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I get my crickets from http://cricketsonline.com/ they have free shipping available to some locations. $20 for 1k crickets. Hopefully I just ordered my last batch of crickets this week. :blob5: I have my Dubia colony flourishing and ready for Oliver to eat. :D

Are you sure that the dead roach isn't actually just the molt. It can look exactly like a roach with feet and all... I thought the same when I first seen some.

Dubia do not fly...they can use there wings for more of a controlled fall. Dubia can climb up the side of a bin which is not smooth. To fix this you can put a strip of packing tape around the top of the bin and they will not be able to climb on that. I am not sure if the the tape will stop...

I like Dubia Beetles :D

I use a high protein dog food which I have around the house already. I bought a cheap coffee grinder to grind up the dog food... probably cost me $10 to $15.

You may be right that 4 months is a bit optimistic... but I would think that with the correct setup it shouldn't be to far off.

I wish I would have started a Dubia colony before I got Oliver. I have bought roaches from theroachguy.com and http://buyroaches.com/ I recommend both. There are many others available as well. :)

You are going to need say anywhere from 135 to 180 female Dubia to feed your 3 berdies (this is an estimate from what I have read). If you get a mixed 500 nymphs or so that should equal out to 250 ish females in 4 months. I try to keep my ratio of male to female to around 1 to 10. To many...

I recommend buying as many as you can afford if you want to start feeding asap. The more adult females you start with the faster your colony will grow.. I believe it takes about 4 ish months for the babies to become adults... but someone with more experience can correct me if I am wrong. If...

I have 1 beardie named Oliver he goes through about 1k crickets every 2 weeks. He is around 17 inches at about 7 months old. Got him from the local pet store Just before Christmas. He was very small at less then 4 inches! I get him to eat a nice large bowl of collard greens or else he would...

The way I clean it out is remove the water crystals and food. Then shake the crickets out of all of the egg crates and remove them. I then tip the bin so everything falls to one end. Then I wipe out the other end with a damp cloth then put the egg crates back in and let the crickets move back...

The best way to keep crickets is to use a plastic sterilite bin with a hole cut in the top for ventilation. The clear bins they cannot climb the sides. Cover the hole with a screen to prevent escapees. I put egg crates or paper towel tubes in there with them. I also use water crystals as...

Lol.. well Dubia are the way to go then if you did want to breed a feeder.. they are VERY easy to take care of. :D

I started my colony in February so I am figuring maybe a month or 2 and I will be set.... but I may be wrong my wife was saying something about a rescue berdie this weekend so I may have another mouth to feed :)

I have used Cricketsonline.com and premiumcrickets.com both places I recommend. I prefer crickets online because of faster delivery "next day" and free shipping. It is usually best to buy from who is closes to you for cheaper shipping costs. I have also bought Dubia which are happily doing...