DorkiTimmy":cgp7x90w said:
So hey guys i have had a Dubia roach colony for quite awhile and they are reproducing like beasts. Also eating like crazy i been feeding them carrots apples oranges grains cereal dog food and all those good stuff but they finish it in about a day cause i have alot of dubias. I was wondering would Dubias eat potato. Would it be better to feed large adult males to my dragon and let the babies grow or should i feed off the babies? Cause i started off with a high ratio of males and i fed them off so much now they are coming down to like 1 or 2 male per 5 female ratio but still producing alot!
Hey Yoshi! This is exactly what I do. I try to feed my dragon and pacman frog almost exclusively males, to allow the nymphs to grow. I'm in the same situation.. when I cleaned the tub out almost two months go I did a hard audit and found my ratio was almost 1:1! So naturally I've been culling the males.
The very small nymphs I do give to my gecko to mix it up, but usually she takes mealworms and crickets.
As far as potato, sure you can give them that to eat, but I wouldn't use it as a gut-load. When they are done with it the skin looks like a deflated football. :lol: I use it along with other veggies, grains, and fruits. Stuff like what you listed. Hope this helps and good to hear your colony is still thriving! :twisted:
