I thank you very much. I have two hundred laying adults and had no idea how to seed my colonies. I have four 50 black plastic bins that are not being used so I will start using them for colonies. Very interesting, informative video.
Those exact same water crystals can be found in diapers too. :) If you don't have a bag of water crystals available for whatever reason, and you urgently need some, get your hands on a (of course unused!!) diaper, cheap brand or not doesn't matter, soak it in a bucket of water for awhile and cut the thing open. Extract the crystals and you're ready to go. :) Also, dry crumb for baby chicks is a perfect dry food for Dubia, as I found out. It's cheap and contains everything they need to grow into adults and thrive. As a source of water and variation in diet - and extra vitamins - I also supply them weekly with fresh fruit and veggies. Apples, oranges, pears, carrots, tomato, lettuce, ... anything that doesn't rot or stinks within a day goes into the Dubia bin. So banana and alike is a no go as well as any sorts of cabbage, those things rot and stink up the place extremely fast. Unless in very small amounts and placed into something so that it stays put at all time to be removed easily, I won't feed it to them. And I give them fruits and veggies only as much as they can eat in less than 24 hours, otherwise you'll end up with bits and pieces scattered around that WILL start to mold and destroy your colony. Cheers.
Great video! Very informative! I've subscribed. Just a tip: if you're recording with a cell phone, turn the phone sideways, and the picture will fill the screen and not have the black bars on the sides. Take care.
awesome video very educational and informative. best one I have seen so far on setting up for dubias. I'm sure a bunch of people have already said this, but the video will look better if you turn the phone sideways! other than that, really fantastic and I appreciate you putting this out there!
Dubia roaches CAN'T climb up smooth surfaces, that's why those plastic tubs are ideal for keeping dubia roach colony's. Thanks for the video, really enjoyed watching that. Thanks. 😊
I can trust a man sitting on a lowes bucket 😆🤘🏻 I'm just setting mine up right now in a small sterilite high container, I don't need a huge colony yet, I only have a gecko. For now. 🙂
Awesome video, really informative and helpful! I'm a long time animal guy, but only recently I've gotten into raising Tarantulas and Scorpions, so I've started a Red Runner colony, and will now be starting a Dubia colony, this really helped me a lot! I also raise Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, but they're pets, they are safe from the claws and fangs 😁 My other pets are my dog, Milo and three Parakeets, Sonny, Gina and Trudy, my Miami Vice family lol I've subscribed to your channel, looking forward to lots of good info.
i was wondering about the orange thing! i have seen it on many videos that they did feed it to their roach's but was confused because i have also heard not to feed any thing to the roach's that you cant feed to ur reps. so thank you for the explanation!
Thanks for all the info I just recently got a whole colony from some one and it is doing great how ever the person I got it from told me to leave all the frass in the bottem it's alot it covers the whole bottem of the tub do I keep it or get rid of it
im using a ceramic heat bulb for my colony but its a 40 watt bulb is that enough heat for my dubias or would i need more heat. if more heat is needed i also have a heat pad like the one shown in this vid can i use those together. thanks in advance
Can you tell me where you placed the heater mat? Is it stuck to the outside side or underside of the bin? Do you use just one or do you use one on all three sides of the 'housing' area?
Love your set up. I'm going to mimic it. Do you breed crickets? I'd long to see your video on that. Thanks. Also, where do you suggest I go to find a good roach chow recipe? Thanks again!
I'm thinking of setting up a colony of these guys, but I was wondering how often would you clean their home/change out the egg carts? I have two beardies so I don't want a thousand of these guys, I would prefer to keep it around 250 to 500, how many do the females have every 30 days? Also thank you for showing how to set it up.
Hey Gary, i am going to have a go on my own roachbreading for my 2 beardies so its not going to be big. I got almost all the info from your video, there is just one little question. How do you make your own food for the roaches, i need some info on that. please help me.
a lot of people feed their roaches a mixture of high protein chicken feed, turtle food, fish flakes, and calcium. here is a link that has different sizes for those exact heating pads: www.reptilebasics.com/ultratherm-heat-pads Good luck!
Great 1 male to 4 female, I had 50 male to 50 female so I'm going to change that right now, what's your food blend if u don't mind me asking thanks dude this really helpful
might be too late to help, but there is a really great blend that a lot of people use for both breeders and feeders. It usually consists of high protein chicken feed (non medicated), fish flakes, turtle feed, and calcium powder. Hope this helps!
