts the same?
JoXie411
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He protects me in my sleep lol
Rlc1994
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Nope that’s why it’s so tricky to sex them as nymphs you really have to know what to look for. There is an extra line on the males abdomen near the butt. The females do not have this extra line. I put an arrow on Where the difference is.
JoXie411
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CamoChameleonsHuman
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I'm an ass man... I will not apologize!Great first @CamoChameleonsHuman is looking at butts now youY’all need help lol
Ya I learnt to sex them with this method because I sell dubia sometimes. I don't sell female nymphs.
Wow like I’m mind blown!!! Your amazing!!!!! But when they are adults the males have wings right?
Rlc1994
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Yep the adults are pretty easy to tell between the two. They look completely different from one another. Males have full wings. The females have stubby little wings and are dark and shiny looking. The nymphs on the other hand all look the same so you have to sex them by looking for the line at the butt
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JoXie411
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Great you to looking at butts wow idk if I can talk to y’all anymore lolYep the adults are pretty easy to tell between the two. They look completely different from one another. Males have full wings. The females have stubby little wings and are dark and shiny looking. The nymphs on the other hand all look the same so you have to sex them by looking for the line at the butt
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Ahhhh those pictures lol not again!!!!!!Yep the adults are pretty easy to tell between the two. They look completely different from one another. Males have full wings. The females have stubby little wings and are dark and shiny looking. The nymphs on the other hand all look the same so you have to sex them by looking for the line at the butt
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I’m getting a dubia education thank you very much! It’s for science!
Rlc1994
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Nothing like a good education on roach butts
JoXie411
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Oooo ok for science your good then
Rlc1994
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Yep the females are the ones you want to keep they are what keep your colony breeding. Feed the males off to your reptiles or sell them like you said
jamest0o0
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Agreed, a fellow yinzer that knows his bugs, that's what's up.
I often wonder, I bet the adult females offer a little extra nutrition. especially when they're carrying that ootheca inside of them, plus they're bigger and meatier.
Rlc1994
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Haha Im no where near an expert on bugs just learning as i go along and Trying to learn something new everyday in this hobby.
Good point on adult females possibly having a little more nutrition in them. It makes sense since they have more meat on them compared to the males which are more slender and they have those big wings. Most people probably feed their chameleons nymphs though unless you have a bigger species.
I have actually read that the smaller and younger the Dubia roach the more nutrition they contain ounce for ounce because their shell is thinner and isn’t as large taking up the space where the meat would be otherwise.
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