Carloscruz
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So my mom finally let me get Dubia roaches so I can breed them but will they hurt The smaller roaches?
Dubia roaches
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bbyoda
Chameleon Enthusiast
The adult Dubia won't hurt the baby roaches (nymphs). Just make sure they all have plenty of soil to burrow in, egg crates to hide in, gutload and veggie based protein to eat and they'll be happy. Are you going to keep your colony as bioactive? What will you keep them in?
Pickle-cham
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Are you doing a community of roaches or you mean there young?
Carloscruz
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They are all going to live together it is not bioactive. I was just wondering because the adults are a lot bigger
Pickle-cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Think you have too keep the quantity of males down if you using one bin might have to feed them off they obvious by there appearance when adults
Carloscruz
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I have them now my mom only let me get 2 males and 6 female because she doesn’t want there to be to mine of them
bbyoda
Chameleon Enthusiast
@Pickle-cham is right if they're overcrowded or the female/male ratio is off the adult males will eat nymphs. So it's important to make sure they have lots of space and if they're breeding like wild to start a new colony in a new bin or give them to someone else as a starter colony. I think they will also nibble each other's wings if they don't have enough protein.
Pickle-cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yeah thats a good ratio i think 1:3 or higher think males will kill young if lots of competition to mate
Carloscruz
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They’re in a 10 gallon right now and I gut loaded with all kinds of stuff I can find like carrots lettuce apples oranges ets
Pickle-cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Got soil in there and or egg crates or something to hide from each other the sweet spot for temperature is 26-32 degrees or 80 to 90f
Carloscruz
Avid Member
I have a heating pad and egg cartons I want to do bioactive soon
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Every now and then I remove the babies and keep them in a separate bin from the adults. Makes it much easier to grab some for feeding. My personal experience is they do seem to breed better in soil/bioactive. I use cork bark for their hiding spots.
Pickle-cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Heating pad on side?
Carloscruz
Avid Member
Yes
Carloscruz
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MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
If they are the same as discoid and give live birth, that is the egg sac thing. I don’t know if they extend it out of their bodies when birthing. I’ve only seen that once in one of mine and at the time had no idea what it was. @jamest0o0 will know better than I.
Klyde O'Scope
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Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Those videos were so cool!
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
I‘ve wondered about their birthing process and how many babies they have. Amazing that they can squeeze all those babies in their bodies. Roaches are pretty cool animals and I find them fascinating. If only they weren’t so icky.
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
That's kinda the way I feel about chameleon eggs.
