For people who breed dubias (or others)

[Andee]

I use peanut beetles and lesser mealworms. Hide or true dermisteds are very bad for an establishing colony. Most dermisteds when not having enough carcasses to feed on regularly will often feed on your live roaches. In my opinion a colony that is not over 500 roaches and not producing babies regularly cannot support dermestid beetles safely.

 

[alphakenc]

Yeah, I've never seen them any smaller than that but at the same time I've never seen that as new babies either!

Its always a surprise first time for baby to blow the candle n enjoy her first birthday cake on the picture album but wait till u see the roach in person then u probably will say....hmmm it just a little tiny roach soon to be my baby's meal....
As the baby grow older they dont just want cup cake....they want the big 5 levels cake with the ice sculpture right next to the big cake

 

[alphakenc]

I use peanut beetles and lesser mealworms. Hide or true dermisteds are very bad for an establishing colony. Most dermisteds when not having enough carcasses to feed on regularly will often feed on your live roaches. In my opinion a colony that is not over 500 roaches and not producing babies regularly cannot support dermestid beetles safely.

Thanks for sharing Andee,u and Nick Barta are the bug guru to go person,I used to produce lots dubia babies for all my panther babies,at this moment I reducing them down a lot since most of the panther babies are gone to their own destination.if I every need to get to that large amount of the roaches again,I will be sure to look into the peanut beetle for the purpose.

 

[CandyCham]

Thanks for sharing Andee,u and Nick Barta are the bug guru to go person,I used to produce lots dubia babies for all my panther babies,at this moment I reducing them down a lot since most of the panther babies are gone to their own destination.if I every need to get to that large amount of the roaches again,I will be sure to look into the peanut beetle for the purpose.

SO, you breed panthers?

 

[alphakenc]

SO, you breed panthers?

Yes I did,very time consuming I will said.

 

[CandyCham]

Yes I did,very time consuming I will said.

What was the most time consuming for you?

 

[alphakenc]

What was the most time consuming for you?

From 7am to 8pm,since at one time I had 100 plus baby waiting to be fed and clean along with gutload feeders and tons of bug care cleaning,it was never ending duty every day since the beginning of this year,everything is around the babies to get them growing and stay healthy.
Here is an old thread,u can read about it but the real behind the scene was non stop day in and day out
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/new-born-baby-cameo-appearance.147205/

 

[Andee]

I had no idea I was a bug guru

 

[alphakenc]

I had no idea I was a bug guru

Lol,I usually write whats on my mind,if u dont like it ,I can call u whatever u want me to call u ...bug lady,bug expert,how about just a knowledgeable Andee.

 

[Andee]

lmao I don't mind being called a bug guru, I just never knew you viewed me as one XD

 

[alphakenc]

lmao I don't mind being called a bug guru, I just never knew you viewed me as one XD

I always knew cause I do read alot of the threads in the forum whenever Im free,and now u know,which is a good thing,maybe alphakenc I only write to whoever wants to write back to me since its hard to see the members facial expressions n understand their thoughts sometimes

 

[CandyCham]

From 7am to 8pm,since at one time I had 100 plus baby waiting to be fed and clean along with gutload feeders and tons of bug care cleaning,it was never ending duty every day since the beginning of this year,everything is around the babies to get them growing and stay healthy.
Here is an old thread,u can read about it but the real behind the scene was non stop day in and day out
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/new-born-baby-cameo-appearance.147205/

I wonder how people breed them as a hobby/side project!!!!

 

[CandyCham]

From 7am to 8pm,since at one time I had 100 plus baby waiting to be fed and clean along with gutload feeders and tons of bug care cleaning,it was never ending duty every day since the beginning of this year,everything is around the babies to get them growing and stay healthy.
Here is an old thread,u can read about it but the real behind the scene was non stop day in and day out
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/new-born-baby-cameo-appearance.147205/

haha, your baby cham forum is pretty entertaining

 

[alphakenc]

I wonder how people breed them as a hobby/side project!!!!

I cant speak for other people but I can tell u one thing for sure I bred them with all of my heart,I always love to breed ...discus....bird....hamster....just put it this way,if I was in a empty room ,and u happen to give some rocks and stone,I probably will try to breed them n make more rocks n stones,even though,we all know thats non sense,hopefully u get the ideas about how crazy I feel about the babies.

 

[Andee]

I would love to breed hamsters (have six rescues right now) however where I live now there is no way to get good breeder hamsters to start with and I don't honestly believe most people I would rehome them to around here would give them the correct housing/care.

 

[alphakenc]

haha, your baby cham forum is pretty entertaining

Laughing is great....Haha.

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

I use peanut beetles and lesser mealworms. Hide or true dermisteds are very bad for an establishing colony. Most dermisteds when not having enough carcasses to feed on regularly will often feed on your live roaches. In my opinion a colony that is not over 500 roaches and not producing babies regularly cannot support dermestid beetles safely.

A few that escaped ate one of my hawk moths. Literally hollowed her out, and I don't think that she was dead first. I have to keep the horn worms, wax worms and hawk moths separate from any chance of loose dermestids, they seem to go for them for some reason.

 

[alphakenc]

There is lots type of hamster,I like the Syrian one ,a female Syrian hamster is bigger than male one and breeders mostly choose female ones for domestication.

They all beautiful looking,and they are very fast on the training wheels
Dwarf hamster is great too.
Hamster will eat mostly fruit n vegetable just like the dubia roaches.

 

[CandyCham]

I cant speak for other people but I can tell u one thing for sure I bred them with all of my heart,I always love to breed ...discus....bird....hamster....just put it this way,if I was in a empty room ,and u happen to give some rocks and stone,I probably will try to breed them n make more rocks n stones,even though,we all know thats non sense,hopefully u get the ideas about how crazy I feel about the babies.

haha I think I understand. I am planning to breed two specially select panthers. I'm just super picky about it.

 

[CandyCham]

There is lots type of hamster,I like the Syrian one ,a female Syrian hamster is bigger than male one and breeders mostly choose female ones for domestication.View attachment 171812View attachment 171813
They all beautiful looking,and they are very fast on the training wheels
Dwarf hamster is great too.
Hamster will eat mostly fruit n vegetable just like the dubia roaches.

Hamsters are cute but I don't think I'd ever want one. Rodents aren't my big point. Not that I don't like rodents or anything - I had pet rats as a kid and loved em... super smart.