Dubia advice please

[sinko562]

i have a close to 3month baby dragon at about 9 inchs i want to start feeding her baby dubias. i found a seller on craigslist selling babies 100 for $10 is that a good deal? and just buy from him weekly or whenever i need some

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i was actually wondering about starting my own colony but like i said i only have 1 baby dragon and i only need baby dubias (for now). so my question really is how many adult dubias would i need just for this baby dragon. The guy i found on craiglist said he can sell me " a bin, egg crates 5 males 25 females, heat pad, food and water gel for $50" is this a good deal? also is that two many adults? i just dont need a over populated colony for this dragon. I was really just thinking of keeping the same adults and just feeding their babies to my dragon is that possible just to reuse the same adults? or do they have a recovery time before they breed again? how often do dubias breed? also how long does the breeding take? i know with crickets you just leave a tray of soil in the tank for 3-7 days and take it out and couple days later you have pinheads do dubia breed that fast? and i know bearded dragons should eat anywhere from 20-60 crickets a day but how many dubias should you feed a dragon a day? all answers will be helpful thank you.

 

[cook]

i would just start a colony. if you want an instant ready to feed colony, get 500-1000 smalls + ~200 large mixed and you should be good to go. hondap0wer in the for sale section can give you a good price on that seeing as he's the cheapest anyway.

 

[Gail]

That really isn't a good price, you can find people online selling 1000 for around $50 shipped. I'd also start a colony, you'll be surprised how fast a 3 month old will go through 1000 small dubia.

 

[cook]

That really isn't a good price, you can find people online selling 1000 for around $50 shipped. I'd also start a colony, you'll be surprised how fast a 3 month old will go through 1000 small dubia.

uhh.. he's the one thats selling the 1000 for 50 shipped...

 

[Danieel]

i would just start a colony. if you want an instant ready to feed colony, get 500-1000 smalls + ~200 large mixed and you should be good to go. hondap0wer in the for sale section can give you a good price on that seeing as he's the cheapest anyway.

If you wanted to could you just start with 200 mixed?