I got the okay to breed Dubias!

[EverEvolvingExotics]

It has taken me nearly two years to convince my girlfriend that this was a good idea. This morning she broke down. She is still infinitely disgusted by them, but that is okay with me. The Tucson Reptile Show is toward the end of September, I hope to find a nice group of them to start off with.

My question is, what do most people recommend for a starting group? Some people say 20 some say 200. As soon as it cools down in AZ I will be receiving my 10 CG's from AC, I currently have 1 adult male CG and a 15 gram female tailless CG, as well as an adult male bearded dragon.

Hopefully this will give you an idea of what I will need to be feeding when my breeding group is well established.

I have bred these little gems years ago; I can't wait to get them started again! Buying crickets is no bueno...

[mainbutter]

I started with 300, mixed sizes (probably 50-75 adults?)

It wasn't really all that long before I estimated I had 5000, mostly nymphs of course.

[Nektu]

Lucky. I'm still trying to convince my wife that we should breed our own. It was easier to convince her to breed rates when she is deathly allergic them.

A friend of mine started with only 50. He noticed they bred faster when they are in a smaller space.

[EverEvolvingExotics]

He noticed they bred faster when they are in a smaller space.

I have read this as well. Good luck convincing her, it only took me two years.