Dubia Roaches?

[RR - Mackenzie]

Hi,

I am getting my first crested gecko later next week, and for more nutritional value and just for the fun of it, I am getting 30 dubia roaches for free, and I only have to pay six dollars for shipping. I am getting a lot of free stuff lately!

Anyways, I was wondering, what is the best way to take for the roaches until they get fed? How big of a container do I need for 30 dubia roach nymphs? How good are they for crested geckos? How many should I feed to a hatchling crested gecko, after it is established on CGD? What should I feed the nymphs? And what should I do for water and substrate?

I'm sorry for all of the questions, but I want to make sure I don't kill all of the nymphs before my new crested gecko can even munch on one!

Thanks for any help,
~ Mackenzie

[suzuki4life]

Hi,

I am getting my first crested gecko later next week, and for more nutritional value and just for the fun of it, I am getting 30 dubia roaches for free, and I only have to pay six dollars for shipping. I am getting a lot of free stuff lately!

Anyways, I was wondering, what is the best way to take for the roaches until they get fed? How big of a container do I need for 30 dubia roach nymphs? How good are they for crested geckos? How many should I feed to a hatchling crested gecko, after it is established on CGD? What should I feed the nymphs? And what should I do for water and substrate?

I'm sorry for all of the questions, but I want to make sure I don't kill all of the nymphs before my new crested gecko can even munch on one!

Thanks for any help,
~ Mackenzie

$6 for 30 roaches is nuts.

30 nymphs...

let's put it this way, I ship 500 across the country in the winter in a 6oz cup.

give them a cardboard tube (toilet paper tubes work great) and a piece of a carrot. 30....I would put them in a deli dish and personally would not put the lid on it...just make sure it is in a place it can't be spilled by a cat or anything else.


large deli dish/cups would be fine for such small numbers and sizes.

nymphs can't climb really smooth plastic...but if there is a seam, they can hold on and climb.

just keep them away from the edge and you will be fine...nymphs don't climb, jump or fly.

[Exotic Ectotherms]

No substrate is easiest to clean. Use water crystals instead of a dish of water so they won't drown. You can get the Flukers Cricket Quencher in any PetSmart/PetCo.

As far as a container, I use a rubbermaid tub with a cutout in the lid covered with screen. I know they can't really climb, but i'm too much of a chicken to leave it uncovered. I have a heatpad under the container operating at about 92 degrees and a bunch of eggcrates stacked vertically inside.

[RR - Mackenzie]

Thanks! Everyone was extremely helpful!