How do you extract dubias from breeding colony?

Elektrix · Feb 16, 2020

I started my own dubia roach breeding colony which seems to be going quite well. Lots of babies running around in there :blob5:

My question is; how do you go about getting the roaches out of there for feeding time? I kind of hate to remove the egg flats because I don’t want to scare and stress my adult breeders. More importantly, I don’t want to disturb any eggs that may be gestating.

Does anyone have any tips? Thanks much!

Claudiusx · Feb 16, 2020

When I clean the bins I sort out enough of the size that I want to hold me over for a few weeks or so. And then they go into their own bin.

So essentially, have a breeding bin and a feeding bin. Just make sure when you sort that you dont take all of the dubias at a specific size. You want to still be leaving generations to continue to grow and breed.

-Brandon

DorgEndo · Feb 18, 2020

I'm in the opinion that females can handle some moving when gestating. The females have a harder body once they mature and will look quite plump, they can handle a little moving while keeping their egg/babies safe inside them. Nothing near as difficult as what they would have to do in the wild habitat.

Elektrix · Feb 19, 2020

Maybe I have a terrible misunderstanding here but don’t they have to lay their eggs, then some time passes before they hatch? As in, this happens outside of the female’s body? I’m just afraid that while trying to shake out the young roaches from the egg flats, I’ll dump out the eggs before they hatch.
Thanks for the replies!

Claudiusx · Feb 19, 2020

Hi there,

Ther females hold the egg sacks inside them and the babies essentially hatch inside the mother. So no need to fear losing any unborn babies.

-Brandon

Elektrix · Feb 19, 2020

Well how about that?!? :shock: Way cool!

Thank you! Just fed my beardie some of the roaches I’ve bred, felt good. I appreciate the info!

DorgEndo · Feb 19, 2020

They give live birth! It's gross and interesting. Not my photos but I found what should be how it happens here http://imgur.com/yCp7NTl

I am trying to catch my own roaches giving birth so I can take some amateur pictures

MrSpectrum · Feb 20, 2020

DorgEndo":3ujkj1an said:
It's gross and interesting.

:laughhard:

I am trying to catch my own roaches giving birth so I can take some amateur pictures

:silent:___Would that qualify as amateur... ? Nevermind. :roll:

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