Starting My First Dubia Colony... Need ideas..pics..etc

[Slave2Scarlett]

SOOO I'm patiently waiting the arrival of my dubias... Well not patiently lol... I'm trying to get my bin set up and I want some of u to post pics of your set ups!

 

[jodyberry]

Did you see my recent video I posted? Good luck with your colony!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YiYykhNHuw

 

[Claudiusx]

Cool video. I love watching others colonies lol.

-Brandon

 

[sdkid123]

Make sure you keep them away from ants!!!2 days ago, ants found my colony and they killed half my colony wahhhh!!!

I dont keep a thermometer in her because i already know the temps i keep them in a shed that always stays at 87degrees!

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

Thanks for all the ideas guys and great video! Here are a few pics of my newly created one.. My roaches should b here today.. I have ceramic tiles that I'm gonna lay on the floor and sit the heating pad on and then my bin.. So the tile will warm up too

 

[jodyberry]

Nice!

Those are weird looking crates! What did they hold?

Even though I'm not using an under-heater bin, I thought I recall someone saying you should only have the heating area covering about 75% of the bottom so the roaches have a cool place to go if it gets too hot. (Maybe someone who knows more can correct me!)

 

[MrWhite]

nice!! that's a big top vent opening, you may have to block off some of it if you can't get the temperatures high enough.

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

nice!! that's a big top vent opening, you may have to block off some of it if you can't get the temperatures high enough.

Thanks! Well the room that they will b in is usually warmer than the rest of the house and with them sitting on the tile maybe it will keep the heat in but I did keep the center piece that I cut out just in case..

Nice!

Those are weird looking crates! What did they hold?

Even though I'm not using an under-heater bin, I thought I recall someone saying you should only have the heating area covering about 75% of the bottom so the roaches have a cool place to go if it gets too hot. (Maybe someone who knows more can correct me!)

Thank u those are actually Yankee candle crates haha my husband is a manager at bed bath & beyond and they had a huge shipment come in.. I'm only going to put the heating pad on one end so they can escpe the heat if they need to plus they can climb up.. I have a bigger bin that I'm going to set up later when I get ready to separate..

 

[Claudiusx]

Hope you get tons and tons of babies being born :mrgreen:

-Brandon

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

Hope you get tons and tons of babies being born :mrgreen:

-Brandon

Lol I just picked them up from the post office and I have to admit I'm a little freaked out

 

[MrWhite]

Hope you get tons and tons of babies being born :mrgreen:

-Brandon

Lol I just picked them up from the post office and I have to admit I'm a little freaked out

yeah, I can see why!! I don't like bugs in general, I have to pick up a nice fat adult every once in a why just so I can get used to them...

 

[Claudiusx]

You will get used to them Scarlet. After awhile I started seeing them as pets. Especially the babies they are so cute lol.

-Brandon