dubia roaches
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chameleonkev
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You don't need a heat bulb for dubis to breed, just room temp
chameleonkev
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I wouldn't of thought it would make much difference, mine breed like rabbits at room temp but if you do I would get a 50w buld at the most
chameleonkev
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I keep them in my Cham room witch sits around 78 so that's probly why they reproduce very fast
justjumpit621
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Be careful with the plastic tub. I use glass because 1) they will climb out of plastic, and 2) a heat pad will melt it which you need to breed them well. I have had this happen, when I took the heat pad off the plastic where it was was warped badly.
Swayne8998
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https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/swayne8998/695-breeding-dubia-cockroaches.html
You do not need a light bulb. Roaches are more active at night, so it won't help anyway. I use a plastic tub with no problems at all. You can wrap the heat pad with something and put it on a low setting, or if you want to keep the bulb idea, get a ceramic heat emitter.
You do not need a light bulb. Roaches are more active at night, so it won't help anyway. I use a plastic tub with no problems at all. You can wrap the heat pad with something and put it on a low setting, or if you want to keep the bulb idea, get a ceramic heat emitter.
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sulfurboy1o3
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If its a nice hard plastic then just use a small heat pad. If your herp room is really warm or you have a wooden cage (with some other herp in it)you can just set the tub above the radiant heat.
Dubia roaches breed MUCH faster if they have a hot area in the enclosure you are keeping them in. I use heat pads on one side of my bins, and they work great! Just make sure you get a good plastic tub, because if you don't it could cause some melting... With my roach colonies I make sure one side of the bin is in the 70s to 80s and the other is over 100 degrees. Hope this helps!
Meow Kitty
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just use a heat pad its cheaper then a lightbulb
justjumpit621
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are you buying reptile heat bulbs from the store
sigh.... a pack of 75watt bulbs is $1 at walmart. Not that the op should use a bulb, a heat pad would work best but not because it is cheaper.
UrbanChameleon
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Just out of curiosity.. how many Dubia's should one use to start a colony? And where did you buy them?
I want a colony started quickly, but I only have one juvenile Chameleon that will eat them. So I'm not sure how many I should get. I found a website selling 500 "assorted" for $50. That seems like more than I need. I found another site recommended by the forum, which sells only 25 in a cup for about $10. I would need to buy multiple cups. So the first site sounds much cheaper. Advice?
I want a colony started quickly, but I only have one juvenile Chameleon that will eat them. So I'm not sure how many I should get. I found a website selling 500 "assorted" for $50. That seems like more than I need. I found another site recommended by the forum, which sells only 25 in a cup for about $10. I would need to buy multiple cups. So the first site sounds much cheaper. Advice?
pssh
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Here is my blog which has recommendations for housing, feeding them off, and purchasing a starter colony:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/pssh/577-blaptica-dubia-roach-keeping-breeding-feeding.html
As for heat, I prefer a heat mat on the bottom of the tub. I use tubs with very smooth walls so that they cannot climb them. If you use a tub with textured walls, they may climb the inside. Aside from the sponsors and classifieds, faunaclassifieds.com is a good place to check for roaches at good prices.
nightanole
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Raw sugar. Its like roach fertilizer. I mix it in with my bug burger. They also like corn muffins...
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