Is this enough to start a roach colony???

[Sambee]

I just wanted to check before I put my order through...

Is 25 small, 25 medium and 50 adult dubia roaches enough to start a breeding colony?

It's only for our beardie and 2 leo's so I didn't want to end up buying too many or more than I need.

Please help!

[CWD]

Well dubia roaches are not easy 2 breed lobster roaches are easy as im doing well with my lobster roaches i bought 100 mixed sizes must have been only 20 adults if that my colony is breeding like mad and i have 300+ good luck

[moonlight]

dubia roaches are slower to breed than lobster but I prefer dubia as they are meatier and cant escape lol. The trick with Dubia is warmth I started with 25 and it took me about 6 months to get an established colony I still dont take much out of it so its just growing and growing.

[CWD]

Originally Posted by moonlight

dubia roaches are slower to breed than lobster but I prefer dubia as they are meatier and cant escape lol. The trick with Dubia is warmth I started with 25 and it took me about 6 months to get an established colony I still dont take much out of it so its just growing and growing.

The trick with lobster roaches is put a line of vaseline about 5inch from top of your box so they cant get out ! and lobster roaches need warmth as well ! and plus they breed fatser but dubia are my favs (i have both)

[moonlight]

I have done that with my dubias too just incase as they are in an open top fish tank

[negri21]

Originally Posted by Elvis_The_Gecko

I just wanted to check before I put my order through...

Is 25 small, 25 medium and 50 adult dubia roaches enough to start a breeding colony?

It's only for our beardie and 2 leo's so I didn't want to end up buying too many or more than I need.

Please help!

why not just buy 100 adults , that way your not waiting on the others to grow into adults ,

[CWD]

Originally Posted by moonlight

I have done that with my dubias too just incase as they are in an open top fish tank

they cant climb !

[Crownan]

In theory you could start a breeding colony with just one adult of each sex............might take you a while though.....

[darkblade666]

Originally Posted by Crownan

In theory you could start a breeding colony with just one adult of each sex............might take you a while though.....

yes you could but it would lead to very poor genetics it is advised to add some more to a colony from a different one two change things up a bit

i bought my from 2 different breeders but i keep them apart at first to make sure problems

[moonlight]

Originally Posted by CWD

they cant climb !

I know they say they cant but when I had them in the faunarium i always found little ones running round the viv I kept the faunarium in