Nice video, man! I now feed pumpkins to my roaches. I’ve read they’re healthy. They’re also cheap and long-lasting ~ Takes several days for it to mould/go bad. Not too much moisture to a point it “wets” the enclosure, but more than enough for them to stay hydrated. Pumpkins don’t stink either!
That's something I'm going to have to try. It's a struggle getting them here in the UK . Only really around Halloween we can get them. Fyi. I'm a big subscriber of yours. Good luck with your new build. That tarantula room will look epic!!
You know what funny is that I just watched Exotic lair video about Dubia roaches now this I subscribed to both of you Exotic lairs and this guy Please reply back
Cucumber, watermelon, and pears. I've heard about not feeding oranges to your feeders but I've also heard people feed them oranges so the dragons are getting more vitamin c from them. But I'm paranoid so I don't feed oranges at all. Anyway great video. I lost a colony of probably few thousand from grain mites. I cleaned the colony and then tried starving out the rest of the mites. They ate the insides out of the dubias. At the end I had 8 adult females left and one med roach. It was a sad time for me.
@@skooflefloofandfriends4557 If you get the chance to redo your dubia colony, include dermestid beetles and springtails as cleanup crew in your colony to prevent mites. It's important to have both because whatever gunk one species won't eat, the other will. If you don't want to do dermestid beetles, then a colony of isopods would work too. I personally haven't tried them yet since the dermestid and springtail duo work so well, but basically having a cleanup crew eat the waste faster than mites can get to it will help prevent an infestation.
I've had a growing dubia colony for a while and I've found carrots the best food for my roaches. They keep moisture and don't have a smell, my dubias also wont eat anything else haha. I scrub them really well and also peel them for my dubias, and I've never run across any problems with my colony dying off. So I would recommend carrots for moisture for your colony. :)
Just picked up my colony start up set came with 15 adult females and 5 males and about 100 babies! Your channel has loaded me with the knowledge to feel semi confident in this adventure 😂
I’ve had my colony for almost two years now, with very minimum deaths, LOTS of breeding. I only feed my roaches the same foods my dragons eat, safe for everyone, and I don’t have to think about feeding rates. As a “water” source I actually use a product that’s a gel food for bearded dragons. Provides moisture and nutrients that are safe for both. I also use yellow squash and organic baby foods (banana, squash and green flavors only). Green leafy foods every day, “water” foods every other day. I currently have about 40 females to only 3-5 males. Again lots of breeding, very minimal stress. Dubias are easy and fun to keep, I see my adults as pets ( I don’t feed adults, just the babies). I’m no expert, but all this has worked just fine for me. Also, in the summer I don’t need a heat source, just room temps( breed just fine). Winters I use a heat source, again lots of breeding.
Citrus fruit is fine for gut loading, beardies can eat citrus too but in moderation due to the acid. Guy loading with oranges is actually great because the beardies in essence get the vitamin C from oranges but without the acid. Also any sort of vegetable works for moisture, I especially think things like cucumber is good for moisture.
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS can you get the ones for gardening? Miracle-Gro makes some that come dry and you add water. That is what I use because they are super cheap!
Erin is that safe my brother use that i got some because im starting my colony. His are always in his water bowl. But ive never seem mine in there bowl and there dying off slow. I'm even using the same size bowl as him.
