HOW TO EASILY BREED DUBIA ROACHES 🪳

[@dragonsants7023]

19:00 Mark, I do keep my babies and juveniles in a separate container once it comes time to clean out the adult bin and one reason for this is because I have heard the adults can eat the babies as a moisture source and I can keep track better how my colony is doing and I can grow out my juveniles and keep count of how many male to female ratio I'm adding back to the adult bin!!! Just My 2cents

[@perfectlyimperfect5677]

Thank you so much for this!! Dubia roaches are def not cheap and I’ve always wanted to start my own colony! This was a huge help!

[@Salamisalad]

It’s so cool that when I was younger you taught me how to dye my hair, and now that I’m rediscovering you, you’re teaching me how to breed dubia roaches

[@hyoriki2863]

I love keeping dubias! They’re just so cool but the roaches that fly at you when you’re all nakey nake in the shower are a HELL NAW!

[@myawallace4841]

WAIT DUBIAS CAN FLY?

[@ambertate494]

@@myawallace4841 no they are talking about other breeds of roaches

[@jonnathansanchez]

Thank you for explaining plain and simple the humidity part… I’ve been looking for the answers you’ve just provided about how to promote water evaporation inside the enclosure WITHOUT spraying the enclosure, your video is really good!

[@TheUsz28]

My girlfriend walked by and said "yeah I'm sure you're watching this because you want to learn more about the roaches."🤣🤣

[@cathywellman4859]

This is so cool. You are such a great giver. Your animals are so lucky to have you.😍👏👏

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

thanks Cathy, I try to do my best!

[@tarantula_xing]

My Dubia colony gets all the moisture from the fruits and veggies they eat. You should definitely check out Dave's little beasties!!! He puts horse bran, or "wheat bran" at the bottom of the bin, keeps it clean and nymphs love to burrow in it.

[@robertgaudet7407]

Dave’s husbandry is really next level.

[@KKJohnson1617]

I’ve heard things about not feeding citrus to dubias that are feeders. Also I’ve been told conflicting things regarding calcium for dubias. There is a concern that they may be unable to molt properly if they have too much calcium. Have you heard any of this and/or had issues with these with your colonies? There is so much conflicting information in this hobby. I appreciate you tubers like you, who set a high standard for animal care!

[@Makingofabetterlife]

I use a special diet made for Dubia Roaches, water pellets and carrots for moisture and my colony has been going for two years. Also Stevie, my Leopard Gecko is doing amazing health wise. She gets a calcium bowl in her tank but i dont feed the dubia their own calcium.

[@virastefaniya2716]

Gonna try that Mazuri stuff to help gut load my feeders, thanks for the tip. Just ordered my first batch of Dubias, hope my spiders like them

[@ryleeryanne819]

You’re so awesome😍👏🏼 All your pets are so spoiled rotten I love it so much. Thanks for having such a big heart & sharing your passion with us!!

[@Mimi1966]

I have been going about this ALL wrong. I had read to have substrate and i went and had done that and my colony didn't do anything so i ended up feeding all of them. Now i know what to do. Thank you

[@Levi-he6nj]

I got the feeder kind Dubia roaches and I think they're wonderful

[@Adrian5280.]

Thank you !!! I have been non stop trying to find good content that actually helps! You are going to save me SOOOO much money!!!!

[@lewisclement41]

I've been struggling breeding these. Will definitely use some of your tips. Thanx👍

[@renehoustontx2981]

Oof... Wow idk how your not scared... I could neverrrrrrr. But the fact that u do all this so that ur pets have what they need is really cool. Your a great mom lol

[@lauren_was_here_8]

just bought some Mazuri for my insects for my reptiles ! Excited to try it, thanks for the recommendation!

[@ABarfieldBit]

Thank you for this. I have 1 beardie and our roaches EXPLODED. I ordered more a few months ago before a big trip and our colony was still growing. Came home to like 1000000000 roaches everywhere. My girl can’t eat them fast enough

[@basedcanadian6869]

how many did you start with? I'm starting with 155 which is a mix of adult breeders, sub adults, and nymphs. also getting 100 nymphs on the side for feeding short term. is this too much for 1 beardie? he's currently like 8-9 weeks old ..

