I just have to share this with you all. Yes I'm new to the site and still plan on posting pics of my Beardie. .....
Ok long story short,
Sally (My Beardie) is almost a year old and I have learned alot from this site, but the BEST thing I have learned/did was switch from nasty smelly crickets to Dubia Roaches.
So some back ground about the funny part ...... My wife is a Pest Control Tech and me even bringing up starting a Roach Colony was like asking the devil for a glass of water. Well the more I read the forums about crickets vers Dubia, I just had to get some and see for myself. Well I got the nerve up to ask my wife about trying Dubia out. That was not the right way to ask her. She responded within 2 seconds with NO. She said "There is no way i will ever live in a house with roaches."
So I gave up on the idea. But then 1 week later my shipment of crickets arrived in the mail. When I opened the box and the smell hit me, all I could think about was .... I must find a new staple. So back to the forums I go .... reading....reading. :study:..researching...reading.... OH whats this :twisted: Someone passed Dubia Roaches off as Beatles... "Hey sweetheart can we try using "Beatles" as a staple?" and it worked for them passing Dubia off as Beatles :twisted: .
So I go to my wife and ask about trying beatles as a staple. Low and behold ..... she replies I guess we can :mrgreen: Of course I'm excited to rush to http://theroachguy.com/ to get my starter kit. (I have read nothing but good things about Jason and his service.) Well I wait until my wife goes to bed (didn't want her to see the Dubia pictures on http://theroachguy.com/. I begin to place my order ....... and that's when it hits me I can not order "Beatles" from the internet. Paypal will send a copy of the order to my e-mail (and my wife will see ...Paid $xx.xx dollars to http://theroachguy.com/ ) and then I would be stuck explaining why I ordered Dubia Roaches. :help:
So I brain storm some. :idea: :twisted: I E-Mail Jason at http://theroachguy.com/ and explain my problem. Jason responds with :twisted: Send a money order :twisted:
So I order my starter kit from Jason with a money order. :twisted: And my Roaches arrive. ...... :headbang: And with all the information on the forums; I set up my new Dubia in the basement (wife never goes down there) and then my wife comes home and I tell her about are "Beatles" arriving. My wife could care less and goes about her normal day. I WIN.
So I try feeding Sally a few Dubia ..... WOW I have never seen her so excited about eating before. Sally had eyeballed me dusting them and was doing the glass dance trying to break out of her viv to get to the Dubia. Needless to say she likes them.
A few weeks go by and I begin to notice Sally has lost all interest in crickets (think she likes the Dubia more). To get her to eat a cricket, I have to hold them and wave them in front of her face. Pretty much have to hand feed her crickets. But if I show her a Dubia she will run at top speed just to get it.
So now its close to having to order more Dubia since my colony just started having babies but isn't stable enough to feed out of and my wife has seen me feeding Sally crickets by hand and said "why don't you just buy some more Beatles?"
So tell wife about the "Beatles" being Dubia Roaches ? or Ask Jason at http://theroachguy.com/ if he can send more Dubia, if I pay with a money order again ?
Well I think a few months of calling the Dubia Roaches cute little non smelling, non climbing, great stable "Beatles" is enough. So I gather the strength to break the news to my wife that the colony of "Beatles" in the basement are really Dubia Roaches. .......My wife scream's and jump's into the air...... After I peal my wife off the ceiling.... She is a little upset . But I explain to her that they have been here for months, no escapes, no smell, Sally loves them and they are better for her than crickets. My wife says nothing ...........(Has that look on her face like she is thinking really hard).........then my wife says "I guess there not like the roaches I kill for work, and if you and Sally like them so much, they can stay BUT I will not touch them EVER !"
So to end my story ........... If you hate the smell of crickets, hate the fact that they die faster than you can feed them off, hate that they eat alot, Please consider Dubia Roaches you will thank me. And If you do plan on trying Dubia, I HIGHLY recommend Jason at http://theroachguy.com/, he helped me with every question I had.
............ I will try to update this "story" if my wife ever falls in love with the Dubia as much as I have, and I catch her watching, touching or feeding the Dubia....................
