Dubias

[birdlover71]

well azgnonic would be sooo proud. I finally grew some and bought starter colony with an additional 50 babies...... Mind you I am deathly afraid of these. I am also afraid of crickets. The baby Dubias remind me of pill bugs. I am ok with them...


Wish me luck!!!!

 

[Swayne8998]

Luck!

I used to be afraid of them too. But trust me, you will overcome it. I'm more scared of crickets than roaches.

 

[birdlover71]

I hope so

Thanks for the reply also......

 

[nightanole]

The people in my house still think they are "pill bugs"...
I call them "beetles".
I also have green banana "beetles".

Im not sure whats going to happen in a few weeks when the adults start showing up...

 

[birdlover71]

Beatles

lol yeah the people may Finally realize what those "beetles" really are. lol

 

[ISA my Veiled]

Does anyone know if you can feed clementines to dubia?

 

[Swayne8998]

Does anyone know if you can feed clementines to dubia?

Aren't clementines just midget oranges?

 

[Slug]

From my experience (the little bit I have), oranges are basically Roach Viagra...I put a few slices in when I got them last weekend on Friday, and by Monday, I had a fresh batch of babies. They were probably pregnant already, but I had all adults 1 day, then a few later, a bunch of babies showed up.

My tip, orange slices and a heating pad under a good portion of the cage, also make sure they have plenty of ventilation and places to climb (I did this by going to my local Denny's and asking for a stack of egg flats, just put a few in your tub vertically and you are good). Also make sure you use a tub that is not see through, or keep them in a dark place if that is all you have. They hate light and run from it when it comes on.

I hope this helps!