Dubia Care Sheet

[BocaJan]

I am trying to establish a roach colony and am slowly getting over my hesitation at handling these critters. While Googling I found a great care sheet so I posted it on my blog so anyone interested can read it. It has all the information one needs to raise a healthy colony. I can't wait to give up the crickets!

 

[Syn]

Mine aren't the quickest breeders but I'm also looking forward to getting off crickets!

 

[leid]

You can use dubias as staple feeders?

 

[Syn]

You can use dubias as staple feeders?

I believe so.

 

[leid]

blah. Nevermind.

My husband said he would divorce me if I started a roach colony in the house. LOL

 

[Syn]

blah. Nevermind.

My husband said he would divorce me if I started a roach colony in the house. LOL

They don't climb(mostly), you can keep them in a dark place, hide them somewhere in a closet that he'd never look in, etc.

 

[ttshibby]

If you use a heating pad and get thier temps to 85-90 they will breed and grow like weeds! A huge differece over room temps!

 

[crablady]

My husband said he would divorce me if I started a roach colony in the house. LOL

i thought for sure mine would too. but when i told him how much i was spending on crickets, and that i'd be saving that money he was fine with it, so long as i assured him they wouldn't be escaping. i put my roach container inside a larger one as an extra protective measure (also helps to keep the heat in and to keep it dark) hubby even got a kick out of forcing my teenage niece to look at them and watching her squirm!!!!

thanks for the care sheet!

 

[Djscifee]

just got my dubias in the mail! im excited to see how she likes them!
the adults are huge! bigger then i exspected.
plus i got some reptaid.. so i inject the roaches? one at a time?

 

[martyllian]

Keep the huge Dubia if you want to breed them! Those are the mommas and poppas. Poppa has wings, I believe the Females do not, from looking at my new guys.

Feed off some of the smaller ones. I gave my Veiled a few of the pinky nail sized and he liked them. White ones are freshly molted.

 

[Lille]

I got my Dubia's in the mail today myself...only problem is! I was kinda crossing my fingers that the website I went through would kinda forget about the whole "dubia roaches are illegal in Florida" thing and through a couple of males in there...

BUT NO! (The worst part is my cham seems to really like them)

So if anyone is feeling nice *cough cough*

 

[Djscifee]

I got my Dubia's in the mail today myself...only problem is! I was kinda crossing my fingers that the website I went through would kinda forget about the whole "dubia roaches are illegal in Florida" thing and through a couple of males in there...

BUT NO! (The worst part is my cham seems to really like them)

So if anyone is feeling nice *cough cough*

really?!? y are they illegal there?
my cham is sleeping so in the morning i cant wait to feed them!

 

[crablady]

they're illegal here in Canada too! but they're available and advertised.

 

[BocaJan]

I have offered one to my male and a female and they both ran away and hid. ACK Anyone got any suggestions?

 

[Syn]

I got my Dubia's in the mail today myself...only problem is! I was kinda crossing my fingers that the website I went through would kinda forget about the whole "dubia roaches are illegal in Florida" thing and through a couple of males in there...

BUT NO! (The worst part is my cham seems to really like them)

So if anyone is feeling nice *cough cough*

So you got a TON of females?

 

[martyllian]

I have offered one to my male and a female and they both ran away and hid. ACK Anyone got any suggestions?

Did you try a small one, or a large one?

take a solo cup and cut off the bottom 1/2 inch

Turn a small one upside down in this bottom. it will squirm and possibly draw T- rex. err Chameleon attention

I just put a few in my cricket feeder thing, they crawled up the screen inside and Norman went OH NOES, BUGS IN CAGE AGAIN! and sniped them

 

[Lille]

Yeah, I ended up getting like 40+ females, even the nymphs are females! Hopefully someone's pregnant and will have a male or two. lol

My cham tried one last time, just as a "treat" after he finished up our cricket supply. He has a separate bowl for non-dusted treats, he knows there's always something good in it. Sure enough he looked into it, saw a freshly molted nymph and YUM!

P.S. Seriously if someone would be kind enough to send me a couple of males from their colony, I'd be more than happy to pay for everything.

 

[martyllian]

I just got mine and am letting them establish. I only have 3 males that I can tell at the moment, or id send you some