Wish I would've seen this earlier. I actually started my first dubia colony about 6 months ago and things are going along great! The crazy thing is, I never really tried because I was pretty certain that I would do something wrong as I don't know much about bugs...I was buying dubias (25 little ones for $12.99, not so little ones for $14.99!) from a pet supply store that I like the suck thing was the count was always the same and so was the price 25=$12.99-$14.99 no matter what. And when the pandemic hit it took A LOT longer for them to come in and when they did like 1/2 of them were dead but still being sold for the same price! I'm a penny pincher...Ever heard the saying "that person will choke the head off a dollar?" Yeah well I will strangle it if I can lol. I actually bought some in frustration as there were only 19 little ones I'd counted after buying 2 cups of them!!! The rest were dead. I'd already chosen them as a staple so what was i to do? The crazy thing is I'd had so many other bugs at the time, horned worms, super worms, meal worms, crickets, beetles etc. that I'd actually forgotten about the dubias! I just tossed some mustard greens and blueberries in there and left them alone. Turns out the humidity was so high in the area they were in that they began to thrive. When I did remember I even had them they were way bigger than they were before so I dove in. I figured I don't know much about bugs but I do know science moreover biology...I called the store and just started buying whenever they came in seperated the dead ones from the not dead..Because of my being a long time customer if I came in on the days the manager was working I actually got them for a huge discount I'd gotten up to about 100 and said "there lets make it happen." I've since purchase a heat lamp and sprayer. I simply spray the veggies and fruits turns out they will demolish black berries, turnip, and collard greens!! And I'm happy to say that I think out of the hundred I lost 1. So I'm super excited! I've put a lot of your videos in a private playlist to aid my research! About the oranges and the bearded dragon thing. Beardies do need vitamin C which is in the multi vitamin powder supplement you give but I've given oranges to my superworms and fed them to Oobi with no problem however, It is sparingly!!! And when I do this trust he's getting a mix. So when he does get supers it's usually included in with other bugs...sooo...I guess if anyone tried it be careful is all I can say I've never had any problems but since the dubia project I've been experimenting with all sorts of things I find that supers AND meal worms (
I make my own "commercial" water crystals. Miracle-Gro sells the polymer crystals in their dry form for about $7 US, it lasts a very long time and all you gotta do is rehydrate the crystals with water and BAM. Perfect roach water.
I've found that my Dubias hardcore love carrots as a snack and water source. I'm super careful about washing any veggies with a mix of white vinegar and water for 10 minutes and then rinsing with plain water to kill any bacteria or other pests first, but I've seen even newborns going between the carrots and roach chow far more than the water crystals. Furthermore, my beardie, Smaug, has had no issues with either the Dubias nor salads I've mixed for him using this method. I don't know if this'll be helpful for anyone, but I wanted to put that out there for others as a potential option.
I hydrate my Dubia Roaches with bananas : I feed them all that they can eat . But not more than they can eat overnight . I keep Black Buffalo Beetles to keep the colonies cleaned . Another thing to consider is to make sure that your colonies do not have any damp areas build up .
I like to use potatoes as a hydration source in addition to their gel water. Potatoes grow underground so they have less chance of pesticides being on them.
Great content, finally someone speak out about casualty. I seldom see owner speak abt casualty. Watching your video from Malaysia. I'm Zarin othman and owner of dubiaroachesmalaysia.my, have a great day 😊
Reason 1: a no brainer, which ofc i didnt think about at all lol Your video's keep me motivated to not give up trying...i try these tips, thx :) i also heard u can use cotton whool soaked to help with hydration
My babies kept dying. I’d check and there would be dozens of dead crispy baby roaches. So I stopped using a ceramic heater in order to reduce the temperature for the soft babies once they’re born. Hopefully this fixes the problem.
Ever hear of roaches turtling themselves and dying that way? That's what I'm having problems with right now. I have them in a glass tank and when they fall off something they land on their backs and can't get back up...
I just started my colony and I watch so many videos that keep telling me to use Water storing crystals they’re really cheap and you just soak them in water and it soaks it up there non-toxic in there for plants so try that
I grow mine in a green house. Our food and the food I feed my crickets and dubia's. Controlled environment equals less change of toxicity being introduced.
I have two dubia bins with the same exact setup for heat, food and water. My adults have always died off from old age here and there but recently hundreds have dropped dead with no apparent cause. Theyve also stopped breeding. Would you know the cause for death/breeding problems with adults?
