dubia

[Owler]

Got a 10 litre plastic tub for them yesterday so they should be sorted, holding heat much better now and they seem to be eating more.

Just one last question though: I can only provide 35-40c during the day, at night it dips to around 27c but the roaches are always dark so will it matter?

Have put the roach tank on top of my lighting hood and it has a heat mat. Being on top of the hood really pushes it up but when using the heat mat only; it's an average of 25c.

[sflyingcow]

Got a 10 litre plastic tub for them yesterday so they should be sorted, holding heat much better now and they seem to be eating more.

Just one last question though: I can only provide 35-40c during the day, at night it dips to around 27c but the roaches are always dark so will it matter?

Have put the roach tank on top of my lighting hood and it has a heat mat. Being on top of the hood really pushes it up but when using the heat mat only; it's an average of 25c.

Thats plenty warm. I keep mine around 80-85F during day and honestly mine have bread so much i feed off adult females to keep the numbers down.
Keep them warm and make sure they have water crystals along with some fruit and they breed like crazy. My 1 tub feeds 2 african bull frogs and 15 adult scorpions and 30 baby ones

[Owler]

Thanks mate, hopefully they'll start getting frisky soon - I think my husbandry's spot on now

[arielgasca420]

I am so glad I read this excellent information before I started my colony. I will have to reconsider because I have so many animals and a vermiculture that I wouldn't have the time to keep these delicate insects alive. I am reconsidering crickets instead