Dubia Roaches...

[Corpload]

Hello...

I just want to know....

What the size of newly live birth for dubia roaches?..is it same as 'ant size'?...

please reply the details..thanks...:?

 

[joes2828]

Dubia nymphs are about (a little less than) half an inch in length.

 

[Corpload]

owh...so the newly born dubia roach not same size as ant la?....

so...what is the 'ant size'(sure it's not ant) crawling in my dubia roaches container?..but i can see it has the shape of dubia roach...confusing...too many of them....

please advice!

 

[xhexdx]

You might see more responses if you had posted in the insect subforum. :}

B. dubia nymphs start out at about 1/4".

 

[blash]

A picture might help in identifying.

 

[Stopdroproll]

Yeah, I would say 1/4. My colony is pretty small so I saw some newborns and they're about that size.

 

[malevolentrobot]

ditto to what everyone else said about 1/4". mine are almost hitting the 1/2" mark and i think she laid them at least a month ago. maybe even two...

 

[Corpload]

thanks guy for all the answer....i think the crawlies with 'size of ant' in my dubia containers is not dubia's baby.....still wondering what t is?.......flea maybe?...but they have the shape of dubia...confusing....

 

[blash]

Upload a picture and us fellow Blaptica dubia keepers will help you out for sure. It is hard to guess; what is "ant size" any way? Our common ants in Germany (Lasius niger) measure ~5mm, i guess ants in Malaysia might be bigger and or smaller.

 

[Matt K]

Probably a grain beetle, they are very common in roach cultures as they love to live in the same conditions, and are about "ant sized". Would not worry about it at all- harmless to the roach culture.

On the flip side, they came from somehwere- you might check the flour or rice in your pantry.