[@basedcanadian6869]

the goal is a sustainable colony that I can feed off the nymphs when he's young and when he gets full grown van start feeding the adults too

[@ABarfieldBit]

@@basedcanadian6869 I started with 8 grown adults (2 males, 4 females) and maybe 50 medium size “feeders).

[@DBhobbyfarm]

I have a small colony. Sadly the males I had died but I'm letting most of them grow out. I definitely need to get a bigger bin and more ventilation for sure thanks for sharing.

[@nicklawler5054]

Helpful video, the tub the grooves at the bottom was a great idea. I like how it allows pre made tunnels that they will use

[@amandafox29]

Yes! We basically drained my colony when COVID hit. I had only had it going for a year but it seems to be thriving again already. I only have 2 bearded dragons though.

[@dragonsants7023]

Only 😅 Beardies Eat Sooo much though it's crazy and one reason probably the only reason I've never owned one yet!

[@scottclark2298]

Thank you Kristen, you are amazing. I have an African bull frog who is the love of my life, and he is basically a mouth that lives to eat. I feed him hornworms, crickets, wax worms, and his favorite, Dubai roaches. His aim is not that great, and when he gets frustrated after 3 or 4 tries, he will turn his body aside to say, NOPE, I'm not interested. It's so cute.

[@Rascal7701]

Thank you I needed all of this! Very informative, my Avicularia Hirschi will be very happy! Thanks again!

[@eucalyptus1617]

thank you so much for this video! I am plaining on starting a roach colony for my leopard gecko. roaches are def not cheap! I think its just user to just buy a TON and just breed them from there! thank you again!!!!!

[@alphagamerextras9797]

1:04 I don't want to sound rude or anything but dubia roaches are actually somewhere around 36% protein but I just wanted to let you know

[@fitodaking16]

I started my breeding colony last year. I started with 350 mix dubias. I currently have 100,000 dubias. 5 totes in total.

[@Luthien_0]

Hi, would you mind telling me where you got your dubias to start off your colony?

[@basedcanadian6869]

I only have 1 beardie and I'm buying 155 mix dubias... I'm worries that will be too much but I want them to provide a sustainable staple diet and beardies can eat a lot of nymphs.. any advice appreciated.. I don't want 100k dubias lol I do not intend to sell them

[@fitodaking16]

@@basedcanadian6869 that beardie will go thru them dubias quick. For dubias to start breeding and grow quickly, they will need a warm temperature, high humidity, and a lot of food. I always fed my dubias fresh produce. If you just keeping the dubias to feed your beardie, just keep them somewhere warm and dark. Feed them daily, enough for 1 day. Don't leave food in their bin, a lot of mold and worms will grow in their bin which will be bad. You can feed your beardie as much dubias as it can eat. I use to feed my bearded dragon dubias daily. Your beardie will thank you

[@basedcanadian6869]

@@fitodaking16 thanks for that. I've done a lot of research on how to keep them. I'm getting 155 mixed as well as another 100 nymphs separately for feeders. I was wondering if 155 mixed was too much but it sounds like it could be a good amount to start a growing colony... if he eats 20 a day that's 600 a month 🤯.. maybe I need even more.. but I don't want the colony to explode to 100,000 lol

[@fitodaking16]

@@basedcanadian6869 the only reason why I got to 100k in a year was because I never fed the dubias to my reptiles. I only had the dubias for breeding. I fed some of my males to my reptiles but that's about it. Also, you need to decide if you want to do a 3:1 ratio or a 5:1 ratio. 3 females per 1 male or 5 females per 1 male. Since you don't want your colony to explode, I recommend you 3:1 ratio. If you want a lot of dubias like me, I would use the 5:1 ratio method. Also, try feeding the males off to your beardie, keep your females for breeding.