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I thoroughly wash everything and always split it between the two tubs so pesticides would most likely have affected both baby and breeder bins. Most of the adults are quite young so i dont think it was that either. I found some posts that when adults are kept too crowded and stressed during sorting/cleaning they release a defensive liquid, and can cause them to die off later. This would make sense as the last time I sorted was about a week ago. I'm trying to think of a new way to sort them without stressing the adults out too much. Will reply to this later if I find something that works
I found my dubia colony some mites. Theyre whitish and very small. Any ideas how to remove them and are they harmful? ive noticed my colony isnt getting any babies from the past weeks.
This video is great!! But sadly, I did not find the answer to my problem; excess humidity!! So what happens when I put veggies and fruits in, it gets so humid in there that even the egg crates just fold in... this is a recent problem since I moved close to the sea shore a couple months ago, and its always about 75% humidity down here.... what could I do??? 🥲🥲🥲 I dont wanna stick Silica bags to the lids... maybe put some rice into the substrate?? TIA xx
I found a Dubai roach that looked like it was covered in white patches. It was walking around and it was really lethargic. It definitely wasn’t a molt or anything. Any idea what it might have been?
honestly this is just speculation, but it may have actually been a zombie roach. roach nervous systems have been observed continuing everyday functions after the roach has actually died, like a snake or a lizard tail or that one chicken, kinda crazy so that roach may have actually started decomposing alive...or not alive....
I think you forget ask about heating! however you videos are brilliant! so i have a stupid question! i would like keep these guys in future and how is works out? if your tub bottom is 32' celsius the inside air temperature is low! what oyu can do whit ?!
"Cucumbers lettuce is a big 1. Any vegetable that's mainly water you can feed to a roach. Leafy greetings is a big 1A lot of people actually use just to throw a bunch of leafy greens inside there and they all go nuts for it for the water and then keep dry food on the side. Or water crystals."
I can’t find answers to this online, maybe you can help. I got a fresh shipment of dubia today, split them into 2.l containers. Apples and arugula for gut loading. 4 hours went to feed them and there’s red specks all over. Is that red poo from the apples? Or something else?
finding an "egg" is actually bad because dubia give live birth. if you find an "egg" it means the female has dropped her egg case due to improper husbandry or stress
Any help with humidity? I have open water crystals for drinking. I also did a ketchup bottle full of crystals. The heat is staying at 90. The humility keeps falling to 30. I have been adding water everyday and sprinkle water in the enclosure and on their egg crates. I get it up to 48% for a couple hours and then it falls again. I am pretty new to this. I am waiting for my first babies and found an egg sack aborted. I think due to low humidity, bc everything else is good.
I actually feed my beard dragons oranges and orange juice for vitamin D and also give it to my roaches cuz some won't drink it it's actually really good for them u can look up (cold blood creations) for this info
Sir, if we keep babies and adult at the same place like forever, is it okay? Or those adult can eat their own babies? Apologize for my bad grammar, i hope you understand my question. Thankyou very much
I’m hoping someone can help me. I’ve had my roach colony now for about 3 months now, had a couple of random deaths but not a lot. I cleaned out the babies 2 weeks ago, everything seemed to be going well and more babies have been produced since. However, today I found a roach with blistered wings 😔 this is the first I’ve seen this so not sure what has caused it. Potentially it could be I’m not feeding organic foods all the time, also could be a molt issue, will try misting them, but concerned may be disease. I made and use the roach 2020 chow from the northern exotics video, carrot, apples and water crystals. Any advice greatly appreciated!
Hi I have a question and I don’t really know who else to ask I am trying to start a Dubia a roach colony for my bearded dragon For some reason I’ve only had them five days and I’ve already lost four males are use water crystals for moisture and Roach chow and fruits and veggies . Do you have any idea why that could be and also I keep them in the room with my bearded dragon because it’s so hot in there do I need to get a mat for underneath the bins and if so what is a good mat to use . And also in my feeder bin I find that some of my feeder dubious die but I keep that room low humidity for the bearded dragon so I will start to spray them and see if that helps but if you have any ideas for the other stuff that would be greatly appreciated sorry for the long comment I just don’t know what to do thank you
"F 6 Roaded breeding food." "It seems to have everything that doobie roaches need and want when it comes to food. Only problem is I don't know if you guys can get this type of food in Europe."
