Hey everyone, I purchased 6 male and 20 female adult dubias from dubiadeli.com a little over a month ago. I've been feeding them water crystals, oranges, and cricket crack. They don't seem to be interested in the cricket crack at all. Should I be feeding them something different? Also, another thing I'm kinda worried about is I haven't seen any baby's yet? They're in a dark storage bin with ventilation, plenty of egg crates and a heat strip that's at around 90° but still no breeding? Should I be doing anything different? Any help would be much appreciated.
Dubia Roaches Don't Seem To Be Eating Cricket Crack Or Breeding
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reptileguy112
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Chop up some carrot
reptileguy112
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also breeding with be super slow the first month
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
I've realized when I make my own bug gutload it goes over much better with my roaches, even my giant green banana roaches. I have been tweaking the recipe here and there, and soon will buy a coffee grinder so it will be more of a powder when fed. But they run to the bowl when I pour it in.
doto
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I am a novice chameleons owner so I am passing along the advice from my Dubia Supplier and my experience to date.
The dubia breeder I bought my starter kit recommended I provide wet and a dry food for my breeders. The wet is primarily leafy greens and vegetables we would otherwise use for gut loading mixed with a few fruits. Oranges are written in many references but mine could care less for oranges. The dry food he suggested was a cat or dog food mixed with oatmeal and a dry cereal (I used Just Right) and blended to a powder. As for the cat/dog food he insists that the first three ingredients be protein sources.
My colony is a few weeks old and are kept in the mid 80s. They are reproducing exponentially right now.
An important thing to note that the diet for the breeders and feeders is different. The feeders do not get nearly as much dry food as a the breeders and the wet gutload for the feeders should be specific to the needs of your chameleons.
I have approximately 30 adults (1:3) ratio and have approximately 40-50 young dubia from pea size to quarter size. None of the males are suffering from wing nipping either.
The dubia breeder I bought my starter kit recommended I provide wet and a dry food for my breeders. The wet is primarily leafy greens and vegetables we would otherwise use for gut loading mixed with a few fruits. Oranges are written in many references but mine could care less for oranges. The dry food he suggested was a cat or dog food mixed with oatmeal and a dry cereal (I used Just Right) and blended to a powder. As for the cat/dog food he insists that the first three ingredients be protein sources.
My colony is a few weeks old and are kept in the mid 80s. They are reproducing exponentially right now.
An important thing to note that the diet for the breeders and feeders is different. The feeders do not get nearly as much dry food as a the breeders and the wet gutload for the feeders should be specific to the needs of your chameleons.
I have approximately 30 adults (1:3) ratio and have approximately 40-50 young dubia from pea size to quarter size. None of the males are suffering from wing nipping either.
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
Cat or dog food is really not good for your chameleon nor your insects. I don't know what breeder you heard this from but they obviously don't realize what is put in cat or dog food. Not only can it possibly cause gout in your chameleon from having a feeder with too much animal protein in it's diet. But also the amount of vitamins that are put in dog and cat food are NOT tailored for roaches or chameleon safety. They are tailored for much larger animals with much different needs.
Currently my bug gutload both dry and wet are all plant matter. It varies with it's seeds and nuts, and sometimes the dried fruits change on occasion (though I have a few staples of those that my bugs really like), but I do use the same main ingredients for each batch.
Currently my bug gutload both dry and wet are all plant matter. It varies with it's seeds and nuts, and sometimes the dried fruits change on occasion (though I have a few staples of those that my bugs really like), but I do use the same main ingredients for each batch.
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chamsarecool
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Give them time and heat. I don't know exactly when I started my roach bin but it was within the last few months and I only started with a dozen or so breeders and I am seeing quite a few baby roaches now.My bin sits on top of a piece of heat tape around mid-90s. For me, they actually eat way more than the crickets and go through food like there's no tomorrow.
doto
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Hi Andee I appreciate what you are saying however you may have failed to notice that I posted that the breeder and the feeder diet should be different.
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hi Doto, you say you still give your feeders dry food though? Was I just reading that wrong? And it's still considered bad for your insects, it may cause them to breed well and grow in the short term, but it often causes short life spans in both male and female dubia adults.
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ChameLIonLover
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Dubias arent eating every day and not very much. My crickets are monsters compared to my roaches when it comes to eating. Cricket crack isnt the best food for your roaches but as long as you keep giving them fresh fruit and veggies there shouldn't be any problems
Interesting... I seemed to think and notice that the roaches always consume the greens and fruit I provide them with, while the +300 crickets won't eat it all. Then again, I may have more roaches than I do crickets. It's hard to keep count.
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