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The room where I keep my feeder insects can get very chilly due to the lack of central heating and lack of insulation. (It's easily 50 °F in that room on the coldest nights, maybe even colder.) My mealworms survive these temperatures; it just slows their growth cycles.
However, last spring, I got some dubia roaches to replace the crickets I had been keeping, and I know they are a tropical species. What is the coldest temperature that dubia roaches can tolerate if I am not concerned about fertility/breeding? (I know they stop breeding around 70 °F.)
I'd rather not bring them into the rooms we use as living space, so if I need to purchase supplemental heating for them, now is the time to plan.
However, last spring, I got some dubia roaches to replace the crickets I had been keeping, and I know they are a tropical species. What is the coldest temperature that dubia roaches can tolerate if I am not concerned about fertility/breeding? (I know they stop breeding around 70 °F.)
I'd rather not bring them into the rooms we use as living space, so if I need to purchase supplemental heating for them, now is the time to plan.