Oh hey the water crystals from flukers are super cheap on chewy! I paid less than 5 bucks for the big container, grabbed a few to stock up. Their selection for reptiles is small but what they do have is cheap.
cheers mate, great vid, just flip the phone next time ;-) What do you think about a micro colony with like 2 males and 8 females? since I just have a couple of mourning geckos to feed and they get often fruits.
IsaacLX3 I plan on putting them in the barn and I am afraid south eastern Ohio is too cold in the winter. Thinking of making a redesigned egg incubator what you think.
Yuliya Collins if it’s low watt it shouldn’t melt, maybe warp it a bit but it shouldn’t melt. also i recommend you put your egg crates in a zigzag pattern, they get more ventilation that way. i’ve heard they can die from not enough ventilation in the egg crates. i also recommend, depending on the humidity where you live, to use circle-hole drills covered with mesh on the lid for ventilation (if you choose to use one.) don’t put any on the sides; as that lets in more light in and could let them climb up. i recommend watching more videos on dubia roaches, and you can stop once you aren’t learning anything new. you should keep them for at least 4-5 months before you start feeding them off if you wanna keep up a good count-some people recommend longer. sorry for the long comment, i’m just trying to educate a bit, also for people scrolling by. i wish you luck in your colony!
Ok sorry I'm commenting a third time, but this warrants its' own comment. I keep hearing you're supposed to seperate the adults and nymphs because they'll produce more that way, which makes sense but it is a pain in the butt if you are pressed for space already. My thought was putting the nymphs in the bigger container because there's many and then seperating the two breeder pairs into 2 6qt bins just for now or should I put them all into the big one? On one hand I keep hearing to seperate, on the other I heard the nymphs eat the frazz from the adults and it's good for them. I guess I'll just put them together and keep my fingers crossed
jason sexton yeah should be fine, just make sure you aren't giving them too much calcium. I just advise getting the regular water crystals he talked about in the video
KC mx but don’t get a lamp, they hate light cause they are nocturnal... if you get a heat lamp, they won’t breed and end up hiding all in spot, leading to cannibalism.
Go ask your doc, i don't think anyone can answer your health related problems here, but i guess it can be, that one can react allergic to certain kinds of animals and stuff. Use Gloves and wash.
Yea, it’s actually not uncommon for people to find out they are allergic to the roaches, it’s the dust and the feces they give off. I am allergic and have Dubias in my room, so I take Claritin to help a little.
Hi thank you so much. My Husband and I always go to you. Lol we starting the colony. I seen ppl selling 10 females and 5 males. For 55$ does that sound right?
Спасибо за очень информативное видео. Будем следовать вашим советам. Я подписался на ваши видео. Я с России Алтайский край. Могли бы вы написать состав еды для тараканов которые вы используете? Из-за трудности перевода с английского на русский, не совсем понятно на слух, лучше напишите текстом. Thanks for the very informative video. We will follow your advice. I subscribed to your videos. I am from Russia Altai Territory. Could you write a food composition for the cockroaches that you use? Because of the difficulty of translating from English to Russian, it's not entirely clear by ear, it's better to write with the text.
Hi I only have 1 bearded dragon if I was to breed these to save money how could I stop getting millions as only feed a few small roaches to my 12 month old dragon.
The best video I"ve seen so far on breeding Dubias...no extra fluff, just straight to the point- thank you!
Dave’s current video on them shows other techniques and straight to the point and educational
I thank you very much. I have two hundred laying adults and had no idea how to seed my colonies. I have four 50 black plastic bins that are not being used so I will start using them for colonies. Very interesting, informative video.
Those exact same water crystals can be found in diapers too. :) If you don't have a bag of water crystals available for whatever reason, and you urgently need some, get your hands on a (of course unused!!) diaper, cheap brand or not doesn't matter, soak it in a bucket of water for awhile and cut the thing open. Extract the crystals and you're ready to go. :)
Also, dry crumb for baby chicks is a perfect dry food for Dubia, as I found out. It's cheap and contains everything they need to grow into adults and thrive. As a source of water and variation in diet - and extra vitamins - I also supply them weekly with fresh fruit and veggies. Apples, oranges, pears, carrots, tomato, lettuce, ... anything that doesn't rot or stinks within a day goes into the Dubia bin. So banana and alike is a no go as well as any sorts of cabbage, those things rot and stink up the place extremely fast. Unless in very small amounts and placed into something so that it stays put at all time to be removed easily, I won't feed it to them. And I give them fruits and veggies only as much as they can eat in less than 24 hours, otherwise you'll end up with bits and pieces scattered around that WILL start to mold and destroy your colony.