Mine never die! I had them in the same 12x12x18 Zilla with my praying mantis, she didn't want to eat them so I just left them in. Avery (PM) died and I noticed all 7 of the dubia roaches were still alive, they are now pets, they hadn't been fed anything for literally months! Now of course they get regular food and water.
by any chance do insecticide apply to melons as well? like of you cut it away from the rines will the fruit part still have the insecticides in it or is it strictly outside on the skin kinda thing?
Nice video, man!
I now feed pumpkins to my roaches. I’ve read they’re healthy. They’re also cheap and long-lasting ~ Takes several days for it to mould/go bad. Not too much moisture to a point it “wets” the enclosure, but more than enough for them to stay hydrated. Pumpkins don’t stink either!
That's something I'm going to have to try. It's a struggle getting them here in the UK . Only really around Halloween we can get them.
Fyi. I'm a big subscriber of yours. Good luck with your new build. That tarantula room will look epic!!
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS
Thanks dude!
Yeah, if you can get a hold of pumpkins, just do those.
They stay well fairly long in the refrigerator too!
You know what funny is that I just watched Exotic lair video about Dubia roaches now this
I subscribed to both of you Exotic lairs and this guy
Please reply back
@@toastedmellon8612 me to
Pumpkin is good for tortoises as well, acts like a slow wormer for them.
Just started a dubai roach colony and the insecticide is something I never considered, thanks for the video very helpful
Good luck
Cucumber, watermelon, and pears. I've heard about not feeding oranges to your feeders but I've also heard people feed them oranges so the dragons are getting more vitamin c from them. But I'm paranoid so I don't feed oranges at all.
Anyway great video. I lost a colony of probably few thousand from grain mites. I cleaned the colony and then tried starving out the rest of the mites. They ate the insides out of the dubias. At the end I had 8 adult females left and one med roach. It was a sad time for me.
What do the mite condition look like mine have spots on them and some of the dead ones look like they were eaten on the inside....
@@skooflefloofandfriends4557 If you get the chance to redo your dubia colony, include dermestid beetles and springtails as cleanup crew in your colony to prevent mites. It's important to have both because whatever gunk one species won't eat, the other will. If you don't want to do dermestid beetles, then a colony of isopods would work too. I personally haven't tried them yet since the dermestid and springtail duo work so well, but basically having a cleanup crew eat the waste faster than mites can get to it will help prevent an infestation.
I've had a growing dubia colony for a while and I've found carrots the best food for my roaches. They keep moisture and don't have a smell, my dubias also wont eat anything else haha. I scrub them really well and also peel them for my dubias, and I've never run across any problems with my colony dying off. So I would recommend carrots for moisture for your colony. :)
Great advice
Thats great!! Mine wont even touch the carrots 🥲🥲 need to stick to other stuff sadly... potatoes do the trick too tho!!
Just picked up my colony start up set came with 15 adult females and 5 males and about 100 babies! Your channel has loaded me with the knowledge to feel semi confident in this adventure 😂
I’ve had my colony for almost two years now, with very minimum deaths, LOTS of breeding. I only feed my roaches the same foods my dragons eat, safe for everyone, and I don’t have to think about feeding rates. As a “water” source I actually use a product that’s a gel food for bearded dragons. Provides moisture and nutrients that are safe for both. I also use yellow squash and organic baby foods (banana, squash and green flavors only). Green leafy foods every day, “water” foods every other day. I currently have about 40 females to only 3-5 males. Again lots of breeding, very minimal stress. Dubias are easy and fun to keep, I see my adults as pets ( I don’t feed adults, just the babies). I’m no expert, but all this has worked just fine for me. Also, in the summer I don’t need a heat source, just room temps( breed just fine). Winters I use a heat source, again lots of breeding.
hey, what else are you doing, OTHER than food? heat mat? verm in the bottom? misting?
