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    New enclosures

    Anyone know who makes them? I'd love to have many many more.
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    Anyone breeding grasshoppers?

    I paid the kids a dime each(per grasshopper) to round up grasshoppers for me as breeding stock. I now have 50+. I have them in a front load 4x2x2 melamine cage. 2 ceramic heaters going to keep the cage at 90+. I have been feeding cabbage and some celery tops. They eat tons!!!!! No babies yet...
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    Keep your dubia tubs vented

    Somehow two tubs were sat one upon the other. i check my dubia every 2-3 days for food and water and I found the tub. First thought was no biggie until I opened the lid. It was a literal melt down inside the container. Gnats, maggots, soaked and destroyed egg cartons, ammonia smell that nearly...
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    Heating 101

    Let's discuss heating options. Overhead versus UTH (used properly)... keep in might cost effectiveness, consistent maintaining of temperature, ability to create a gradient Two scenarios. 1. Crossfire melamine 4x2x2 caging 2. 120 gallon aquarium (4x2x2) this is for heating only, but...
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    Hornworms

    If you haven't tried them, then I highly recommend you do.... I ordered cups of small worms and 2 combo egg setups from Greatlakeshornworm.com The cups with worms come ready to go upon arrival. It is recommended to keep the cups on their lids and perched at an angle in order to allow the...
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    Hornworms, need advice

    Just ordered some hornworms, 2 habitat cups of smalls (24+ ea) and 50 eggs+ 1/2 lb of dry food... I use a mini fridge converted to incubator for my eggs, but no eggs at this time... figuring I can set the incubator at 82 and put the worms and eggs in there... good idea or not? Wondering if...
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    I want to build a rock wall

    Problem or my concerns are about strength and weight. It would be a 3/4 wall so 3 out of 4 walls would be covered. And enclosure size is very large (4x4x6++ to get the walls) any recommendations? I want to form rocks and cracks and paint to look pretty natural... any write ups or suggestions?
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    so any tricks?

    I have tons of dubia containers to clean... I want to find a way to get the dubia to climb out of the frass to allow me to clean their tubs easier... I use a portable work light to direct heat from the top and cool the bottom by removing it from heat... My next option is to go as extreme as...
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    Dubia Experiment

    2 66 qt tubs of dubia. 375 adults each 1.10 tub (x2 tubs) room temp 64 degrees feed: chick feed 20% protein, carrots, oranges I just sorted for new nymphs. Sorter holes are 3/8" measured by volume. Roughly 3500 dubia in 4 weeks.
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    let me get this straight

    Minimum cage size for an adult would be a 40 gallon breeder ie (36x18=4.5 sq ft) The suggested cage size for an adult or a pair of adults is a 4x2 (48x24=8 sq ft) AND a reptisun 10.0 has a range of roughly 12" So why not build a rack using 3x2(36x24=6 sq ft) with 8 " of head room (thus...
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    Dubia: how do you count?

    0rders of 100 are hand counted.... I use a measuring cup and go by volume for orders of 1000 or more. ( counted 1000 and use that measurement as a guide always exceeding the mark to help ensure the buyer gets more than agreed) Is there an easier way?
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    back to beardeds

    Got a package in trade with a very underweight female bearded. Lethargic is an understatement. She came with 2 other beardeds and both feed and move freely in their cages. I have been syringe feeding stage 1 green beans into this bearded in hopes to get her to eat. Any more suggestions before...
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