Cheers.
Or just use cucumbers...
Great video! Very informative! I've subscribed. Just a tip: if you're recording with a cell phone, turn the phone sideways, and the picture will fill the screen and not have the black bars on the sides. Take care.
Oh i remember u
Great video! Could you please post the mixture that you make for the food? The dry food in addition to the produce that you talked about
Getting ready to set up my first colony and this was super helpful! Thank you!
Very helpful, now I know what I need to start my own colony! Thank you for making this not as overwhelming as other tutorials.👌🏼🙏🏻
Jaden Burdick You're very welcome! Glad we could help 😄
gj reptiles how many females do you think I should start out with for breeding?
What do you use to feed your roaches? What size is your heat pad? Do you put the heat pad under the crate?
Where do you put your heat pad...didn't see that in the video- forgive me if I missed it?
awesome video very educational and informative. best one I have seen so far on setting up for dubias. I'm sure a bunch of people have already said this, but the video will look better if you turn the phone sideways! other than that, really fantastic and I appreciate you putting this out there!
Great job
Well explained 👍
Hi from Beirut, Lebanon
Could you tell me what your food mixture consist of? Thank you!
Me too please
I feed my roaches fish flakes. Occasionally carrot and apple peels and I also add half a teaspoon of Zoomed Repticalcium.
This answered my questions on setting up a colony. I did have a request. Can you do a video on your cleaning process and also how you harvest?
Dubia roaches CAN'T climb up smooth surfaces, that's why those plastic tubs are ideal for keeping dubia roach colony's. Thanks for the video, really enjoyed watching that. Thanks. 😊
How do you go about, or what is your routine, for adding in new bloodlines to your colony?
I can trust a man sitting on a lowes bucket 😆🤘🏻
I'm just setting mine up right now in a small sterilite high container, I don't need a huge colony yet, I only have a gecko.
For now.
🙂
What is in the food mixture?
Do you put the heat pad outside or inside, I’m asking because I saw a video where he put them inside
great video. Where does the heat pad go and can you tell me where I can get one, thanks.
I would imagine it goes under the side with the egg crates.....and you can buy any under tank heater online
Where does the heat pad go? I was told it can't go underneath the plastic?
Awesome video, really informative and helpful! I'm a long time animal guy, but only recently I've gotten into raising Tarantulas and Scorpions, so I've started a Red Runner colony, and will now be starting a Dubia colony, this really helped me a lot! I also raise Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, but they're pets, they are safe from the claws and fangs 😁 My other pets are my dog, Milo and three Parakeets, Sonny, Gina and Trudy, my Miami Vice family lol I've subscribed to your channel, looking forward to lots of good info.
i was wondering about the orange thing! i have seen it on many videos that they did feed it to their roach's but was confused because i have also heard not to feed any thing to the roach's that you cant feed to ur reps. so thank you for the explanation!
What is the food you give in the fodder bowl?
Thanks Buddy really informative!!
Great tips and ideas I’ve just started a small setup for the first time let’s hope I succeed!!
God bless
Dave L
Very informative, do you mind sharing your recipe for your roach food, I'm setting up my first Bug Bin
Do u add the heat mate to the tank for the heat
What is the reason for the cardboard between the egg crates?
Thanks for all the info I just recently got a whole colony from some one and it is doing great how ever the person I got it from told me to leave all the frass in the bottem it's alot it covers the whole bottem of the tub do I keep it or get rid of it
Wow i like your bin rack setup. I was telling my wife that i thinkt his is my idea setup.. Then i can just break them down if i ever need to
im using a ceramic heat bulb for my colony but its a 40 watt bulb is that enough heat for my dubias or would i need more heat. if more heat is needed i also have a heat pad like the one shown in this vid can i use those together. thanks in advance
Can you tell me where you placed the heater mat? Is it stuck to the outside side or underside of the bin? Do you use just one or do you use one on all three sides of the 'housing' area?
Laura M Hart just one underneath the bin
If you leave them open do you have to worry about other insects flies gnats spiders....etc
MrPoohbae1000 no. But if you live in area where there’s lots of flies and other insects like the parasitic wasps then make a screen lid.
how long do you leave the oranges or greens in for? until they finish? or a certain amount of time?
