I'm glad your WEEKS of experience have worked out for you so far. People who have been keeping them many YEARS are giving advice to keep them warmer than room temperature, so if I was the OP I'd listen to those people...
Yeah I’ve used a heating pad before despite warnings it didn’t melt plastic , someone probably my sister who moved took all our clear duct tape even mine got taken somehow . Now I gotta hunt down peices of tape or buy some.
Yes, a high end dog kibble is a great food, the higher protein it offers is helpful with breeding from what I understand...of all the things I fed, dog kibble is a clear favorite.
As Dry said, they are tropical creatures, and while they survive at those temps, and even breed in a limited fashion if healthy, but their optimal temps are definitely in the 80F range. For years I kept them at just over room temps....like 72F....and they did fine and even bred, but when I moved them to a place that was closer to 80 (78+), it was only then that I realized exactly what their breeding potential was
That's what most use IME.....if you put it on the side, it will warm the container and as the roaches can't climb thew smooth surface to get to it, there isn't any real chance of over-heating them....and they will do fine in super high temps (from a human perspective).
What do you heat them with, the heat mat seems finished, it may add a few degrees but I don’t think it’s working well.
Why do petstores charge $1 per med dubia ? What’s are odds is it worth spending $10 to hopefully get a few more adults in a few weeks if they grow fast? I got 3 males like 9 females or so hardly any medium ones.I've not kept dubias, but with hissers you can keep them in normal room temperatures without them dying. However, without heating they'll mostly stop breeding and will be more sluggish. So since your goal is to breed more feeders, I'd go ahead and provide heat. I think maybe the ventilation holes in the container may be large enough for nymphs to escape which might be the reason you're not seeing any growth in the population.
Best of luck!
I would suggest a heating pad- yes they are just roaches but if you're feeding it to a larger animal you keep, wouldn't you want the food to be the best quality? Also you've only had them for weeks yet people with way more experience are recommending them
yeah I’ve kept this colony for years This is my first big issue, the basement just isn’t warm enough.
I’ve found a few cheap heating pads on Amazon, though I would definitely suggest checking replies or emailing the sellers and verifying it won’t melt plastic.yeah I’ve kept this colony for years This is my first big issue, the basement just isn’t warm enough.
I got 10 mid sized ones for $10 to try and rebuild the colony without hassel of ordering online. It should work I hope.
Were would I get a cheap quality heating pad that won’t melt plastic ? Mine seem like it’s finished.
does this work also ? As cartons
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So a heat pad with thermostat built in?
Ok do you need a thermostat or anything to keep track of temps or no? I take it you set it on the side of the container?
Still no nymphs , only had 1 die since I started this thread. They seem more active, moving faster too.
I don't seem to have any problem with my dubia at 90 degrees. My lats, on the other hand, have proven more troublesome. I gave up on my first batch of lats, because so many died off. I'm trying again with a second batch.
Yeah I have them around 75 f, the hottest room in the house can’t figure out why they won’t have nymphs yet ? Just keep feeding them hope I don’t gotta buy another starter colony.
Any tips for getting nymps the females loook plump , but
still haven’t got any babies in a month or so since I got the colony in one new plastic tank again. Temp prob 75. Do I need to buy more dubia or something?? I got around 20-30. 4-7 females per male.