Anyone successfully breeding dubia's outside??

[Jpottorff92]

Starting a roach colony to feed my 2 beardies and 3 other herps. I've got roach haters in the house(myself included) and have to keep them outside. Any tips?

 

[misskatie]

I would not keep them outside maybe like a garage or basement but they need constant heat to breed and no light.

 

[Jpottorff92]

What if I blacked out the cage they are in? Don't have a garage or basement and am forced to keep them outside or go broke.. I live in SoCal so it stays warm at night out here. I have a heat pad for the winter when temps do drop. I understand I will lose more than those kept inside but I'm ok with that, due to their high breeding rate. I know someone out there has my same problem.

 

[misskatie]

What are they in now?? I have mine in a big tote and I wrap a towel around it but I'm from wi I just have mine in the basement...let me think about what you could do I'll come up with something

 

[Jpottorff92]

A ten gallon tank with egg crate. Just got permission to move them into a shed that's always dark, warm because its a tin shed and heats up in the sun. Sound better?

 

[misskatie]

That would be a lot better just to protect them from rain and any animals

 

[misskatie]

Otherwise you could even wrap a towel around the tank if you wanted to

 

[Jpottorff92]

My only worry is too much heat. A tin shed in a 100 degree heat has got to get at least 95 inside. I guess putting cool packs on one side would help

 

[misskatie]

Honestly the heat makes them breed faster I'm not sure how hot is too hot may want to research that but I think it's like between 95-100 you want to keep them at roughly

 

[Chrisw]

Check how to breed dubia roaches. The only problem with breeding outside is mites. The shed should be fine. But add mite paper to the bottom of the bin