Dubia Feeding System

[kgallego]

Does anyone have any cool ideas/systems for feeding Dubia's? Feeding them by hand takes too much time. You can't just throw them in the cage because they just hide...

 

[ataraxia]

Feeding them by hand is so worth it though!

 

[maxttu]

If you figure this out, please clue me in. As you've stated, they just find a spot and stop. You can try flipping them upside down, but they'll eventually right themselves. Some say to throw a cricket in the bowl with them, but my guys will still ignore them or just pluck the cricket out. The only real luck that I've had is to put them on the screen in front of the Cham and wait until they eat it or lose interest...

 

[ChamHoudini]

I had started putting mine in a Dixie paper cup with a cricket or two and now all of my guys know when they see the paper cup it's food time. They do still huddle together but the chams seem to have no problem with tagging them

 

[dom1959]

the only thing that works for me is hand feeding!
otherwise they do seem to get lost

 

[birdlover71]

deli cups

I have a quart clear deli cup with holes in the bottom for when I clean the cage so the water doesn't stand in it. This is fixed into the cage permanently.

I use a pint clear deli cups and slid it in and out to clean it this is where I put my dubias and crickets in. The crickets end up jumping out eventually if the do not meet their fate first.

I did notice if the inside of the deli cup gets wet the dubias will climb out. Keep away for the mist!!!

inbox me if you would like pics

Amy