dubia heating

[sajane]

I have a large colony of dubias for 2 years now. I have alway s heated them in my 65 degree basement with a heat mat. I recently had a tub of them that i did not heat and they were fine. So, is it necessary to heat them or will they live and breed at 65 degrees?

[Mentat]

They will not breed at 65F . Also, Dubia breeding activity/roach production will respond inversely to lower temps. So a colony (all other parameters being equal) kept at 95F will produce more than one at 85F; and that one will do better than one at 75F .

[sajane]

what is the lowest temp for reproduction, the breed too fast for me anyway...lol

[Ash]

The proper range for breeding is 70-95F it is generally observed that dubia will not breed below 70 degrees and begin to go dormant.

[ksteven813]

Yeah definitely do not keep them at 65 degrees unless you do not want them to make any more babies lol