Hardy Dubias?

[RiftPoint]

Prior to my first chameleon passing away in April I had bought a small container of Dubia roaches, I ended up putting them in the same cage that I was keeping my crickets in. Well, when my veiled passed I only had a couple of crickets left and the roaches. Not thinking much of it I hadn't done anything with the cricket cage since then (no extra food, H2O) figuring I'd give it a good cleaning just prior to getting a new cham. Lo and behold the roaches are still doing fine (there might even be a couple more of them, I didn't count and I didn't buy "breeders").

I'm guessing this probably isn't very unusual for these guys to be so resilient, considering they're roaches... I guess I'll just fatten them up for when I get my new cham!

 

[nightanole]

It seems in the tub they are immortal. I heard them lasting 6 months+ with no food and water because they were forgot about. Still mine dont last long outside the tub, i find them dried up a few days/week later.

 

[sapphira80]

Dubias are pretty resilient, and they will eat pretty much anything carbohydrate or cellulose based. Like cardboard or egg crates. Not saying it's healthy, but they will. They have a life span of about 2 years and gestation of about 2 months, so they probably will reproduce assuming there are males and females. They are live bearers so don't be surprised if you see tiny nymphs running around.

 

[sloop john b]

I have a fully planted (live plants) terrarium with a chameleon and when it died over a year ago I didn't have the heart or energy to break it down. The terrarium sat for a year, with no misting or lighting. One day my son "heard something" a year later in the terrarium...it was a big fat Dubia scrambling around, looking quite robust and healthy. One year later...no heating, no watering...pretty impressive