5 Secrets To Producing More Dubia Roaches

[@kristalthomas333]

Im in love with this guy his knowledge has helped me so much his passion for his Hobby makes me just love hearing his voice

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Thanks for watching

[@kamikage728]

its crazy how fast your colony is growing mate!! I'm honestly shocked!!! Loved the video Keep it up!!!!!

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Thanks a million. Hoping to get to many roaches then I can start selling or giving them away

[@erinbrannan-oneal4197]

For my breeder colony I have a seedling heat mat inside the tub. It really only gets to maybe 90F and I have it taped to one side. It seems to give them just enough heat as my colony has been producing like crazy starting about 6 weeks after I added it. It is a great cheap option for people just getting started. I am doing pretty much everything else you suggested with lots of luck. I do have a dish of water crystals for them in one corner that they seem to enjoy. I also have buffalo beetles in with them as a clean up crew. They are doing great in those conditions as well. :)

[@deklanmiller101]

Erin Brannan-O'Neal I just got a clean up crew today, do they need substrate?? Or can I just put them in with nothing?? Thank you!

[@erinbrannan-oneal4197]

@@deklanmiller101 what type of clean up crew? If they are buffalo beetles, they do fine with no substrate, they will mostly live in the frass at the bottom and sometimes venture onto the egg crates. If you want to do something more like sprintails/isopods, they would need substrate and more humidity than the dubias need. The buffalo beetles are similar to mealworms so keeping carrots (or something similar) in there for moisture at all times is ideal.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Great advice

[@Vintagecollectibleshunter]

Erin Brannan-O'Neal can I buy them in UK?

[@N7Tigger]

I was doing two of these so I hit the thumbs up button twice.

[@annekabrimhall1059]

I had trouble keeping my roaches near my beardie because he could hear them and was frustrated looking everywhere for them.

[@katienay1]

I just bought my first order of dubia roaches this afternoon! Not looking to breed them right now as I'm not sure if my geckos will even eat them but it's just interesting timing lol

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

There dead easy to breed. Nothing better then free livefood and the fun experiance involved :) keep me posted if they like them

[@lunarminx]

I took my grandson's anole he won last July and she has barely eaten since until we got a baby bearded dragon that can't have mealworms yet, barely ate the pinhead crickets. I ordered some dubias at different sizes for both. Both love the dubias and I added a male anole and he loves them too. She will go eat his if I put them down in front of him, so much for the males being so dominate...lol I bet they loved the dubias. We just went through 400 small dubias in 6 days, going to try to breed them as the baby bearded will eat about 50 a day of the small ones. She is starting to ignore that size so many less of bigger ones. They are suppose to be the best insect to feed regularly.

[@annekabrimhall1059]

I was surprised how long it took them to breed. I thought we’d get a batch in two or three weeks but now that I’ve had them for four months there’s a lot of nymphs and smalls.

[@melaniethurmond8528]

I enjoy your videos Richard!! Thank you!!😊

[@Gottalovecarpetpythons]

Great info and if l needed them l would certainly take your advice.

[@rebornshoebag]

Well done mate. Good information. I like your accent 🔥🔥🔥

[@ourspookyzoo13]

Dance with no pants 😂😂

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

I can't say anything else or the KZbin computer learning will pick it up and black list the video haha

[@kristalthomas333]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS dance lol 😍

[@Kairos-XIII-2]

I used to use Fishfeed ( flakes) but it is so much more expensive in comparison and possible even bad because of the source of protein beeing used. Thank you a ton for your videos, i'm breeding all my feeding insects myself now and sell the overproduction to friends for cheap.

[@johnwoods7004]

I keep roach chow, put lots of green and fruit and veggies. But I also fold up a decent length of paper towel and soak it in water, and put that in the bin too. Even with fruit and veggies in with them, I always find lots of baby's huddling under the wet paper towel. The adults, normally just sit on top and soak it in.. I've been breeding now over a year, and just 2 days ago lost my first female breeder. Due to old age, they were large not quite adult when I gottem. I started with 30 females, and had a 1 to 4 ratio. I now have thousands. I also have baby black tiger madagascar hissing cockroaches finally!! lol u were right there a pain to keep contained and a b**** to catch when loose lmao..

[@smittylikesto]

i just put a radiator in the same room as my roaches. the only thing is you have to full the water everyday or it will be too dry. i also started spraying them because im worried about the dryness.

[@jurgenvanboi165]

Hello mate, I’m really grateful for all the sound advice from all your videos. Just a quick question, will you need to use a thermostat with that heating mat for the Dubia roaches?

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

I do. I set it at 90°f . Some people don't use one because the roaches can climb the egg creat to get away from the heat

[@BlennyClown47]

Great video buddy , do you edit with KineMaster ? Keep up the good work 😀

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Yea. Kinemaster all the way . Have been for 2 years. I have a few problems with it. Wish I could add in 120 FPS and add better slowmo and speed ramping bit beggets can't be choosers lol

[@BlennyClown47]

Nah not at all , very good video editing from yourself , iv been using i movie but your videos look much cleaner and pro ! So might give it a lash ! Is it a 1 off payment ? Or a monthly thing ? Thanks for your reply

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Can do both. Think I pay about £3 a month

[@BlennyClown47]

Well great videos anyways , youv just got a new sub ! Very helpful videos 👍🏻👍🏻

[@danareed1656]

i use the same heating from a light and heating element except my heater is on all the time because they are above my tortoise bin

[@seethliberal5667]

Miss your channel bud

[@thephasmidpharm459]

Just looking for these tips!

