Quote Originally Posted by Martian View Post
Hello I purchased a small colony of dubias to start breeding for my beardie. I have a pretty primative setup. Just a human heating pad on the side of the tub set on the lowest setting with a screened hole at the top for ventilation. Feeding roach chow and watering via water crystals. I have provided fresh oranges every couple of days. I was wondering if I should have my egg flats stacked vertical or horizontal? Also, should I have the heating pad on the side of the tub or the bottom? Thanks in advance. I do plan on getting a cheap stat and therm eventually just looking to get everything going now. Also seems I only have 10 males and maybe 100 females how many more males should I get? Thanks
i keeping my dubias colony just as you, in primitive set up lol.

for diet i mainly use veggie chow, fruits, and pellets and watering via water crystals. That work just fine
i stacked my egg flats vertical so dubias waste can fall easily to bottom of the tub, nymph will use adults waste as their food.
i keep my male to female ratio in 1 : 3 . So i think you need extra males, but no worries you can keep it as it is and keep more male in next generations.
for heating, i dont use any heat source hence i live in Indonesia. Its pretty warm here, around 84 - 86