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I have just sent of for a 'taster pack' but ordered Roach food ;mesh; egg trays; just need a box and if Therru likes them I may start a mini one

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1 Hubby
4 Chidren
! BD Therru
1 GSD Mishka
1 Cat Tara
1 Aquarium of Tropical fish

Nutritionally there isnt much difference.
Adult Turks grow to around the size of large crickets. They are extremely fast though so your beardie might find it hard to catch them

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Daniel..

As far as I know the 'taster pack' is just 20 large dubia roaches in a tub ; it was advertised to see if your Beardie likes them before you order more (you just put what size you wanted) I hope large is right size for Therru

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1 Hubby
4 Chidren
! BD Therru
1 GSD Mishka
1 Cat Tara
1 Aquarium of Tropical fish

Daniel.. wrote:http://www.roachcolony.com/adult-male-dubia-roach-10-p.asp

We have a discount with these guys as well

Well I just ordered and put in the code and they wouldnt accept it

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1 Hubby
4 Chidren
! BD Therru
1 GSD Mishka
1 Cat Tara
1 Aquarium of Tropical fish

great care sheet, very helpful. one thing I've noticed though is that dubias look quite shiny and smooth and was wondering how you would go about getting the calcium to stick to them when feeding? also, how do you maintain the numbers within the colony without producing too many dubias for the tub whilst keeping enough to feed one bearded dragon?
again, thanks for the care sheet, saved a lot of time on research

The calcium sticks better than you would think. If you are having trouble though you can always give the roach a quick dip in some water and then into the calci dust

The best way I found to help maintain the colony is to sell off any surplus you don't need. That way it keeps your colony down to a manageable amount and earns you a little money

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Daniel..

After trying my beardie on Dubias, it turns out that we're both big fans. I eat substantially fewer of them, however.
I am setting up in order to purchase a starter colony and have everything I need but just wanted to ask a question about ventilation.

This is the type of lid I'll be using (though the actual box/lid will be black - I'm waiting on them to be delivered).


Would I be ok to cut most of the middle section out or should I perhaps cut out sections on each end of the tub? Does it really matter where the vents are as long as about 1/3 of the lid is cut and meshed?

As ever, thanks in advance for your help.

I really don't think it matters as long as it's properly meshed - you really don't want roaches escaping and running round the house!

Rick

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Beardies from an Australian point of view.

Our boxes are smeared with vaseline just over half way up, they shouldn't climb but I don't want to risk it

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Kathryn

Bearded Dragon:
Felix born 5/11/08
Bob born 25/12/07 Died 17/1/09 RIP
Hubby and 2 children: Ian, Sophie and Emily
Cats: Suzie and Sheba
Corn snake: Maxxie born 6/8/11