WTF diet and breeding Dubia roaches

[Mr TinkyWinky]

Where do you go to obtain Dubia Roaches to start a breeding colony?!

Hi,
I live in NYC and buy dubia roaches to feed my frog from a pet store called Fauna (where I bought my WTF). I know you can buy them online too, but usually in very large quantities, and I only have one little frog. I usually buy the smaller sized roaches, but next time I'll ask them to sell me some bigger adults to start my own colony.

[HerpDerp]

Dubia roaches breed pretty slowly so it would be pretty easy to control how quickly the colony grows. I have a very small colony right now with just three adult females. I'm not feeding off of it until I get a second generation of breeders. In theory my colony shouldn't really get too out of control. And if you start a colony that gets too big you could always sell some of your roaches back to the pet store. No one around here sells roaches so that isn't really an option for me!

All I do for my roaches is keep them warm (75 degrees although they prefer 85 and will breed quicker like that), feed them high protein cricket chow and my leftover catfood powder from the bottom of the bin (it's high quality grain-free), give them occasional fruits and veges (they LOVE organic apple sauce) and give them water cubes for hydration. Every couple days I do a light misting for humidity so they can molt properly. Really easy if you ask me!

[Mr TinkyWinky]

Hi Michelle, thanks for this info- I am really encouraged to try.
I have a question though!
I usually buy 50 -60 small roaches at a time to feed my frog, which he eats in about 3-4 weeks. I feed the roaches everyday- a bit of whatever fresh vegetable/s i am preparing for supper, sometimes a bit of fruit- but they seem to prefer veggies. Both you and Jeff mentioned feeding roaches high protein. Is that just for breeding? or should i be feeding the roaches something with high protein anyway, for my frog's nutrition?