I am so glad to see this topic! This is the EXACT reason I returned to BD.org. The suggestion of rubber gloves is wonderful. Thank you. And I'm glad to hear that the creep out factor may diminish.
I have bred crickets, superworms and hornworms. Supers are the easiest, but I have a baby in the house now and so that's not on the menu. Hornworms are a headache and one of my girls got so spoiled she refused to eat anything other than horns. It took too much work to wean her off of them, so I won't go back to that. I'm considering breeding crickets again, but now that I have moved away from Florida, dubias have become an option. Hmmmmmm... Healthier for the dragons, easier to breed, no smell, and no noise. It sounds perfect. But the ICK factor is holding me back. I just don't know if I can handle this. What happens if I can't? I have a big tote full of bugs and I have no idea what to do with it...
Also... feeding off the really big ones... Can my adult dragons handle that? I've seen them eat some really, really huge hornworms, but those are just mush. My females weigh around 365 grams each and they are both around 20" long. Can anyone tell me if they can eat the adult dubias?
Sorry... one more question... I'm feeding a 5 month old dragon who weighs 67 grams and is growing very fast, plus two female adults. Can anyone give me recommendations on what I should purchase and how long it might take before my colony is self sustaining?
Thanks for any help.
Mindi