Setting up a thriving Dubia colony..

If your spraying so much that the heat doesn't evaporate the moisture, yeah thats not good. But the OP said spray the sides of the container, not the actual egg cartons. A light misting once or twice a day would still be okay as long as it was able to dry out from the heat. But you are right, they don't need to be constantly moist to have high humidity. I've never sprayed my containers and have good breeding success with both species, even the other species which needs super high humidity.

I use all sorts of fruits that get a little too soft, peaches, oranges, watermelon, etc..

I would hope that anyone breeding these would be able to tell if it was too dry in the tub for them. Of course you do not want anything to be wet. Wet egg flats just fall apart. Wet food can mold. There is a happy medium which can be gained through different means. I did state that most people do not use bedding. In dry areas misting one side of the tub can work wonders. As for cleaning, there is a wonderful tutorial on that site I posted a link to for drilling small holes in a small bucket to sift out all waste without nymphs falling through the holes. Hey, are glass aquariums the wrong way to house snakes? What about those "horrible" little tubs in racks? Even though they more closely mimic the snakes den? So let ME *sigh* while I remind the general public that people will do whatever works best for them. Even a wet piece of paper towel will raise humidity if that ever became an issue. I find a certain bedding in my smallest tub and coffee can lids full of food and water drops works best for me.

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Originally Posted by suzuki4life

In the past I used oranges for water.

I have doubled my tubs and reduced roaches per tub and now use auto waters from ghann's for crickets.

if you use a heat pad, just only heat the side the crates are on.

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cricket water gel is pretty costly. Like $7.99 here for a small jar. Look into water crystals. I got mine on ebay for like $5 for a 13oz bag( will lasts probably a year or so)

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Originally Posted by groki21

cricket water gel is pretty costly. Like $7.99 here for a small jar. Look into water crystals. I got mine on ebay for like $5 for a 13oz bag( will lasts probably a year or so)

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who uses water crystals or gel? I use water.

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Originally Posted by suzuki4life

Male dubia DO fly.

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I never had a single one of my thousands of male dubias fly, despite having wings. I rarely even see fluttering, and certainly nothing that even comes close to providing lift.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I never had a single one of my thousands of male dubias fly, despite having wings. I rarely even see fluttering, and certainly nothing that even comes close to providing lift.

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I didn't think so either until recently

I've got a dubia colony going now. I know it says heat at 80+ but is there a heat I shouldn't let them go over? Curious if I can keep them in the garage or will they over heat and die?

"It is said that although the males have wings, they do not fly, they can hover 1-2 inches in the air; however, in practice it has been proven that the males rarely do seem to fly greater distances."

as for heat I wouldn't let it get over like 100*

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Originally Posted by azmodane

"It is said that although the males have wings, they do not fly, they can hover 1-2 inches in the air; however, in practice it has been proven that the males rarely do seem to fly greater distances."

as for heat I wouldn't let it get over like 100*

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SHHHHHH!!!!!

Can't you read!!! he said they can't fly...:D:D:D:rofl:

I wouldn't let ambient in a tub get over 95 degrees because it is easier to fry dubias than freeze them to death.

My apartment hit 85 degrees this past summer for sure, possibly 90 one day. I was doing all I could to keep some of my various animals cool, but the dubias did just fine with no maintenance.