So that heat pad you showed. Does it go under the tank or taped to the side where the egg crates are?
Only rent a small room... is it ok if I put them on a mineral water container about 5 gallons..
Love your set up. I'm going to mimic it. Do you breed crickets? I'd long to see your video on that. Thanks. Also, where do you suggest I go to find a good roach chow recipe? Thanks again!
I'm thinking of setting up a colony of these guys, but I was wondering how often would you clean their home/change out the egg carts? I have two beardies so I don't want a thousand of these guys, I would prefer to keep it around 250 to 500, how many do the females have every 30 days? Also thank you for showing how to set it up.
Tina in the video he said he cleans it every 3 months
Where do you place the heat source?
Hey Gary, i am going to have a go on my own roachbreading for my 2 beardies so its not going to be big. I got almost all the info from your video, there is just one little question. How do you make your own food for the roaches, i need some info on that. please help me.
do you put the heat pad inside the container or underneath when you heat them
Great Video, do you know of any place where I can get extra egg cartons?
Good video! Really simple instructions
THANK YOU
Don't know if anyone asked this, but what was the mix of food for the roaches made of?
Help please.
What food you put there in a pot and can you give me the link where you found the heat pad ?
a lot of people feed their roaches a mixture of high protein chicken feed, turtle food, fish flakes, and calcium.
here is a link that has different sizes for those exact heating pads: www.reptilebasics.com/ultratherm-heat-pads
Good luck!
Is the heat pad going to melt the bottom of the tub or no???
What do you make your food from?
Does the heat pad go on the wall inside the enclosure?
How long does it take for nymphs to become adults
Do you place the heat matt inside or outside the bin
I never see mine crawling around. they are always in the egg crates. Are they nocturnal?
Robert Guy yes they are nocturnal
How do you make the dubio roach food
Good video. Straight to the point. I like it. I just subscribed. Looking forward to more content
Great 1 male to 4 female, I had 50 male to 50 female so I'm going to change that right now, what's your food blend if u don't mind me asking thanks dude this really helpful
might be too late to help, but there is a really great blend that a lot of people use for both breeders and feeders. It usually consists of high protein chicken feed (non medicated), fish flakes, turtle feed, and calcium powder.
Hope this helps!
Would mind sharing your dry feed recipe
Can you please tell me the ingredints in your roach gel? I would love to make my own !! Thank You
Oh hey the water crystals from flukers are super cheap on chewy! I paid less than 5 bucks for the big container, grabbed a few to stock up. Their selection for reptiles is small but what they do have is cheap.
cheers mate, great vid, just flip the phone next time ;-)
What do you think about a micro colony with like 2 males and 8 females? since I just have a couple of mourning geckos to feed and they get often fruits.
Great video! Question for you, when you are setting up the colony, why do you put nymths too? Why not only adults?
Thanks
Where do I put the heat pad?
Question on the heating pad. Does it raise your electric bill?
Obviously it uses electricity, but it's probably negligible.
What about fruit? Oranges ? How do you prevent flies a'd flies from laying eggs i to the fruit?
How should I keep my dubia roaches warm in the winter ❄️ because I can't keep them in the house.
A heat matt, like the kind used for snakes is what most ppl use.
IsaacLX3 I plan on putting them in the barn and I am afraid south eastern Ohio is too cold in the winter. Thinking of making a redesigned egg incubator what you think.
Foam and insulation would work
you would need foam and insulation. like insulating a room but instead for your roach enclosure.
are those egg trays used or unused? -warren from Philippines
Where do you put your heat matt? Inside or outside :) thanks
Outside
Thank you ! Great video! I will set my bin just like you told! Quick question: Do you put a heating pad just under your bin? Would it melt plastic?
Yuliya Collins if it’s low watt it shouldn’t melt, maybe warp it a bit but it shouldn’t melt. also i recommend you put your egg crates in a zigzag pattern, they get more ventilation that way. i’ve heard they can die from not enough ventilation in the egg crates.
i also recommend, depending on the humidity where you live, to use circle-hole drills covered with mesh on the lid for ventilation (if you choose to use one.) don’t put any on the sides; as that lets in more light in and could let them climb up.
i recommend watching more videos on dubia roaches, and you can stop once you aren’t learning anything new.
you should keep them for at least 4-5 months before you start feeding them off if you wanna keep up a good count-some people recommend longer.
sorry for the long comment, i’m just trying to educate a bit, also for people scrolling by.
i wish you luck in your colony!
