RaeAnn
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Okay so finally we have decided it's past time to start a dubia colony. The price to continuously order in bulk is just becoming slightly ridiculous.
We were limited on space but plan to clean out an old storage closet, hopefully this will work well to store the colony in.
So here is what we are thinking, we are just going to use an old plastic storage bin to house them in and cut air holes in the lid for ventilation. We have a ton of new egg crates to provide security for them so that shouldn't be an issue. We have a local pet store where we can purchase a dozen adults, I'm thinking we'd get 3 males and 9 females? We already have one female so that would be 10 in total.
I'm assuming we could just feed the colony the same veggies Spyra eats? We would of course remove the veggies and provide fresh ones often to prevent mold.
My biggest question has to do with heat. From the little I've read it seems they need a consistent air temp of 90-95 if I'm not mistaken. Since they will be in a closet, is there a safe way to achieve this without it potentially being a fire hazard?
We plan to get this going within the next week or two so please any feedback would be well appreciated. I welcome all comments, advice, and constructive criticism.
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We were limited on space but plan to clean out an old storage closet, hopefully this will work well to store the colony in.
So here is what we are thinking, we are just going to use an old plastic storage bin to house them in and cut air holes in the lid for ventilation. We have a ton of new egg crates to provide security for them so that shouldn't be an issue. We have a local pet store where we can purchase a dozen adults, I'm thinking we'd get 3 males and 9 females? We already have one female so that would be 10 in total.
I'm assuming we could just feed the colony the same veggies Spyra eats? We would of course remove the veggies and provide fresh ones often to prevent mold.
My biggest question has to do with heat. From the little I've read it seems they need a consistent air temp of 90-95 if I'm not mistaken. Since they will be in a closet, is there a safe way to achieve this without it potentially being a fire hazard?
We plan to get this going within the next week or two so please any feedback would be well appreciated. I welcome all comments, advice, and constructive criticism.
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love oranges (but just to the breeders not the feeders not good for beardies) yes don't disturb the main colony except to refresh food, what ever you feed to your beardie they can have as what they eat goes into your dragon.. If you see a female with her egg sac out DONT disturb her she will drop the eggs and when she can have 30 babies that's a big loss. 