Pyxis
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I know there are a ton of threads on here about this, but I didn't want to distract from anyone else's issues, so I thought I'd ask my own questions, especially since I intend to have a very small colony. I've just gotten sick of coughing up the money for crickets every week and I want to do this in a more sustainable way, so I don't ever have to worry about running out of food for my two reptiles. I want to start with a small colony, like maybe 15 females and 5 males. So here are my questions:
*What do I feed them? Do I have to feed them breeder chow, or can they eat, say, bananas and the beardie's salad leftovers? I've heard cat food works?
*How big should my rubbermaid tub be? I want to keep the colony small, so it should never get too big.
*How long should I wait until feeding out of the colony?
*I see that you have to keep half the tub warm with a heating pad. How warm? Can you safely put the heating pad right on carpet? Is that the side the egg flats go over?
*How many egg flats do I need to stack?
*How do I get them to breed? Are they just going to breed if the conditions are right?
*Could someone give me a timeframe of the dubia lifespan and lifecycle? I'd much appreciate it.
*What do I use for bedding in the colony?
Thanks in advance for any help! This is my first colony so I want to do it right. If you can think of anything else I should know, too, I'd appreciate hearing it
*What do I feed them? Do I have to feed them breeder chow, or can they eat, say, bananas and the beardie's salad leftovers? I've heard cat food works?
*How big should my rubbermaid tub be? I want to keep the colony small, so it should never get too big.
*How long should I wait until feeding out of the colony?
*I see that you have to keep half the tub warm with a heating pad. How warm? Can you safely put the heating pad right on carpet? Is that the side the egg flats go over?
*How many egg flats do I need to stack?
*How do I get them to breed? Are they just going to breed if the conditions are right?
*Could someone give me a timeframe of the dubia lifespan and lifecycle? I'd much appreciate it.
*What do I use for bedding in the colony?
Thanks in advance for any help! This is my first colony so I want to do it right. If you can think of anything else I should know, too, I'd appreciate hearing it