Dubia roach starter help

[alamb]

I want to start breeding my own roaches as obviously they can be very pricey at the local store. I have a tote and the egg cartons. I need suggestions on heating, feeding, and where the best place to buy them is. Please help!!!!

 

[CooperDragon]

You can keep them in a tote in a relatively warm area of the house and they'll be fine. I have one colony in a glass tank in the basement under a heat emitter lamp and they breed more quickly but the colony I have in a ventilated bin with no extra heat is doing just fine too. I feed both of them veg scraps. They like bananas and squash the best. They'll eat green beans, stems from greens, leftover greens and any salad bits. They're pretty good composters so it's nice to have them around.

Here is a nice general article about their care https://www.southtexasdragons.com/dubia-roaches.html

 

[jayce82]

I only have lick with them breeding if I keep their tank between 85 and 90*, the ones in my non heated tank don't breed at all