Dubias Not Breeding?

[Brandonforty2]

My dubias from twobeardieguy aren't breeding. I don't blame him and I didn't ask him because I wanted everyone's opinion.
So yea. I had 200 but they were eaten. I'm now down to three babies and 11 adults. They are 8 females and 3 males. They haven't been breeding a lot so how can I help them. They have a night light bulb, fed dubia chow, and are in a dark container. The heat from the bulb makes it a bit warmer. The humidity is also low. I try to mist them but it doesn't work.
Any other questions or that kind of stuffs? Thank you and please help.

 

[Ophiophilist]

How long have you had them? They are slow to breed. You would need to give it several months, and probably more like 6 months to have enough to feed your dragon since you only have a few adults. Also if there is any light from that bulb, that may be bothering them. Your temps need to be in the mid-90s to encourage them to breed. Oranges can help jump-start them too.

I would check out this thread, it has good advise: viewtopic.php?f=76&t=188335

Good luck!

 

[Brandonforty2]

Thank you for helping. That link was very helpful. I have had them for almost two months. They have had babies.

 

[hyperc]

I gotta ask why you only got 8 female and 3 male for breeding for 2 Bearded dragons, you need at least 60-80 females and around 20-30 males and 3-4 months before even feeding them... If you are gonna stay with trying to breed the dubia I highly recommend getting a lot more adults plus another 1000 more for feeders that should hold you over for 2-3 weeks

 

[Brandonforty2]

I didn't think I would need that many. Thank you for the help too.

 

[Brandonforty2]

My roaches just had babies which is pretty good I guess. It seems like there's about maybe 30 babies. On Monday there was around three babies. They are breeding. I did order some crickets so my beardies do have food.

 

[YoshisMom1031]

We got about 500 roaches initially and have been feeding them sparingly to our dragons. We keep oursIin a 20 gallon tank with a glass cover over the top, egg crates, an undertank heater which keeps it plenty warm, and I use oatmeal as a substrate. Our dubias are having babies like crazy, and I mist the sides and each layer of egg crate about 3 times a day. Hopefully that will help some?