Dubias not growing as fast

[Johnsbeardies]

Hi. I bought about 40 - 50 adult roaches (3-1 ratio) about 3 months ago, and I have added about another 20-30 adults. They have been breeding, but the biggest nymph I have is about 1 inch in size. People are saying that when you first buy your dubias, you should be able to feed out of the tub in 3 months. The biggest nymph is also a first generation. None have grown into adults yet. Are they growing slow?

 

[Taterbug]

I think they take about 6 months to mature, they sound about normal. I think the 3 months would be for a stater colony, with some mixed size nymphs?

 

[wes]

Five months has been pretty consistent for me for a baby to grow to adulthood.

If you were feeding a baby beardie, you could've been feeding out of your bin in a week or two. I'm not sure what was meant by three months. Maybe they meant that was a good size to feed a sub-adult beardie?