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Have fun

[@TheJoanneg]

Hey Richard I started my colony about 6 weeks ago with 10 females and 3 males and I haven’t had any babies yet?? They are on a heat mat and thermostat they have plenty of food (your recipe) and I use carrots and bug balls as moisture! Been following your vids so I do t know why there are not breeding! Any ideas??

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Is there to much space as in can the males find the females? The issue here is are they breeding? Are the females re absorbing the eggs . Do you know how long the females have been in there adult stages? Also is it really dark inside the enclosure or dark areas. Have a look at the females to see if they have fat abdamines . If they have then they are pregnant

[@TheJoanneg]

NORTHERN EXOTICS no idea how long they have been adults and the box they are in is black and not that big so it’s dark in there will check them when I get a chance thanks for the reply

[@rickmelto6750]

i have a bunch of dubias .i didnt know diddly about them .i learned everything from you. ive had a coliny for about 3 months now .only 4 babys .now i see little nasty things poking out of the femals butts ..thank you thank you very much ..they dont like the dubia food i waisted money on .cheap and chearfull oats recipe works

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Those nasty things are the egg sacs. The roach thermoregulate the sac by poking it in and out of the butts . Won't be long until you have a explosion of babies. Good luck

[@iansoutdoorsrecovery7971]

Fantastic info

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Thank you :)

[@iansoutdoorsrecovery7971]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS very welcome

[@annekabrimhall1059]

I can’t afford to buy anything right now. What is the temperature of that heat pad? I have a heating pad for my feet or an electric blanket that might work.

[@shannahupp4054]

A plant germination heating pad works great.

[@jodaddyswoodshop331]

okay.. first off. I love your videos and enjoy see what the hell you got going on! Now to my question. You have mentioned 1 to 5 ratio but i have also been told 1 to 3 what are the pros and cons between the 2. I would love to see a verse video on this. but until then i will look forward to your option on this. Thanks in advance!

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

In a big colony 1 to 3 can wonk because if a male dies then there is still enough of a good ratio. In a home setup 1 to 5 is perfect for the health and safety of the animals xxx

[@jodaddyswoodshop331]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS well that make sense. I am also making you mix this weekend. I had to change it up a bit since i am in the states and we do not carry the stuff that you used. Anyways cheers!

[@rebeccacase3435]

Just ordered a 2nd bin to separate my adults and babies

[@LordHegyi]

Hi do we have any option to use the heat mat inside or is no good idea at all?

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

I wouldn't incase they nibble it

[@michaelbotelho7763]

How many adult females can I fit into a 50 gallon tote without being overcrowded?

[@ItsaMeCeline]

Im a newbie to breeding dubias. errr.. can you put males together for a month? or will they just fight and die?

[@myloherps8955]

When’s The next northern exotic show?great tips!

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Friday Mate. Missed the last one because there wasn't enough added to it and the Xmas

[@brittssleepsaround]

Here early-ish :)

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Thanks a million

[@mustachadon]

Drop you feel like humidity has an effect on reproduction rates?

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

That's something I've not tested. I've just always kept my hummidity up in the 60 to 80% because there tropical

[@xLilKraz3x]

I stay in a place where its dry & i dont add any humidity & they breed like crazy still so humidity has nothing to do with breeding temperature is key

[@cjdadj578]

Hey I'm a new subscriber is there a vid on how to breed Madagascar hissing roaches

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

Not on my channel. I don't think so anyway. Maybe one a few years ago. There the same as dubia roaches however keep in mind they can climb smooth surfaces and escape easy

[@kristalthomas333]

To keep Madagascar or Halloween hissing cockroaches from climbing out you don't need a lid even just put around the Top of tub or tank smear 2 inches of thick Vaseline😊

[@danielmichael2671]

How to replenishing breeding (dudia roaches)?

[@bootleg1514]

My ratio is way off. Unfortunately I have 7 males and 5 females. None of my spiders are big enough to eat the males and I can't bring myself to just kill a few. I did however order 100 large nymphs. Hopefully I can get my ratio back to a 1-5 or 1-3. I might need to get a lizard to help me maintain my population.

[@Kumoruis]

Have you tried pre-killing the males/cutting them up for the smaller T's? They might scavenge and an adult male dubia feeds 4 of my slings

[@demetrivoisine1356]

I had 2 males and 10 females then my male died yesterday I think it was old now I have 1 male to 10 females and the place I get them is close for the next 2 days.

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

They will be fine for a few days. Just think the passed away male could of impregnated a few females before passing

[@demetrivoisine1356]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS true and thank you so much I was wonder that I did not had a other Male thanks

[@allencumlat2733]

Do dubia roaches eat cabbage mate?

[@NORTHERNEXOTICS]

They will eat anything

[@allencumlat2733]

@@NORTHERNEXOTICS thanks you mate ❤️

[@sethmarkley9356]

No food goes to waste around here, between the dubias and red runners. Literally eat every thing.

[@richjustrich8043]

Is that a roach near your lip. Too much talking with these ads.

[@hawkwhispers664]

I really liked you until this video. Your first tip tells me that you do not view animals with as much love and respect as I once believed you did. Any creature that actually spends time caring for her young babies, should be left alone with those babies and allowed to care for them. You said they will go off alone and sulk, when her babies are taken from her... sounds like emotions to me