getting dubias....

[mychamtini112012]

Where can I get cardboard egg cartons.?

 

[ScalesTailsandClaws]

I like large egg flats better. Pretty much any exotic invert website carries them. Try www.gregsexoticinverts.com

That's who I got my entire set-up from.

 

[GreenFlinger]

Where you getting the Dubias? I was just shopping for some.

(edit: just seen the second post)

 

[Solid Snake]

Most places that sell dubia carry them. Grocery stores may have them for free if you ask, but you never know whats on them
You dont have to use egg flats, but they are perfect for it...

 

[maxttu]

Hit ur local grocery store. I scored about 50 of them from a Randall's! They call them re-packs...

 

[Eltortu]

I would try Chinese, Mexican or breakfast restaurants on the weekends, because thats when they use the most amount of eggs, therefore more egg crates they have to get rid of.

 

[Hoj]

I would try Chinese, Mexican or breakfast restaurants on the weekends, because thats when they use the most amount of eggs, therefore more egg crates they have to get rid of.

for the roaches or the cartons, LoL

 

[Solid Snake]

for the roaches or the cartons, LoL

lol..........both

 

[MamaD]

If you do end up getting the egg flats from a store or restaurant, I would recommend that you bake them off first to eliminate any traces of bacteria. Set your oven to 200 degrees and place the eggs flats right on the racks (not stacked) and bake about 20min.. A little stinky, but effective!

 

[fluxlizard]

You know, all the egg crate does is provide surface area for the roaches. There isn't anything magical about egg crate. You can use other things as well.

I have friends and family all collect cardboard egg cartons, toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes.

Those cardboard tubes are kind of nice because it makes collecting the insects for feeding very easy- just pick up a tub and shake the roaches out of it into a cup.

 

[drcrossfire]

Hit ur local grocery store. I scored about 50 of them from a Randall's! They call them re-packs...

I wouldn't use re packs. these carried eggs at one point so you run the risk of introducing diseases and bacteria to your colony

 

[Rottsko]

I bought a whole box of them from here. Cheap and exactly what I was looking for...

Www.eggcartons.com

Look for an online coupon code for an even cheaper deal.

 

[EvilLost]

I have found that if you set the egg crates sideways (so their poop falls) they last a REMARKABLY long time.

I use 6 flats in a large plastic tub (3 on either side with food/water in middle). I have been breeding dubia for approaching a year now and I am only on my 2nd set of 6 flats. When I first started I used to lay them flat and they lasted a month or so tops...now they are lasting closer to 6-8 months.

Honestly, I clean my bin more often than I change out the eggcrate

 

[MamaD]

Most people who sell dubia will have the cardboard egg flats too. It IS ok to use flats from stores as long as they are baked off which will kill all bacteria. Using these are important for your colony for a few reasons: they provide extra surface area, provide places to hide, and they make it possible to put more dubia per bin. They like to be somewhat tightly housed. Helps them when molting to rub against one another and create body heat. I've been breeding them for a couple years now. I have multiple 35gallon bins with very prolific colonies.