Dubia roach question

[yoshimi]

The hydration in the oranges play a huge factor but it is not the only thing. This was only one experiment so if tried again it may differ. To this day i haven't a clue why oranges influence them to breed quicker and birth larger numbers but I do know for a fact that they above all fruits are best for breeding. But you can never go wrong by using other fruits and vegetables and I am sure even if you never use oranges you will still have a great production of nymphs due to the extra hydration that they require.

(i'm trying a new thing with quotes here, please bear with me) What if, as weird as it sounds, the smell of the oranges gets their motors reviving? Mine only nibble at the orange slice, and the rest just contributes to humidity. I have other things in there; carrots and water crystals, roach chow, three different types of cereal, apples (they didn't care for them), cat food, and recently bug burger (they only nibbled that too, but with all the choices, that makes sense.). Something I did worked, cuz I was surprised to find one girl preggo less than 2 weeks after the 1st male did his final molt. Not sure how long she's been in the family way, as she may have just been airing out her ootheca when I opened lid. I have 24 females (would be 25, but one immature lady died inexplicably at the very beginning), and 10 males. None had matured when I got them Dec 28th, and a small few still have not. But different stages ensured that I wasn't getting old bugs. I think this might be too much for my one toad, but we'll see. At least it will be spaced out.

Now separating the young from the breeders is also proven to be more effective i myself have seen the difference. When you have a smaller colony anywhere from under 100 to 1000 it really doesn't make a difference but when you produce them by the tens of thousands it makes a huge difference. (For efficient breeding) Now for your feeders you can cram many numbers into one bin and they would be fine until they start smothering each other which has happened to me, so i had to get a much larger bin.

This makes total sense. Rats, for one, won't give birth if it's too crowded, and it stands to reason that roaches won't either.

However I am in the middle of preparing to breed a few species of toads and also add new frogs to my family.

What species? Breed some American Toads so I can have a friend for Banjo! I know, no one breeds those, but that'd be awesome.

[demon amphibians]

Yoshimi, that is a very good question the scent may very well be what it is or maybe the vitamin C was also one of my theory's. I just wish there was more information out there on the subject. I have tried lemons and limes with them as well and the roaches want nothing to do with either.

I am breeding cane toads. Which I will admit, they can easily be confused with an American toad they look very much alike. A pet store was selling them a few months ago and I thought they were cane toads i was super excited I told the employee I wanted all the cane toads in that tank and he corrected me and said they were American toads. when they are about an inch long they look almost identical. Well I thought so anyway. But i have considered getting them because they are a very cool species. None the less if you want a cane toad when i breed them you can have as many as you like.

[yoshimi]

cane toads are huuuge. ok, maybe not huge but large as adults. my banjo should grow to be only 2 to 4 inches long, depending on what gender he turns out to be (still don't know, he's a youngin, but almost 2 inches already cuz he's spent his hibernation period eating and growing.). they do look a lot alike when they're small. but they need warmth, i think, whereas Banjo could overheat. i'll look into cane toad care, now that i'm curious. so surprised someone was selling american toads in a pet store. no one around here does. good luck on breeding them and i'll be interested to see your progress!