PinkBunny315 thank you so much! I will do that!
love the way you make the vid,keep up the good work
Great video!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Do u sell the chow by any chance? If so, how much?
Ok sorry I'm commenting a third time, but this warrants its' own comment. I keep hearing you're supposed to seperate the adults and nymphs because they'll produce more that way, which makes sense but it is a pain in the butt if you are pressed for space already. My thought was putting the nymphs in the bigger container because there's many and then seperating the two breeder pairs into 2 6qt bins just for now or should I put them all into the big one? On one hand I keep hearing to seperate, on the other I heard the nymphs eat the frazz from the adults and it's good for them. I guess I'll just put them together and keep my fingers crossed
What is the dry feed make up info please?
is it ok to give fluker's ckicket quencher with calcium fortified
jason sexton yeah should be fine, just make sure you aren't giving them too much calcium. I just advise getting the regular water crystals he talked about in the video
How big of a hole do I need to cut for a vent hole?
15 -25% of the enclosure. I think a bit of humidity is good for the eggs
@@damianmlegacy7311 dubia roaches dont make eggs
I have lots of questions. If there a way I could get ahold of this guy in the video??? Omg. He could help me so much
Probably a dumb question but do u put the heat pad inside or outside the bin
Outside of the bin
i was about to ask the same thing
Jon Pynes just gotta make sure u get a good one i ordered one from amazon it ok a nice size but makes the floor more hot then inside
Outside
KC mx but don’t get a lamp, they hate light cause they are nocturnal...
if you get a heat lamp, they won’t breed and end up hiding all in spot, leading to cannibalism.
What is in the food mix
what about allergies, i noticed i am a little choked up after messing with them after only a week
Go ask your doc, i don't think anyone can answer your health related problems here, but i guess it can be, that one can react allergic to certain kinds of animals and stuff. Use Gloves and wash.
Yea, it’s actually not uncommon for people to find out they are allergic to the roaches, it’s the dust and the feces they give off. I am allergic and have Dubias in my room, so I take Claritin to help a little.
gj reptiles, would you please add a list of materials you use. I want to support you by using the affiliate links or your website.
what is your food mix????
Yeah I need a good food mix roach chow what's your recipe
AquaticAbyss thanks
Hi thank you so much. My Husband and I always go to you. Lol we starting the colony. I seen ppl selling 10 females and 5 males. For 55$ does that sound right?
harristanaya31 honestly is depends. We typically sell starter colonies locally of 15 Females, 5 Males and about 20-30 assorted for $25.
This is super old but that’s very overpriced you can find 100 for 25 on dubiadepot.com
Oh oh oh , THE CARDBOARD SPACERS ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Brilliant , each crate section stays ,,,, and also slide out easily
Great video. Thank you so much
Do you use cleaners(beetle) for your bins.
U can use superworms as cleaner crew i believe
Great video learn new things everyday
Would love more videos from u! 😍👍
What is the brand of water Crystal's?
MiracleGlo
Спасибо за очень информативное видео. Будем следовать вашим советам.
Я подписался на ваши видео. Я с России Алтайский край.
Могли бы вы написать состав еды для тараканов которые вы используете?
Из-за трудности перевода с английского на русский, не совсем понятно на слух, лучше напишите текстом.
Thanks for the very informative video. We will follow your advice.
I subscribed to your videos. I am from Russia Altai Territory.
Could you write a food composition for the cockroaches that you use?
Because of the difficulty of translating from English to Russian, it's not entirely clear by ear, it's better to write with the text.
My dubia is moisting too much what do you thing is the source to the problem
Guess it's the airflow, it's to low so the moist will stay in the bin and can not evaporate.
Well there is kinda a difference the plants crystals are a lot smaller than the one u get for your feeders
Hi I only have 1 bearded dragon if I was to breed these to save money how could I stop getting millions as only feed a few small roaches to my 12 month old dragon.
I can not hold one in each hand, sh*t I cant even hold one in one hand lol, maybe one day. Keep up the good work!
Aku menyukai pidio ini , luar biasa
How do u heat your bin
Heat mat
Great video thanks for the tips
very helpful video
excellent information there. thanks
Thanks for the video!!
Very informative. Thanks for sharing bro.
this is going to be really useful thank u! XD
Thank you. Well done!
Thank you 🙏