Citrus fruit is fine for gut loading, beardies can eat citrus too but in moderation due to the acid. Guy loading with oranges is actually great because the beardies in essence get the vitamin C from oranges but without the acid. Also any sort of vegetable works for moisture, I especially think things like cucumber is good for moisture.
I just use bowls of water crystals. I'll even seen young nymphs burrowing into the water crystals and molting.
There so expensive here
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS can you get the ones for gardening? Miracle-Gro makes some that come dry and you add water. That is what I use because they are super cheap!
Erin is that safe my brother use that i got some because im starting my colony. His are always in his water bowl. But ive never seem mine in there bowl and there dying off slow. I'm even using the same size bowl as him.
Its perfectly safe. No chemicals. They are alot like the powders they use in diapers to absorb moisture.
Can they get into most shallow bowls with water crystals
You seem like a really friendly guy, love your videos!! Keep it up
Thank you
Wish I would've seen this earlier. I actually started my first dubia colony about 6 months ago and things are going along great! The crazy thing is, I never really tried because I was pretty certain that I would do something wrong as I don't know much about bugs...I was buying dubias (25 little ones for $12.99, not so little ones for $14.99!) from a pet supply store that I like the suck thing was the count was always the same and so was the price 25=$12.99-$14.99 no matter what. And when the pandemic hit it took A LOT longer for them to come in and when they did like 1/2 of them were dead but still being sold for the same price! I'm a penny pincher...Ever heard the saying "that person will choke the head off a dollar?" Yeah well I will strangle it if I can lol. I actually bought some in frustration as there were only 19 little ones I'd counted after buying 2 cups of them!!! The rest were dead. I'd already chosen them as a staple so what was i to do? The crazy thing is I'd had so many other bugs at the time, horned worms, super worms, meal worms, crickets, beetles etc. that I'd actually forgotten about the dubias! I just tossed some mustard greens and blueberries in there and left them alone. Turns out the humidity was so high in the area they were in that they began to thrive. When I did remember I even had them they were way bigger than they were before so I dove in. I figured I don't know much about bugs but I do know science moreover biology...I called the store and just started buying whenever they came in seperated the dead ones from the not dead..Because of my being a long time customer if I came in on the days the manager was working I actually got them for a huge discount I'd gotten up to about 100 and said "there lets make it happen." I've since purchase a heat lamp and sprayer. I simply spray the veggies and fruits turns out they will demolish black berries, turnip, and collard greens!! And I'm happy to say that I think out of the hundred I lost 1. So I'm super excited! I've put a lot of your videos in a private playlist to aid my research! About the oranges and the bearded dragon thing. Beardies do need vitamin C which is in the multi vitamin powder supplement you give but I've given oranges to my superworms and fed them to Oobi with no problem however, It is sparingly!!! And when I do this trust he's getting a mix. So when he does get supers it's usually included in with other bugs...sooo...I guess if anyone tried it be careful is all I can say I've never had any problems but since the dubia project I've been experimenting with all sorts of things I find that supers AND meal worms (
Yeah no ones reading that 🤣🤣
wall of text, clear sign of no social skills, and narcissism.
@@ifelohslefthand1423 exactly, narcissist needs social skills.
Organic fruits and veggies are also exposed to insecticides. Only difference is that they are organic.
But it still kills all insects.
Tysm for this video I’m setting up a feeder colony for a Tegu! My family grows our own veggies and fruits.👍
Good luck
Cucumbers work great as a moisture source. They love them!
Any tips on getting the baby dubias to grow faster?
Viagra😂
I make my own "commercial" water crystals. Miracle-Gro sells the polymer crystals in their dry form for about $7 US, it lasts a very long time and all you gotta do is rehydrate the crystals with water and BAM. Perfect roach water.
