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DESCRIPTION
Blaptica Dubia roaches are found throughout Central and South America. They come from a warm tropical environment. They are somewhat smaller then Discoids but have a softer exoskeleton than most other roach species. They are sexually dimorphic. The males have large, full wings and the females have short, stubby wings. Their life span is approximately 12-24 months.
MAINTAINCE
They require very low maintenance. They can be kept in a rubbermaid container or glass aquarium and housed with egg crate. We do not use a substrate as it can be difficult to separate small nymphs from the substrate. Dubias enclosures give off very little oder. We use Flex Watt heat tape which we place under the rubbermaid container.
FEEDING
Dubias flourish with a high protein diet supplemented with fruit or vegetables. Water crystals can be used to provide moisture and humidity.
BREEDING
For breeding Dubias do best with daytime temperatures of 85-95 degrees with moderate humidity. They usually reach adulthood at about 3-5 months. If they escape they will not likely reproduce unless they are released into a tropical environment.
That is one of the main reasons I would like to feed roaches to my chameleons mom. Please get over your fear, they are cleaner odorless, slow,cant jump, and they are whats best for my chameleons, they are ¼ heavier than crickets and are the best thing you can feed to your chameleons. Please you know I am responsible with them and they are what is best for my chameleons.
Here are some sources from people who have or do use them as feeders:
I need to correct some information that you got. They said roaches don't climb, yes they do. There are only 1 or 2 that don't, so be careful as to which ones you get. I have the orange spotted or dubias and they are the ones that don't climb or fly or smell or anything. I don't like roaches either but if your mom can put up with the smell of crickets that she will learn to love the roaches. And if any escape they WILL NOT infest the house. They are tropical roaches and unless you give them 85 degree weather in the house during the winter they will die off. If she is that worried, you can get those sticky strips and put them down in the room where you keep them just in case some get loose. Also they are very slow for roaches and even an old lady like me can catch the ones that try to escape. Also you will save alot of money as well because once your colony gets large enough they will breed faster than you can feed them off so you will eventually have to sell some. See so then you can make some money on them as well instead of buying crickets month after month. Is that enough reasons? I bought mine off of someone on the forum and got a great deal.
roaches. they dont stink, most cant climb, most are slow as heck, none can hop, only hissers make noise. and more. dubias are the best staple feeders. the females and the nymphs dont have the stereotypical roach look, but the males do.
oh yeah I would reccomend roaches(dubias) if you don't want the smell. Roaches are more meatier. Roaches are easy to breed. Roaches can't climb out of the plastic container. Roaches can't fly. They will eat more of a variety of food. They tend to like more sweeter foods. Both crickets and roaches are great but they both have there pros and cons. Also, go on my profile and find my post:Crickets or roaches?
I made it so everyone can look back to it and decide for themselves.
i've just bought my second batch of dubias (bought 35 before and 350 this time round!).
They are right what people have said,very clean, quiet, cant jump etc, which is why I like them.