Ok long story short,
Sally (My Beardie) is almost a year old and I have learned alot from this site, but the BEST thing I have learned/did was switch from nasty smelly crickets to Dubia Roaches.
So some back ground about the funny part ...... My wife is a Pest Control Tech and me even bringing up starting a Roach Colony was like asking the devil for a glass of water. Well the more I read the forums about crickets vers Dubia, I just had to get some and see for myself. Well I got the nerve up to ask my wife about trying Dubia out. That was not the right way to ask her. She responded within 2 seconds with NO. She said "There is no way i will ever live in a house with roaches."
So I gave up on the idea. But then 1 week later my shipment of crickets arrived in the mail. When I opened the box and the smell hit me, all I could think about was .... I must find a new staple. So back to the forums I go .... reading....reading. :study:..researching...reading.... OH whats this :twisted: Someone passed Dubia Roaches off as Beatles... "Hey sweetheart can we try using "Beatles" as a staple?" and it worked for them passing Dubia off as Beatles :twisted: .
So I go to my wife and ask about trying beatles as a staple. Low and behold ..... she replies I guess we can :mrgreen: Of course I'm excited to rush to http://theroachguy.com/ to get my starter kit. (I have read nothing but good things about Jason and his service.) Well I wait until my wife goes to bed (didn't want her to see the Dubia pictures on http://theroachguy.com/. I begin to place my order ....... and that's when it hits me I can not order "Beatles" from the internet. Paypal will send a copy of the order to my e-mail (and my wife will see ...Paid $xx.xx dollars to http://theroachguy.com/ ) and then I would be stuck explaining why I ordered Dubia Roaches. :help:
So I brain storm some. :idea: :twisted: I E-Mail Jason at http://theroachguy.com/ and explain my problem. Jason responds with :twisted: Send a money order :twisted:
So I order my starter kit from Jason with a money order. :twisted: And my Roaches arrive. ...... :headbang: And with all the information on the forums; I set up my new Dubia in the basement (wife never goes down there) and then my wife comes home and I tell her about are "Beatles" arriving. My wife could care less and goes about her normal day. I WIN.
So I try feeding Sally a few Dubia ..... WOW I have never seen her so excited about eating before. Sally had eyeballed me dusting them and was doing the glass dance trying to break out of her viv to get to the Dubia. Needless to say she likes them.
A few weeks go by and I begin to notice Sally has lost all interest in crickets (think she likes the Dubia more). To get her to eat a cricket, I have to hold them and wave them in front of her face. Pretty much have to hand feed her crickets. But if I show her a Dubia she will run at top speed just to get it.
So now its close to having to order more Dubia since my colony just started having babies but isn't stable enough to feed out of and my wife has seen me feeding Sally crickets by hand and said "why don't you just buy some more Beatles?"
So tell wife about the "Beatles" being Dubia Roaches ? or Ask Jason at http://theroachguy.com/ if he can send more Dubia, if I pay with a money order again ?
Well I think a few months of calling the Dubia Roaches cute little non smelling, non climbing, great stable "Beatles" is enough. So I gather the strength to break the news to my wife that the colony of "Beatles" in the basement are really Dubia Roaches. .......My wife scream's and jump's into the air...... After I peal my wife off the ceiling.... She is a little upset . But I explain to her that they have been here for months, no escapes, no smell, Sally loves them and they are better for her than crickets. My wife says nothing ...........(Has that look on her face like she is thinking really hard).........then my wife says "I guess there not like the roaches I kill for work, and if you and Sally like them so much, they can stay BUT I will not touch them EVER !"
So to end my story ........... If you hate the smell of crickets, hate the fact that they die faster than you can feed them off, hate that they eat alot, Please consider Dubia Roaches you will thank me. And If you do plan on trying Dubia, I HIGHLY recommend Jason at http://theroachguy.com/, he helped me with every question I had.
............ I will try to update this "story" if my wife ever falls in love with the Dubia as much as I have, and I catch her watching, touching or feeding the Dubia....................