Stating a dubia roach colony questions

Hello all I’m interested in starting a dubia roach colony for my 2 month old beardie. How long would it take until I could feed the colony to him? I’ve seen it range from 1 month- 3 months to 6 months. It’s only one animal and I don’t mind spending the extra cash to make it start quicker. If I bought extra adults and didn’t feed from it for a month or two, would that be enough time? Any tips on making the process go faster are appreciated! Thanks!

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I was able to get my colony established in about 5 months. I bought a mix pack with no adults though, so it took longer. If you pay more and buy adults (at about a 4:1 female to male ratio, roughly) in addition to mixed sizes, then your colony will likely get established more quickly. Make plenty of food available. They love things like squash, pumpkin, bread slices, oats, and other vegetable scraps. It helps to keep them warm as well. I have an Arcadia heat projector sitting above the enclosure to keep their housing (cardboard tubes) in the 70s-80s. If you bump the temps into the 80s, they'll do even better. Once they get going though, and you find you need to keep the colony under control, bringing down the temps a little bit helps keep them from breeding as quickly.


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