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Dubia vs Turkistan Roaches
I currently have a colony of Turkistan Roaches but if you read my thread from yesterday I keep having problems with the Turks escaping. I caught three of them last night running through the house which is not good lol. I was considering switching to another species and heard that Dubia are good. I need something to feed a veiled chameleon and a leopard gecko that will not be able to escape. Any suggestions on a good species?
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Re: Dubia vs Turkistan Roaches
Well I use to breed both and found that Turks muply way faster. It takes i'd say mybe 1 1/2 months fr Dubia to reproduce. Turks escape easy, but if it keeps happening I suggest maybe putting Vasoline around there tub or whatever you have them in.
Daniel
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Re: Dubia vs Turkistan Roaches
For escapees, vasoline is one way, but also try packing tape. A nice 2 to 3 inch border on the inside edge will keep any climbers from getting past - and not messy vasoline to deal with.
I like my dubias.
I'm feeding 1 beardie, 2 water dragons, 2 leos, and one tiger sallie. (and sometimes they go to my box turtles).
For variety, I do about 40% super worms and then occassional pheonix worms, butter worms, silk worms, etc.
Dubias do breed slower, but once started they do great. Escapees are very rare and generally a case of you dropping one and maybe not noticing. But they are tropical and wont' make it long in a colder climate. They also need warm temps (80s) to reproduce, so breeding in your place is not likely (you'd need males and females, good temps, and a food source). Put a roach trap in your reptile room with some good food and they will find it...
I keep mine in a plastic bin and they can't climb it.
I started my colony from www.theroachguy.com and got a starter kit with like 125 or so dubias that included some breeding pairs. Took about 3 months and I fed off a few nymphs here and there. But once I got the temps steady and just left them alone with their food and water crystals, they really took off.
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Re: Dubia vs Turkistan Roaches
I was in the same situation, with the turks always getting out, i used vaseline, clear tape, and they still find a way to get out. My solution was to get rid of them and just go with dubia. i bought a 1000 mixed about a year ago, and i can now feed out of it for my 11 dragons. I also can sell some or just make new colonies. Hope this helps!
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