dubias and temperatures...

[armando]

So... Im not able to have my dubias inside no matter what... house rules -_-
Temperatures outside right now are around 59 F...
Im gonna be buying heat matts or something this week...
will this temperatures kill my dubias?
I know they wont be breeding, it doesnt matter right now.... Im just worried about them dying...

 

[kgallego]

So... Im not able to have my dubias inside no matter what... house rules -_-
Temperatures outside right now are around 59 F...
Im gonna be buying heat matts or something this week...
will this temperatures kill my dubias?
I know they wont be breeding, it doesnt matter right now.... Im just worried about them dying...

You're pressing the limits. You might get away with it for a couple nights, but I'd suggest getting a heat mat under it and wrap it in some kind of insulation ASAP. My colony did fine in my garage in the low 50's when I wrapped the tub up and kept the heat on it. But as soon as the ol' lady said that her Dog was coming in the house, I was happy to inform my roaches that the ice ages were over!

 

[armando]

I figured out something...
I took the dubias inside my closet, in a locked small place...
The bad thing is that they wont have much ventilation... I can open it daily and ventilate the tank...
is that ok??

 

[lisagr07]

I figured out something...
I took the dubias inside my closet, in a locked small place...
The bad thing is that they wont have much ventilation... I can open it daily and ventilate the tank...
is that ok??

I keep mine in a closet every winter. As long as there is a screened area on their container they will be just fine!

 

[Canadia]

What are dubai's .. Obv a noob. Just never heard of them.

 

[nightanole]

dubia roaches, the latest thing for cricket replacements. Also called green banana beetles, and pill bugs, or anything you can pawn off on the family to not call them roaches.