Dubias colony?! Help

So I am getting a beardie. shes gonna be 1 yr and I am only getting one. I want to use dubias instead of crickets as they seem way easier and beneficial to have. My question is... If I get dubias should I get a dubia colony? Will that be too many dubias for one beardie? Please help I am very unsure of what to do. Any feedback help thanks!

Too many? Haha, no such thing as too many roaches (said nobody ever). But in all seriousness, no, too many should not be a problem. A dubia colony takes a while to get going, unless you purchase an established one (which are quite pricy). You can buy a few hundred mixed ages, throw them into a tub, place it on a heating mat, and wait for about 6 months to get it all up and running, and voila! A never ending supply of roaches. Good luck!

At a year old she won't be eating a ton of bugs so having a large colony won't really be necessary. I have a colony with one adult dragon and they're great for composting kitchen scraps but he can't keep up in terms of eating all of them. Adults get one or two bug meals per week vs a young dragon who would have two bug meals every day. For an adult you would probably be OK with a small colony of maybe 500 or so mixed sizes. I would order hornworms, black solider fly larvae, and silk worms from time to time to provide some variety. The main thing for an adult is to have a variety of veges. They get salad every day so it's important to rotate what you offer (keeping their favorites on frequent rotation) to make sure they get the nutrients they need. This is a good list to reference for ideas about what to offer. I usually offer 2-3 items from here in each salad and rotate based on what is fresh at the store each week http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

Here is some more info about caring for a roach colony. https://www.southtexasdragons.com/dubia-roaches.html