dubia escape

[Amber31190]

im scared to death, found dubias cheap at expo, been feeding my Wd, and once got loose, im i infested now, my room temps are 85, will it die off, or am i screwed

 

[Twobeardieguy]

If one got out you should be fine however if you can turn the AC up and get the temps down they or it will slow down and possibly die. Unless an adult male and a female got out then I would not sweat it. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Amber31190]

it was an adult, but just one

 

[hammerhead]

Dubias won't infest your home, even if hundreds got loose.

 

[Amber31190]

oh ok, i got scared, if heard 50/50, so yea, i only have ten, my beardies are scared of them, so the Water dragon, is bulking up lol. also OT, to orginal subject, but any ideals how to get beardies to eat them..i having a time with them at moment

 

[hammerhead]

Maybe if you let your beardie see you eat a few it will lose its fear of them :lol:
One of my beardies will only eat smaller dubias, you could try that some time.
I find dubias in my basement all the time, as I have thousands of them down there. My wife found one in my kids sock drawer, and a big male flew across the living room the other night into her hair. I wish I had seen that one.

 

[Amber31190]

so nothing like, el cockroach la greman, lol also more OT< but if somome could help me, i would be soooooooooooo grateful, i have a kidney dish, but they keep escaping i have to sit there and watch untill WD, eats it or it will escape to god know were, and trix or mabye i could tape it to were they can't get out so i dont have to roach babysit till they feel like eating it, my beardies are in aquariums, so no escapes, but my water dragon is in a wood viv, with some holes drilled for light fixtures big enouh for dubia escape. also tried frying them and eating them, quite good witth bbq, :lol: :mrgreen:

 

[Twobeardieguy]

You will be justttt fine. :wink:

 

[Amber31190]

but mabye lining the dish with clear, tape, keep them in dish, i heard it works for crix.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

I know it will work for roaches but not sure about the crix as they can still jump.

 

[Amber31190]

cool thanx, yea i tear, a few limes, form cirx and it works, lol sounds awful thank you for your help

 

[Amber31190]

time for bed, spelling is getting bad lol

 

[hammerhead]

I use a glass dish with 2 inch sides. The only time they get out is when they climb up the beardie and run down the tail. Reminds me of Fred Flintstone sliding down the brontosaurus when the whistle blows. Yabba Dabba Do

 

[Starforce2]

Beardie scared of roaches? That's odd indeed. How big is the beardie?

I would suggest a dish it can't get out of. I went and bought a small green catfood dish (which initially confused mine..it kept trying to eat the dish) and put one in there near where your lizzard spends alot of time (not under the basking light it will cook). Maybe if he watches the thing he'll eventually get curious. I've never had mine scared of any food.