oh god this is embarassing. but ok, here goes ...
the last time i ordered some dubia, i THINK it was from theroachguy .... when opened the box and saw them running (FAST!!!) around, i just about had a heart attack. i screamed and ran and stared at the box. THEN i saw a few crawling UP the inside of the box, and one got out. i FROZE UP. i was like ... wait .. they are climbing WHAAAAAT?!?! RIP to those roaches. I could NOT do it.
i DONT know why am i this. they didnt stay in house for more than 15 minutes before the screaming little girl in me made sure that they were GONE. waste of money on my part simply all b/c i had a roach panic attack. it's hilarious when think back on it ... but today, i took a deep breath, i decided to make ANOTHER GO!!!
i ordered from the roach ranch ... i think they are the Blactipa Dubia, which i believe are different dubia than the roach guy sold. these are the tropical kind ... idk, the look a little different than the others, but i could be wrong. i also think, that the first time i ordered way too big in size, probably not too big for my beardie Blue, but too big for me to ease into the sight of them, ha! These extra small are about a 1/2 inch ... alot of ones i got before were an inch or slighty over!! *shiver*
SO, i got the extra small nymphs. even though Blue is almost 15 inches, i know she can do bigger ones, maybe even would be better off that way, i think i have to start this way.
i am not doing a colony right now, i need to see if i can deal with this again first. my hope is, that i can keep them in plastic bin so they cannot climb out, and im HOPING that i will be able to put them in Blue's slick ceramic bowl ... even though its not super deep, its really slick. if that doesnt work i will try to feed her them in a seperate bin.
just throwing this out there .... anyone who has ANY suggestions or tips on keeping them, or that will help my wierd phobia, please feel free to shoot away. i know i posted something similar to this before i got my previous large dubia about 2 months ago ... and people said that i would be starting a colony in no time, eeeeeeeeeep that never happened. and i KNOW that is a purely mental thing simply beacause the word ROACH itself is just assocaited with so many "taboo" bad things and what not. and i know its not that way, but its still in my head, that thought pattern , example ... dirty (which i know they are so much cleaner than crickets) infestation (yeah, i get paranoid but i know these are tropical roaches and i live in VA where its fall now and that wouldnt happen, i stiil THINK it will ) .... but you the the idea! ha!
i can handle big ol' superworms, butterworms, pheonixworms, hornworms w/o even getting the slighest bothered by them.
anyone have any tips? how do you pick them up to feed? the last bunch i tried long tongs but the things were SO fast and SO flat that i never could even grasp one. hands? scoop them up in a cup? shake them off the eggcrate? Blue LIKES to be fed certain thing in her viv bowl, so i ma praying these little ones cant make the climb out of her ceramic bowl.
can i feed them oats, carrots, collards or cricket meal? its not a colony right now, its just a starter feeder shipment.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH for any info, and i know i sounds like SUCH a wuss ...
~Have a BEARDIFUL day
the last time i ordered some dubia, i THINK it was from theroachguy .... when opened the box and saw them running (FAST!!!) around, i just about had a heart attack. i screamed and ran and stared at the box. THEN i saw a few crawling UP the inside of the box, and one got out. i FROZE UP. i was like ... wait .. they are climbing WHAAAAAT?!?! RIP to those roaches. I could NOT do it.
i DONT know why am i this. they didnt stay in house for more than 15 minutes before the screaming little girl in me made sure that they were GONE. waste of money on my part simply all b/c i had a roach panic attack. it's hilarious when think back on it ... but today, i took a deep breath, i decided to make ANOTHER GO!!!
i ordered from the roach ranch ... i think they are the Blactipa Dubia, which i believe are different dubia than the roach guy sold. these are the tropical kind ... idk, the look a little different than the others, but i could be wrong. i also think, that the first time i ordered way too big in size, probably not too big for my beardie Blue, but too big for me to ease into the sight of them, ha! These extra small are about a 1/2 inch ... alot of ones i got before were an inch or slighty over!! *shiver*
SO, i got the extra small nymphs. even though Blue is almost 15 inches, i know she can do bigger ones, maybe even would be better off that way, i think i have to start this way.
i am not doing a colony right now, i need to see if i can deal with this again first. my hope is, that i can keep them in plastic bin so they cannot climb out, and im HOPING that i will be able to put them in Blue's slick ceramic bowl ... even though its not super deep, its really slick. if that doesnt work i will try to feed her them in a seperate bin.
just throwing this out there .... anyone who has ANY suggestions or tips on keeping them, or that will help my wierd phobia, please feel free to shoot away. i know i posted something similar to this before i got my previous large dubia about 2 months ago ... and people said that i would be starting a colony in no time, eeeeeeeeeep that never happened. and i KNOW that is a purely mental thing simply beacause the word ROACH itself is just assocaited with so many "taboo" bad things and what not. and i know its not that way, but its still in my head, that thought pattern , example ... dirty (which i know they are so much cleaner than crickets) infestation (yeah, i get paranoid but i know these are tropical roaches and i live in VA where its fall now and that wouldnt happen, i stiil THINK it will ) .... but you the the idea! ha!
i can handle big ol' superworms, butterworms, pheonixworms, hornworms w/o even getting the slighest bothered by them.
anyone have any tips? how do you pick them up to feed? the last bunch i tried long tongs but the things were SO fast and SO flat that i never could even grasp one. hands? scoop them up in a cup? shake them off the eggcrate? Blue LIKES to be fed certain thing in her viv bowl, so i ma praying these little ones cant make the climb out of her ceramic bowl.
can i feed them oats, carrots, collards or cricket meal? its not a colony right now, its just a starter feeder shipment.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH for any info, and i know i sounds like SUCH a wuss ...
~Have a BEARDIFUL day