Dubia tempeture

[willtilian]

My roach colony kept at about 97 degrees is this too hot?

[Jeff Kennedy]

Nope. All to be some good breeding going on in there for ya Bah-chic-a-wawa!!!

[SethD]

My roach colony kept at about 97 degrees is this too hot?

I have found dubia tend to do fine up to around a 110 degrees or so, pass that by a few degrees and you start having heat related deaths though they are not all going to die right away. The mid to high 90's is a fine temperature to keep a colony at.

[willtilian]

thanks, I have 25-30 mixed sizes dubia how long do you think i can start taking and feeding

[SethD]

thanks, I have 25-30 mixed sizes dubia how long do you think i can start taking and feeding

That depends on how big a colony you want and how many things you have to feed. Female dubia usually have somewhere between 20-35 babies a month if well fed and kept warm and those babies mature to adulthood for me in around 4-5 months most of the time. It will vary somewhat depending on conditions though.