Pacman food

[GrifTheGreat]

Dubia are extremely easy to breed. Keep them warm & well fed and they will breed indefinitely. Something in oranges makes them breed faster - not really sure what it is, but that's what I've heard.

Apples are great for getting them to breed too. I use Red Delicious and they exploded in population. Strawberries too.

[imyourscar]

Apples are great for getting them to breed too. I use Red Delicious and they exploded in population. Strawberries too.

My dubia are stupid. I totally cut up an apple for them and they refused to eat it. I took out the seeds and everything. They ended up eating cardboard until I noticed and replaced the food

[GrifTheGreat]

My dubia are stupid. I totally cut up an apple for them and they refused to eat it. I took out the seeds and everything. They ended up eating cardboard until I noticed and replaced the food

Not stupid, could have been something wrong with the Apple that they could detect but you couldn't. Mine sound like a crowd of people munching apples when I put them in the culture. They swarm the Apple chunks like they're starved.

[imyourscar]

Not stupid, could have been something wrong with the Apple that they could detect but you couldn't. Mine sound like a crowd of people munching apples when I put them in the culture. They swarm the Apple chunks like they're starved.

Must try again. I used an awesome, organic, worm-free gala apple from my back yard; maybe they'll go for the grannies or the gravensteins. But so far they realllly like the CGD. I put it in there and they swam like animals at a watering hole. It's actually really cute seeing their faces around a dish of brown mush

[GrifTheGreat]

Must try again. I used an awesome, organic, worm-free gala apple from my back yard; maybe they'll go for the grannies or the gravensteins. But so far they realllly like the CGD. I put it in there and they swam like animals at a watering hole. It's actually really cute seeing their faces around a dish of brown mush

Lol!! Ill bet. They kind of act like dogs when I give them strawberries. I see them grab a piece then run and hide. It cracks me up when I offer apples because you can literally hear them crunching and munching.

[DorkiTimmy]

Haha thanks guys for the tip dont worry at the moment i have 1 baby pacman 1 sub adult pacman and 1 baby bearded dragon feeding on 500 crickets and also 200mealworms for the bearded dragon so yea i just want to start a colony right now without feeding any dubia roaches away should i buy 50 small dubia for 6 bucks to breed with cause i have time or start with 25 adult for 9 bucks? so all i have to do its keep them warm mist them a little have egg boxes in them and feed them apple carrot orange banana lettuce?

[imyourscar]

Haha thanks guys for the tip dont worry at the moment i have 1 baby pacman 1 sub adult pacman and 1 baby bearded dragon feeding on 500 crickets and also 200mealworms for the bearded dragon so yea i just want to start a colony right now without feeding any dubia roaches away should i buy 50 small dubia for 6 bucks to breed with cause i have time or start with 25 adult for 9 bucks? so all i have to do its keep them warm mist them a little have egg boxes in them and feed them apple carrot orange banana lettuce?

You can feed soooo many things to dubia; another standby I have for them are beardie bites. I would stay away from watering them as they'll probably get enough humidity with the fruit in there and the water crystals; too much humidity can do more hard than good.

If I understand you correctly, I suggest you buy those adults and see how they fare breeding, and also buy some size-appropriate nymphs for the beardies and pacman.

[lumpbump]

Haha thanks guys for the tip dont worry at the moment i have 1 baby pacman 1 sub adult pacman and 1 baby bearded dragon feeding on 500 crickets and also 200mealworms for the bearded dragon so yea i just want to start a colony right now without feeding any dubia roaches away should i buy 50 small dubia for 6 bucks to breed with cause i have time or start with 25 adult for 9 bucks? so all i have to do its keep them warm mist them a little have egg boxes in them and feed them apple carrot orange banana lettuce?

If you buy small nymphs be ready to not have adults for 3 or 4 months. Buy some medium or large to cut down on time it takes for them to reach sexual maturity. Their gestation is like 30 days so your a month down the line if you have adults straight away. 3 to 4 to even 5 or 6 months before your making new baby dubia if you buy small