Good idea
I've found that my Dubias hardcore love carrots as a snack and water source. I'm super careful about washing any veggies with a mix of white vinegar and water for 10 minutes and then rinsing with plain water to kill any bacteria or other pests first, but I've seen even newborns going between the carrots and roach chow far more than the water crystals. Furthermore, my beardie, Smaug, has had no issues with either the Dubias nor salads I've mixed for him using this method. I don't know if this'll be helpful for anyone, but I wanted to put that out there for others as a potential option.
Just got my first 100 medium size colony of these like watching your video. Even the misses knows your name lol.
That's amazing haha
I didn’t know about the humidity being necessary. Thanks for the tip!
I hydrate my Dubia Roaches with bananas : I feed them all that they can eat . But not more than they can eat overnight . I keep Black Buffalo Beetles to keep the colonies cleaned .
Another thing to consider is to make sure that your colonies do not have any damp areas build up .
That's a great tip
Add water to bread. Bread keeps babies from dying and holds mpister up to 2 days while letting off important humidity but not too much
Your live feeder videos are by far my favorite. But I've gotten to where I almost enjoy my insects more than my reptiles! Haha
I'm the same. Sometimes it's a shame to feed them off hahaha
Never knew that about calcium- good to know!
I like to use potatoes as a hydration source in addition to their gel water. Potatoes grow underground so they have less chance of pesticides being on them.
Great video thank you for sharing great help thank you
Brilliant video. All the males but one in my small colony has died XD. I'll have to order another starter colony and try again lol
what do you think did it? I got a nice bin, good food, 70-75 degrees (could use a heat mat), i mist, and give them carrots...not seeing much at all.
thanks for the tips sir, that calcium part also affected my mealworm production which can get the same problems. Type to change the diet
Appreciate the tips 👏🏻
Thanks for watching
Butternut squash that was soaked in water 30 mins+. All the benefits of butternut squash+ extra water content
YOOO
I like that B roll introo
Great content, finally someone speak out about casualty.
I seldom see owner speak abt casualty. Watching your video from Malaysia.
I'm Zarin othman and owner of dubiaroachesmalaysia.my, have a great day 😊
Strawberry instead of orange problem is the enclosure you keep them in gets mouldy quickly with apple and fruit and vegetables 😢
Reason 1: a no brainer, which ofc i didnt think about at all lol Your video's keep me motivated to not give up trying...i try these tips, thx :)
i also heard u can use cotton whool soaked to help with hydration
I'd never heard of that until yesterday I saw it being used for tarantilas
Hey I have questions for you sir. Love the videos! Any chance we could chat. I am new to all of this.
I have 2 males and 4 females. Is that good ratio?
I use two 5 gallons and 1 2.5 gallon, I breed them using soil and wood.
My babies kept dying. I’d check and there would be dozens of dead crispy baby roaches. So I stopped using a ceramic heater in order to reduce the temperature for the soft babies once they’re born. Hopefully this fixes the problem.
Bellpepper. Cheap. Really high in water. Crickets, roaches love it.
Good idea
I hate the way it makes the enclosure smell tbh
Mine won't eat peppers for some reason.
Ever hear of roaches turtling themselves and dying that way? That's what I'm having problems with right now. I have them in a glass tank and when they fall off something they land on their backs and can't get back up...
I just started my colony and I watch so many videos that keep telling me to use Water storing crystals they’re really cheap and you just soak them in water and it soaks it up there non-toxic in there for plants so try that
Water crystal from lows or home Depot
I grow mine in a green house. Our food and the food I feed my crickets and dubia's. Controlled environment equals less change of toxicity being introduced.
I have two dubia bins with the same exact setup for heat, food and water. My adults have always died off from old age here and there but recently hundreds have dropped dead with no apparent cause. Theyve also stopped breeding. Would you know the cause for death/breeding problems with adults?
