Blaptica Dubia Roaches are usually smaller than most common species of roaches. This makes Dubia Roaches an all around preferred feeder roach species. Dubia Roaches are slower moving but not nearly as shy . Of all roach species, Dubia Roaches have the softest shells making them an excellent food item for arachnids small lizards and other reptiles. Dubia Roach are not good climbers limiting their ability climb glass or smooth plastic surfaces,making them the ideal species of roach to breed and keep for reptile feeding. The adult males have full wings while the adult females have small wing stubs making Dubia roaches extremely easy to distinguish the Dubia Roach sex.. Once the Dubia Roach colony has established, it is recommended to use the extra males as feeders, leaving a ratio of one male to every three females. As the colony matures, the excess males just take up food and space and create more competition for resources with the females. The males do seem to be more short lived than the females.

 

Glass aquariums, or any other cheap plastic tub,bin or garbage can. Dubia Roaches are unable climb smooth plastic surfaces so choosing enclosure is simple. Place our cardboard egg crates in the bin or tank for hiding places. Stacking vertically so any waste from the Dubia roaches settle to the bottom of the enclosure. We do not recommend using substrate or any type of bedding in the bottom of your container. This will only create more work for you in the end. Filling the bottom will any material will make cleaning difficult, and almost impossible locate the baby Dubia roaches during cleaning. Recommended cleaning time for your colony using our method is once per month. Choose the largest superworms possible and place a single worm into an empty 35mm film container. I’ve found film containers work best as they require very little space. Due to the digital era they are becoming harder to find but I’ve always had good luck at the Wal-Mart and Costco photo centers. If you can’t get them you can always use plastic bead boxes for crafts, baby food jars etc.

 

STORING DUBIA ROACHES
Storing your colony or feeder supply of Dubia roaches requires you to remove any dead and any excess food daily. You will need to remove their waste and discard weekly to ensure your colony remains healthy and efficient. There are certain methods you can use to do all the hard work for you. All all natural way to clean your bins and remove your dead. Dubia Roach cleaner crews is a healthy organic way to manage cleaning. Once you add a cup of our exclusive Dubia roach cleaner crew, you can leave your Dubia roaches to breed and grow until your ready to feed them off without worrying about nasty parasites or bacteria. No poop scooping. CLeaner crews are the newest addition to our line of live insects and Dubia roach breeding supplies. You can get your own Dubia Cleaner Crews now.

Blaptica dubia Roaches are easy and reliable breeders. If your adult Dubia Roaches are not producing young, then you are keeping the temperature too low. If roaches die during incomplete molts, then the humidity is too low. .It is best to allow your roach colony to become fully established before feeding heavily out of it. Once colonies are well established, you will have roaches of all different sizes to offer lizards and arachnids the exact size they need.