mad at myself

[frog]

it sounds like dubias would be a good food source to have if i establish a colony. and then i wouldnt have to worry about having to order feeders as much for my 3 leos and the beardie.

but im not sure. im worried they will stink, or be loud, or be hard to care for, or just gross me out too much (i can tolerate worms fine, but i freak out at beetles). i wish i wasnt, because i would like something to rely on.

can you guys give me some facts about dubias to help me make my mind up? are there any other easy to raise bugs other than dubias? i want to raise something, but im just not sure about the roaches

 

[NegativeCreep]

There are a lot of convincing threads on there about the pros of owning dubias. When I have the investment cash (hopefully really soon) I am starting a colony. Just do a search.

If it makes you feel any better, some don't refer to them as roaches. Considering that phoenix worms are nothing but maggots, I don't see anything wrong with that

 

[Addicted]

From what i have read they do not smell,and require far less maintenance than crickets.This company has info on all kinds of roaches.

http://www.nyworms.com/

 

[frog]

thats a good point about phoenix worms especially since i used to fed them. and besides, i haev feeder tongs. i dont really have to actually touch them.

thanks for teh link



oh, by the way, are there any other insects i could raise? (other than crickets) just in case i cant brng myself to do it?

 

[frog]

i saw pictures of them. i dont think i could handle it. especially the hissing roaches

I CANT BELIVE IM SO PATHETIC!!!!!!!

 

[bigmac1]

dubia roaches is not the only species of roach you can get there is plenty more such as turks,lobsters, discoids and the dubias dont hiss cant climb and relatively slow. but if you get roaches which i have a colony of you wont waste money on feeders and you have feeders for all your animals.

 

[augsburg1530]

If you're feeding crickets, you can do dubia. Dubia don't make noise, have almost no oder (unlike stinky crix) are meatier than crix, don't climb, and don't stink. Dubia are easy to raise and are excellent feeders. You can go to http://www.theroachguy.com to check out dubia and find loads of info about them.

Eric

 

[frog]

i usually use butterrworms or hornworms etc. but thats the problem i have to order more all the time.
i know they woud be a good food source but i really just dont like roaches.

are hornworms easy to raise?