Welp i want to start a colony but some of the prices are outrageous with like 20$ for 5:20 male to female, and then charge u like 20$ shipping so is there anywere i can buy that will charge me say 5$ for the 5:20 ratio and 5-10$ for shipping? 20$ for both just seems way over priced.
Sadly this is not an option since not many people who live around me like the term "roach" so and forum of it and people go crazy, Plus i also just checked southeasttexas and craigslist and found nothing.
$20 for 20 adult females and 5 adult males is actually a pretty good price, but you're right, it is the shipping that will get you. If there are no local craigslist listings, check your surrounding states, contact people, and see if they will ship. I'm in Chicago, and and people from WI and IN contact me all the time from my CL ad to inquire about shipping. A lot of people who don't sell large scale will ship for lower fees, or just the actual cost of shipping itself. I ship my small starter colonies (15 adult females, 5 adult males, and 1/2 cup of assorted size nymphs) for like $7.50, cause that's all it costs me. So maybe you'll have better luck with that?
In the end, it's not cheap to set up a starter colony. You really have to put some money into it.
$20 for 20 adult females and 5 adult males is actually a pretty good price, but you're right, it is the shipping that will get you. If there are no local craigslist listings, check your surrounding states, contact people, and see if they will ship. I'm in Chicago, and and people from WI and IN contact me all the time from my CL ad to inquire about shipping. A lot of people who don't sell large scale will ship for lower fees, or just the actual cost of shipping itself. I ship my small starter colonies (15 adult females, 5 adult males, and 1/2 cup of assorted size nymphs) for like $7.50, cause that's all it costs me. So maybe you'll have better luck with that?
In the end, it's not cheap to set up a starter colony. You really have to put some money into it.
I'm not selling right now, sorry. And like I said, I just sell them local when I have extra. I was just trying to point out that they're gonna be kind of expensive no matter where you get them, but if you look around you will find some that you can afford. Besides, the $20 for 20:5 f:m that you mentioned is a better price then I offer. I said I have shipped for $7.50.
I have been using buydubiaroaches.com for my last 5 orders of feeder dubia roaches. They are so great that I decided to buy their starter colony package. They offer 10 females and 3 males for $27.97, that price including the shipping AND heating pack. The packaging is completely lined with styrofoam from top to bottom and it arrives warm even to me in Erie, Pa where we've had 100 inches of snow so far...
The colony showed up in about 3 days after I had ordered them, all females were extremely fat and a few obviously pregnant. Within 1.5-2 weeks I had my first nymphs running around. I figure they would have been born sooner, but I underestimated what the internal temperature of the Tupperware bin would be without a heat source. Temperature since then, has been rectified...
I have been using buydubiaroaches.com for my last 5 orders of feeder dubia roaches. They are so great that I decided to buy their starter colony package. They offer 10 females and 3 males for $27.97, that price including the shipping AND heating pack. The packaging is completely lined with styrofoam from top to bottom and it arrives warm even to me in Erie, Pa where we've had 100 inches of snow so far...
The colony showed up in about 3 days after I had ordered them, all females were extremely fat and a few obviously pregnant. Within 1.5-2 weeks I had my first nymphs running around. I figure they would have been born sooner, but I underestimated what the internal temperature of the Tupperware bin would be without a heat source. Temperature since then, has been rectified...
thats kinda alot for only 13 little guys, i was looken for something like, 800-1000 + 15 females for like mabey 40$ with s+h, as i already got a small 100 pack that had 2 females and a few of the larges molted into males.
I will be selling them around April. Along with superworms. www.facebook.com/beardiebugs
If you go like my page i will be giving away a reptiles magazine subscription. Plus i will always have contest for free things!!!
I will be selling them around April. Along with superworms. http://www.facebook.com/beardiebugs
If you go like my page i will be giving away a reptiles magazine subscription. Plus i will always have contest for free things!!!