i need a cheaper alternative to crickets. ive chosen dubias bc i heard they are easy to breed, but i have some questions.
1. can i use a heat lamp?
2.do i need mesh on the top? can i just make holes?
3. how soon will they breed and how many should i start with?
4.can they have open water or are they like crickets?
anything else i should know?
would 300 mixed be enough to start a colony? i plan on feeding crickets until the roaches have a big enough colony, but would like to start feeding out of it after a month. i only have 1 baby bearded dragon.
i ordered 300 mixed, 1 adult male, 3 adult females, and 4 oz of water crystals. can i use a regular heat bulb to heat the container? i dont want to spend 30 dollars on a CHE for roaches.
I used to breed them and the heat wasn't much of an issue another option is to put a heat pad on the outside. When I got Puff his last owner never used it so it worked out perfectly. Of course the draw back is that they all stayed on one side but i guess two would fix that problem. They heat seemed to be perfect temp also. Hope that helped or gave someone else ideas
it was 85 last time i looked. i dont know if i added a heat pad if that would make it too hot. i could add a heat lamp during the day, and let it drop at night. i dont know.