Is the fresh food organic? No pestersides? Also they could be the same age and all coming to the end of there lift
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I thoroughly wash everything and always split it between the two tubs so pesticides would most likely have affected both baby and breeder bins. Most of the adults are quite young so i dont think it was that either. I found some posts that when adults are kept too crowded and stressed during sorting/cleaning they release a defensive liquid, and can cause them to die off later. This would make sense as the last time I sorted was about a week ago. I'm trying to think of a new way to sort them without stressing the adults out too much. Will reply to this later if I find something that works
Plant water crystals cheap last along time
I found my dubia colony some mites. Theyre whitish and very small. Any ideas how to remove them and are they harmful? ive noticed my colony isnt getting any babies from the past weeks.
This video is great!! But sadly, I did not find the answer to my problem; excess humidity!! So what happens when I put veggies and fruits in, it gets so humid in there that even the egg crates just fold in... this is a recent problem since I moved close to the sea shore a couple months ago, and its always about 75% humidity down here.... what could I do??? 🥲🥲🥲 I dont wanna stick Silica bags to the lids... maybe put some rice into the substrate?? TIA xx
We get pumpkin in a can and we raised our puppies on it with their dry food. I give it weekly to my roaches
I made powder oat meal but i never seem non of them wanted to eat them
I found a Dubai roach that looked like it was covered in white patches. It was walking around and it was really lethargic. It definitely wasn’t a molt or anything. Any idea what it might have been?
I want to know this too, like a dying zombie right?
@@prismaticat yup. And luckily I haven’t seen any since I made this comment.
honestly this is just speculation, but it may have actually been a zombie roach. roach nervous systems have been observed continuing everyday functions after the roach has actually died, like a snake or a lizard tail or that one chicken, kinda crazy
so that roach may have actually started decomposing alive...or not alive....
It identifies as Charlie Sheen😂
I use potatos and sometimes a bit of fruit because everyone has potatos they dont like rot or anything they get hard when old (that sounds weird)
I think you forget ask about heating! however you videos are brilliant!
so i have a stupid question! i would like keep these guys in future and how is works out? if your tub bottom is 32' celsius the inside air temperature is low! what oyu can do whit ?!
I use a heatmat thermostatically controlled
What a nice guy
"Cucumbers lettuce is a big 1. Any vegetable that's mainly water you can feed to a roach. Leafy greetings is a big 1A lot of people actually use just to throw a bunch of leafy greens inside there and they all go nuts for it for the water and then keep dry food on the side. Or water crystals."
I can’t find answers to this online, maybe you can help. I got a fresh shipment of dubia today, split them into 2.l containers. Apples and arugula for gut loading. 4 hours went to feed them and there’s red specks all over. Is that red poo from the apples? Or something else?
What about using kiwi
That may work well
I’m going to try it out
@@deeyomoma1641 almost everything works oranges , cat food,dog food,cucumbers,bananas and so on
I heard some roaches are poisoned by kiwi.
So I had 1 male to 9 females and I believe I found an egg however my male was also found dead sadly...guess I should have had 2 or 3 males instead..
finding an "egg" is actually bad because dubia give live birth. if you find an "egg" it means the female has dropped her egg case due to improper husbandry or stress
How about bananas? I usually feed them bananas and spray water for them to drink. Is that ok for them??
Any help with humidity? I have open water crystals for drinking. I also did a ketchup bottle full of crystals. The heat is staying at 90. The humility keeps falling to 30. I have been adding water everyday and sprinkle water in the enclosure and on their egg crates. I get it up to 48% for a couple hours and then it falls again. I am pretty new to this. I am waiting for my first babies and found an egg sack aborted. I think due to low humidity, bc everything else is good.
Spray the enclosure with water . Just a gental most when hummidity drops
Enjoying your vids :) instead of orange what about water melon/honey melon?
Thanks for sharing
Amazing ideas
I actually feed my beard dragons oranges and orange juice for vitamin D and also give it to my roaches cuz some won't drink it it's actually really good for them u can look up (cold blood creations) for this info
I heard citrus is toxic.. what had your experience been? Is it alive still? What's the side effects noticed?
