Which Dubias do I give my dragon?

[nenders]

I have a colony of Dubias which has been growing since Memorial Day. Thus far I have just been feeding an occasional adult male. I think I can start feeding off the colony now. But it pains me to feed an adult female. Should I feed off just large nymphs and not worry about it? Should I only feed skinny or non-gravid females?

I would rather not have 2 bins. Though I think in theory it would be best to put all current adults in a separate bin. Let them breed and after a few months feed off those original adults. That way I am feeding off "old" roaches and developing new young breeders.

 

[spyder79]

I have a colony of Dubias which has been growing since Memorial Day. Thus far I have just been feeding an occasional adult male. I think I can start feeding off the colony now. But it pains me to feed an adult female. Should I feed off just large nymphs and not worry about it? Should I only feed skinny or non-gravid females?

I would rather not have 2 bins. Though I think in theory it would be best to put all current adults in a separate bin. Let them breed and after a few months feed off those original adults. That way I am feeding off "old" roaches and developing new young breeders.

NEVER Feed off adult females. You only need one adult male for every 5-10 females so you can always feed adult males off and large nymphs if you want. But never feed off your adult females they are the ones that keep your colony growing.

 

[Phoenix17June2009]

hope you are lucky and have a dragon that will eat the males... neither of mine will lol