Will dubia breed at 70F?

[wraith]

What's the point of breeding them then? They need food, water, care, and they are expensive. I have a colony to feed bearded dragons, tegus, jeweled lacertas, AND my T's. The food itself can get expensive, and if they do overbreed, what are you going to do? You can't just set them free.

He can always put the excess roaches in a bag and put them in the freezer. That's what I do. I crush them up and mix them with my roach food. Waist not want not. The first time I did it I was out of dry catfood for them and I figured in one swipe I could reduce their need for food and increase their protein content in the food. They seem to like it. Kind of reminds me of the film Soilent Green. I raise Blatta Lateralis though, they naturally will cannibalize with low protein in their feed.

 

[Matt K]

He can always put the excess roaches in a bag and put them in the freezer. ....I could reduce their need for food and increase their protein content in the food.... naturally will cannibalize with low protein in their feed.

Why do so many of these threads on roaches repeatedly perpetuate the myth that roaches need "more protein".....?? Does no one really learn anything about the care and natural history of roaches? Does everyone rely on what someones-neighbors-cousins-daughters-friend once said in a post somewhere? And how does someone so ambiguous achieve such a high regard in the world of captive propogation? Who is that person and when can I talk to them?

*Geesh.* :wall::wall: :wall:

 

[wraith]

Why do so many of these threads on roaches repeatedly perpetuate the myth that roaches need "more protein".....?? Does no one really learn anything about the care and natural history of roaches? Does everyone rely on what someones-neighbors-cousins-daughters-friend once said in a post somewhere? And how does someone so ambiguous achieve such a high regard in the world of captive propogation? Who is that person and when can I talk to them?

*Geesh.* :wall::wall: :wall:

I've witnessed mine eat one another when I was low on cash and fed them nothing but cheap canned mixed veggies for like two months.

 

[xhexdx]

BTW, at 9 cents per cricket and feeding only two spiders, I'd say forget the roach colony and just buy crix when you need them.

 

[Matt K]

I've witnessed mine eat one another when I was low on cash and fed them nothing but cheap canned mixed veggies for like two months.

I sure you did as canned mixed veggies are very low in anything nutritional and very high in water and/or sodium. If you ate popcorn for two months you might be inclined to eat your neighbor too. But if you are/were a vegetarian for two months you would not make such a decision.

I have some colonies that have not eaten anything with protein in it for years, and they thrive and are very healthy without eating each other- why?- because they are fed fresh veggies/fruits regularly, watered regularly, and maintained at a moderate temperature.

Roaches only each each other as a last resort for survival. If yours do that then you are excersizing bad husbandry on them, that's all. Nothing to do with how much protein they get in thier diet.

 

[sinflspeed]

Roaches only each each other as a last resort for survival. If yours do that then you are excersizing bad husbandry on them, that's all. Nothing to do with how much protein they get in thier diet.

Well said, and I couldn't agree more.