Where do I find any bug other than crickets,waxworm,meal or superworms?

[Vegas Chad]

I have yet to have one fly out... I take off the lid to get them out and feed... Brad has had one land on him before... Rather funny story behind that haha! Cut the wings on the males and they will not fly.

 

[dodolah]

I have yet to have one fly out... I take off the lid to get them out and feed... Brad has had one land on him before... Rather funny story behind that haha! Cut the wings on the males and they will not fly.

Ha ha!
hmm, i guess i could cut the wings.
i'll try that.

 

[Jeweledchameleons]

I seem to be one of the few that have actually seen a B. Dubia take to the air.

The males will want to take off in the spring and find another colony
of females make sweet love too.
They cannot gain altitude on their own very well
and struggle with keeping level flight. (typical guy huh?)

All that you really need is to have container walls a few inches higher
than any launch point. They'll never clear the tower that way.
Nor will they be able to climb up and out of their prison.

and even if they do happen to fly
they'll be all alone out there until they die a few days later.
The females are wingless and will remain in the container.

all in all a great feeder... and they don't move too quickly for the cham to target.
I use the nymphs and females due to the greater meat to shell ratio.
the males are best picked out when they're shedding and fed quickly.
otherwise they're just all shell and wings.

I also keep hissers and discoid the hissers are good fun to feed
after a molting when they're soft and go down easy with a nice gooey center.

 

[MWheelock]

Hey Chad,

I've been in and out (mostly out) for a while. I've got some things cooking that a few of you know about, so I'm not always checking in on the forum. I'll let the rest of you know in a month or so what I'm up to.

I've had a few of you PM me and e-mail me direct. This is great, since I have to check my e-mail for business most days. Hopefully, y'all know you are always welcome to write or call for specific questions. I might not know the answer, but I'll certainly try.


As far as the dubia flying, I have heard they are capable of doing so. I have never actually seen this. One day, a few of my staff and I tried to get some of them to fly (a very slow day). We couldn't get any of the males to do it.

I've heard of people keeping them in steep walled containers without lids and not have any problems with escapees. I'm not so trusting and keep lids on my containers. I can't say I've seen any escape.

My cham cage is not really bug proof, so I have seen some get out, but die very quickly since it is not warm enough for them.

Matthew

 

[RhettusMaximus]

Dubias

I have also heard of dubias flying, although it is very rare.... I just stick to non flying species.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

In my experience the males get very active and attempt flight when they are quite warm (upper 90's) and it is dark (night time).
They aren't (as previously mentioned) terribly skilled aviators, but can sail 15 ft. or so if launching from a high place.
As Dr. Matthew suggest, keeping a secure lid on your dubia operation takes care of this potential problem.
They will not fly up at you when you open the enclosure....rather they will try to hide.
I don't think cutting the wings would be a necessary precaution.
The shocking experience I have had was from an escaped male who climbed to a high point in the room and successfully took off ... sailing across the room onto our bed. (again, this happened at night on a very warm evening in the summer.)

-Brad

 

[Guardian]

I grew up in the city and roaches are definitly out for me....didn't have them in my house, but I sure saw them in my friends houses. Once they get started in a messy house, they are out of control....gross...I'll stick to crickets :::chirp chirp"""
~~G