Hello! I recently bought my first Dubia colony and I have a few questions.
(1) They are being kept at 74-84 right now. I’m aware this isn’t optimal but I don’t have a choice at the moment. They will get a heat pad this weekend. Will this week at living at previous temperatures cause any future problems? It hasn’t gone below 71 at lowest.
(2) At what point, or number of dubias, can I start feeding them off to my beardie? I’ve seen things saying “Wait 6 months at least to a year best” and that seems extreme. I’m not starting off with a small colony. Idk what an average starter is but I have 200+ Babies alone. 12 males to 40 females. Do I simply just need to wait for the babies to grow up some??
(3) I’m currently feeding them Cricket Chow and Cricket Quenchers, is this enough? They do have some veggies in there but not many.
Thank you to anyone who answers my questions!!
(1) They are being kept at 74-84 right now. I’m aware this isn’t optimal but I don’t have a choice at the moment. They will get a heat pad this weekend. Will this week at living at previous temperatures cause any future problems? It hasn’t gone below 71 at lowest.
(2) At what point, or number of dubias, can I start feeding them off to my beardie? I’ve seen things saying “Wait 6 months at least to a year best” and that seems extreme. I’m not starting off with a small colony. Idk what an average starter is but I have 200+ Babies alone. 12 males to 40 females. Do I simply just need to wait for the babies to grow up some??
(3) I’m currently feeding them Cricket Chow and Cricket Quenchers, is this enough? They do have some veggies in there but not many.
Thank you to anyone who answers my questions!!