At 2x speed your into F'n slaps.
Hi, do you recommend keeping a constant supply of roach chow?
Your video are very helpful. Do you sell your dubia roaches m8 and how much for
Not at the minute mate. I'm still building up the colony
hello, can i ask you
i finally have my colony
Is chicken food okay to use as roach chow?
I have 1000 baby dubias they are ignoring fruit and water and maybe even their food. Why? If anyone knows please let me know.
Sir, if we keep babies and adult at the same place like forever, is it okay? Or those adult can eat their own babies? Apologize for my bad grammar, i hope you understand my question. Thankyou very much
If you want to gut load vitamin C try feeding sweet peppers.
I don't think my roaches are eating. any advice?
Can my boi Kyle, the Savannah monitor, have dubias moistured with oranges? How does Hugo fare?
He loves dubia roaches
I’m hoping someone can help me. I’ve had my roach colony now for about 3 months now, had a couple of random deaths but not a lot. I cleaned out the babies 2 weeks ago, everything seemed to be going well and more babies have been produced since. However, today I found a roach with blistered wings 😔 this is the first I’ve seen this so not sure what has caused it. Potentially it could be I’m not feeding organic foods all the time, also could be a molt issue, will try misting them, but concerned may be disease. I made and use the roach 2020 chow from the northern exotics video, carrot, apples and water crystals. Any advice greatly appreciated!
Grape
whats the sound track for: 0:30?
Can I use a moist sponge as a water source? Good or bad idea?
Sure
I don't recommend moist sponge. Bacterial can grow fast on it
Might need some lol
Potatos!
Hi I have a question and I don’t really know who else to ask I am trying to start a Dubia a roach colony for my bearded dragon For some reason I’ve only had them five days and I’ve already lost four males are use water crystals for moisture and Roach chow and fruits and veggies . Do you have any idea why that could be and also I keep them in the room with my bearded dragon because it’s so hot in there do I need to get a mat for underneath the bins and if so what is a good mat to use . And also in my feeder bin I find that some of my feeder dubious die but I keep that room low humidity for the bearded dragon so I will start to spray them and see if that helps but if you have any ideas for the other stuff that would be greatly appreciated sorry for the long comment I just don’t know what to do thank you
I use grapes
My colony has no reproduction. Why?
Check heat. Food .moisture hummidity and ratio of male to female. All details in this video
My dubia roach looked like it was about to give birth, but in the morning i found her dead. Does anyone know why
Could be as simple as she just didn't have the energy to push anymore. Poor thing
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS Ok thank you 😢
"F 6 Roaded breeding food."
"It seems to have everything that doobie roaches need and want when it comes to food. Only problem is I don't know if you guys can get this type of food in Europe."
All of our dubia roaches died except 2 Male and female but thay they won't breed and the they don't have heat help me with my dubia 😮😮😮😆😆
Maybe buy more and add heat. Check my videos on how to breed them and how to set up the enclosure
hey is it normal that my dubia have white things under their legs
I guess cucumbers are the best water source
Can I feed them cucumber
I stg I have females that are 2 years old as adults
insectacides are so evilll, i accidentally poisoned half of my roach colony
Mine never die! I had them in the same 12x12x18 Zilla with my praying mantis, she didn't want to eat them so I just left them in. Avery (PM) died and I noticed all 7 of the dubia roaches were still alive, they are now pets, they hadn't been fed anything for literally months! Now of course they get regular food and water.
carrots, potatoes
Great video but a little heads up, you’ve got a booger next to your lip
I feed the dubia roaches cucumber
It seems I get babies and the adults are eating them.
Banana peels?
by any chance do insecticide apply to melons as well? like of you cut it away from the rines will the fruit part still have the insecticides in it or is it strictly outside on the skin kinda thing?
Tip: dont push your face so close to the camera