First dubia order (what to expect)

[DenverDaenareys]

1 adult male and 2 nymphs from feeder bin dead today.. very frustrated :x at this rate i'll have to buy more dubias. I havnt checked on my colony however, trying to avoid disturbing them although i added a female adult to it today i found in the feeder bin. Hopfuly theres a few babies in the colony now though :silent:

 

[unkempt1]

Any updates? Have you made any changes?

 

[DenverDaenareys]

ok so still seeing deaths and my food is down to cricket food and fish food wich ive seen other people using for their colonys. However today i noticed a bunch of little worm like bugs wich are to small to get a picture with my labtop. They move fast and are small as a thumb tack pointy end, they appear to be eating the dead dubia.

 

[DenverDaenareys]

at this point i need to start looking into getting re dubia as most of the apox 560 count i bought have been fed of or died (around 170 deaths) i bought my first order from dubideli. I am located in upstate ny anyone know of any dubia sellers closer to my area i believe dubi deli is in california.

 

[DenverDaenareys]

no noticable deaths in the past 5 days or so, must of been kibbles and bits doing the damage im thinking. :| Still need help with a place closer to ny state to order dubia from :?

 

[Brezzy99]

I order from GeorgiaCrickets.com. They ship overnight and my orders are really generous. I haven't found any dead ones since my initial order in January. My breeding bin I only open every few days to add food and water while getting old food out. The little worm things you are finding are some sort of cleaner beetle. They smell horrible but are supposed to eat the crud. Whenever I get a new shipment I try to pluck them out. Good luck!

 

[DenverDaenareys]

The problem i see with that site is that they require ups shipping and the nearest center they deliver to is a 40minute drive for me where the last site i ordered from dubideli delivered to my pobox wich is a 5 minute drive. Dubideli is currently out of stock on the larger size dubia that Daenarys needs also so i might have to try that site if i dont find another one.

 

[Brezzy99]

That would be a problem then. There is a man that sells them on here. His information is under feeders. Hope you find a good supplier.

My two went through 92 dubias yesterday! :shock:

 

[DenverDaenareys]

Thanks, Daenarys is eating about 8-12 large/med dubia a day she should be ok for 10 days or so.

 

[Taterbug]

Abdragons sells on ebay (they have listings here) and are in Ohio I think. I got mine from them and they are going strong.

Did you figure out the food thing? It might be worth trying to play it safe and only offer very basic things, like well washed veggies? Squashes do well to feed roaches and don't get foul too quick. Food meant for other animals may have to much of something, or even a additives. A good roach chow or even just veggies and alfalfa pellets would probably be way better for the dragon anyway.

The worms are likely dermestid beetles.

 

[DenverDaenareys]

Im pritty sure it was the kibbles and bits no further deaths in the past 5 days and i removed that about 7 days ago. im feeding bread and crushed fish food right now with the occasional orange

 

[Soulwind]

You can try looking around on Craigslist and such. There's often local
reptile owners with colonies who are looking to unload extras.

I know when I'm culling down my colony, I'll offer them cheap on CL, with the
caveat that I won't ship them, local pickup only.

 

[DenverDaenareys]

unfortunatly ive never found or seen any feeders of any type on craigslist in my area. I do check at least once or twice a month though just incase. Ab dragons seems to be the one im going with i just need things to be slightly warmer in order for them to ship, wich will hopfuly be monday of next week.

 

[DenverDaenareys]

weather only seems to be getting colder here hoping for it to warm up next week like i thought it would but might not now :x

 

[Taterbug]

weather only seems to be getting colder here hoping for it to warm up next week like i thought it would but might not now :x

I hate how the weather seems to get worse on feeder shipping days :/ good luck!