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This morning I found what looks to me like an adult female dubia, struggling in my cat water bowl in my front yard. I scooped her out and brought her in the house. I figure I can keep her as a pet, but I'm a bit concerned as to why she was out there to begin with, and I need some information so my mom doesn't flip out when I tell her.
I live in the San Gabriel Valley, in Southern California. Is it possible that these guys are thriving in this climate? My mom will freak out if that's a possibility. My only other idea is that a neighbor might keep them as feeders, and had an escapee. Please tell me that there's no possible way they could be living and breeding outside of captivity here. We find an occasional German roach here once or twice a year and my mom is very paranoid about that (though we use no poisons). I want to show her my find when she comes home later, but I need to be able to assure her that it was just a fluke, like finding someone's lost hamster or something, and it doesn't mean there will be more.
She does have the orangish stripes on her back, but they didn't show up in the pic.
I live in the San Gabriel Valley, in Southern California. Is it possible that these guys are thriving in this climate? My mom will freak out if that's a possibility. My only other idea is that a neighbor might keep them as feeders, and had an escapee. Please tell me that there's no possible way they could be living and breeding outside of captivity here. We find an occasional German roach here once or twice a year and my mom is very paranoid about that (though we use no poisons). I want to show her my find when she comes home later, but I need to be able to assure her that it was just a fluke, like finding someone's lost hamster or something, and it doesn't mean there will be more.
She does have the orangish stripes on her back, but they didn't show up in the pic.
