Temperature for Breeding Dubia Roaches

[JohnVLillywhite]

I used my ZooMed temperature probe on the side with my heat pad of my dubia colony, and it has leveled out at 89.5°F. Is this enough to successfully breed dubias?

 

[Claudiusx]

What is the temperatures further away?

In my colony I use a heat mat at the bottom set to 90 which creates a gradient down to around 80 at the top.

-Brandon

 

[JohnVLillywhite]

What is the temperatures further away?

In my colony I use a heat mat at the bottom set to 90 which creates a gradient down to around 80 at the top.

-Brandon

Thank you for the response. On the "hot" side, I'm around high 80s, and the "cool" side is around 70. I have the ZooMed reptitherm heat mat, so there's no way that I know of, to raise the temps. Any ideas?

 

[JohnVLillywhite]

I just purchased a 60 watt ceramic heat emitter and a dome for my dubia colony. I had a ZooMed heatpad that only got them to around 85°F during the warmest part of the day.

Hopefully this can keep their temps in the 90s and I can get a colony going.

 

[JohnVLillywhite]

So the other day, I purchased a 60 Watt CHE, thinking it would bring the temps in my Dubia enclosure up, but it did not, so today, I went to Petco and got a 100 Watt CHE, and that has done the trick. I had a heat mat, but it never brought the temps above 75°F.

I have the CHE paired with the Fluker's Repta-Clamp Lamp w/ Dimmable Switch.

I was able to get the hot side of the Dubia's enclosure to 94°F, and I still have room on the dimmer both ways, so let me know if it should be warmer or cooler.

With the CHE on, the cool side is at 78°F.

I have a majority of the eggflats on the cool side because if they are on the hot side, the heat, for some reason, does not radiate in between the eggflats, and the hot side stays at room temperature, so I added 2 eggflats laying down to give the dubias something to hide in on the hot side.

They are given water crystals, left over salads and fruits, and my own DIY Roach Show:
Dog Food (25% Protein)
Dried Oats
Repti-Cal Calcium w/ D3

Every now and then, I'll throw an orange in there to promote breeding.

Take a look at the enclosure, inside and out, and let me know what you think!

Thank you

John