Help with blaptica dubias
- Thread starter pedro92
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jonk9194
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CleanLineChameleons
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Just start a colony of about 50 in a Sterilite or Glad tub. Not even a real need for a top. Give them egg crates and food then let them do the work. Feed them cereals and cricket gutload if you want. Also I have found that feeding them fruit...carrots and oranges promotes breeding and keeps them hydrated. It took me about 2 or 3 months before I saw any babies. It is very simple.
-chris
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Brad Ramsey
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It is very simple.
If you spend more than 10 minutes a week on your roaches....your over-doing it!
I would have a top though!!! Males have fluttered out at my house without one.
Also keep the temps between 80 and 90 degrees f.
And good ventilation.
That's it! Don't make it hard.
-Brad
If you spend more than 10 minutes a week on your roaches....your over-doing it!
I would have a top though!!! Males have fluttered out at my house without one.
Also keep the temps between 80 and 90 degrees f.
And good ventilation.
That's it! Don't make it hard.
-Brad
JimNPHX
New Member
It really is as simple as everyone else is stating. Just heat, feed and serve . . .
Here are some pics:
This is my main container after about 30 days (have not cleaned yet)
This is the little container that I use to gutload the "next in line"to be fed to my chams. I use a premix that I bought from the website that is in the second post of this thread. Same place I bought my starter 50 from.
Finally, I use a heating pad left on 24/7 to heat the main container. Not sure where I bought it or what the brand name is (it is a few years old) but it keeps the container around 85+ degrees F.
* I cut out some of the lid and tapped some screen to it
Remember, these are roaches . . . very forgiving with their habitat.
**I feed the roaches in main container mostly fruit/veggies with a little ground up dog food. I also use water crystals for both containers
Hope this helps
Jim
