Here is a picture of a female dubia laying an egg sack

[TASTIGER]

i enjoy being called the crazy lizard lady lol

 

[geckoboy3]

Becoming insane is where the fun begins.... LOL :mrgreen:

 

[ziggy23]

I just peeked in my colony and I saw sooooo many babies!!!! They are so easy, I should have tried this from the beginning.

 

[nair88]

I just peeked in my colony and I saw sooooo many babies!!!! They are so easy, I should have tried this from the beginning.

i know how you feel. i wish i would have gotten started earlier. could have saved soooo much money.

 

[Megatron]

I just started my colony a few days ago, got about 100 total with a ton of female to males. Letting them breed for a bit before I start to separate them. How long should I wait, a few months??

If I need to order more from online, where is a good place to get them from. I feel I shorted myself on the breeding pair. I got some from the Tinley Park Show in Illinois for 20$, about a pint or so of mixed sizes but some big males/females.

Any advice is welcome.

-PB-

 

[Twobeardieguy]

You dont need to seperate them at all. If you get to many males you can feed them off or sell them. If you look around their are plenty or breeders around to get them at. Hope this helps..

 

[Megatron]

It does help. Thanks. I was also wondering, I have a thread on here too, just started, but seems like this is the place to be...What do you guys feed yours? I am planning on veggies/greens and some fruit here and there. Also heard of plain bran cereal, like Cheerios.. How does that sound?? I dont want to kill off my growing colony so the more (expert) advice I get the better..

-PB-

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Sounds good. I make my own chow. Try not to use anything high in calcium as it is not good for the roaches digestive track. Twice a week I slice oranges up and put them in their and the other days I use greens. All being organic of course. You can also use baby cereal etc. :wink:

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Bum-pity bump! 8)

 

[Twobeardieguy]

UP!

 

[TASTIGER]

i just got a new shippment of dubias. i didnt get any adults because we are going to a show tomarrow and i found somone online selling some. i hate getting them out of those stupid boxes

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Just open the box over the bin and keep the sticky part up once you open the box just bang it on the side of the bin. :wink:

 

[TASTIGER]

thats a good idea i ended up with a few crawling on my hand. it took everything i had not to scream and shake my hand :roll:

 

[Twobeardieguy]

:laughing6: Forgot to tell you about that part. Well look at it this way now you got the fear out and over. :wink:

 

[TASTIGER]

i found this amazing deal on craigslist. $60 for a compleat colony that i should have spent $200 on