Dubia question

[Ryan Maguire]

I am wondering, if the bin is too full with roaches, will they stop breeding?

It seems like my bin has come to a standstill and there aren't any new babies being born. Perhaps I should start a 2nd bin?

 

[Momto3boys]

I doubt they would stop breeding, how full is your bin?

Lots of people have 2 bins.....some have 3 or 4 :lol:

 

[clear]

And some of us have 10+

How many do you have in what size of a bin?

 

[kalipbean]

10 or so egg crates can hold a butt load of roaches. And unlike crickets, which die due to overcrowding, roaches from my experience do not. Obviously if theres 1,000's and 1,000's and you can no longer see the egg crate, lol, get another bin. But a 30-50 gallon and hold a few thousand easy. Like other posters said, we have several bins =)

I have 3.

-Main colony I started with. Has a few thousand now with about 150 girls or more. Nice high style 35 gallon bin.
-New breeder bin. Took 40 girls and 7 boys out of the main colony to start again. Smaller 20 gallon bin.
-Feeder bin of the sizes i need, no heat pad on this one. 20 gallon bin.

 

[h0ndap0w3r]

man, you guys are so generous with space. . . i have 400 females and 75 males in 1 bin. . . maybe i should split them. . . lol

 

[DragonsInKansas]

I'd say add more egg crates over starting a new bin.