[@Californiadventures]

Was wondering what you used to attach the screen. Just now growing my dubia roach colony! Lots of great info thank you ❤️

[@kassandrahernandez1994]

A tour of all your animals 😍

[@rdnkenki]

Dubia Dew water crystals work great. Like blobs of water jellly

[@AlysonGreeneOfficial]

The amount of knowledge you have about animals is insane! Have you written a book?? 💜

[@MimiMcWil]

With the added calcium have you noticed them having a hard time shedding their exoskeletons?

[@jensmith4411]

Today has been the sixth day since my hedgehogs surgery. She still doesn't have her full appetite back. Since the store had some dubia roaches I got a few to try. I put her in a large bin just to make sure it wouldn't get free. The roach was upside down and that wicked fast leg movement got her interested quick!. Then it took off and she was like, NO! Chased it down. She's 2, and she has NEVER chased Anything! I said, "holy crap. Maybe I should look into breeding them." 😁🙂

[@jayclark1046]

Thank you it’s DEFINITELY helping me on the breeding of them again THANK you 😊

[@davidstead4290]

Im gunna be really honest here. Ive had to watch your video a few times because your eyes kept putting me into a trance,

[@strawberrypiano21]

How ironic I was just thinking earlier about getting dubias for my beardie, Draco. So informative! Thank you!!!

[@flossieshelley1838]

OMG !!! Your almost at 2000K , loved your video.

[@braydinheitmeyer6797]

I'd love to see more videos of your tegu! They are so cute!

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

Miss Nash is pretty rad! Noted!

[@mainegrower]

my Dubia seem to run and be very quick. Never seen one sit still on a hand lol

[@annclawsey1253]

Great info video, thanks. They love mangos also :) and males kinda can fly just in short spurts. I've witnessed my males doing it.

[@bencalligan9115]

How the iguana doing i glad you rescue it

[@jakepellow4777]

I breed dubia, I feed organic gut load as their main meal, because over time they will have better genetics, in a few years I’m going to send them to the lab to get tested.

[@dwarni5968]

Great video, thank you for sharing, but isn't the water bowl too smooth for them to climb especially for the small nymphs? I also wonder what that feeder animal was you were talking about at the beginning that you feed roaches too (KZbin subtitles said "feeder knolls" but I don't think that is right`;))

[@koopaslayer7598]

My local pet stores sell dubia roaches 25 count for like $8.99 my bearded dragon can eat all of these in two or three days. They are expensive in my area.

[@jg-wb3vm]

I use chicken feed for substrate. It's cheap, lasts a long time, is full of calcium and the roaches eat it.

[@kerryhughes5321]

I've miss your videos. Maybe KZbin hasn't notified me again but I'll go look. I love how much yiu do for your animals ❤ 😍 living my dream life.

[@Danskieqs]

More classic bronco photos. You and early Broncos go well together!!!!! One fine Roach breeder.

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

woo woo! I'm assuming you follow my main IG?! That's where most of the bronco photos go! hah and thank you!

[@Danskieqs]

No, I had seen you on KZbin before. I like animals and reptiles. So you come up on my feed…. I subscribed. Had a sunfire beardy in college. I just finished a restoration on a 71 bronc. Part of a lot of bronco Facebook pages. Someone shared a photo of you with a pretty light blue bronco on bronco babes. I was like we’re do I know that face?! Here you are. Anyways enjoy ur content. Your Reptile bronco babe in my book!

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

@@Danskieqs ahh gotcha! I just posted a video and a photo of my bronco last week on @kristenxleanne so I thought you were on there! haha that's rad, I'll have to check that page out. Congrats on your restoration!! That's exciting!! Reptile Bronco Babe, haha I like that

[@shi-thead5958]

That Mazuri expires on my birthday, and it's eerily close to the state I reside... Missouri. Hopefully I don't expire on that date too.

[@reaganlewallen02]

I give both my chameleon and helps feeder insects bee pollen too! Super good for them!

[@frankieroman5314]

I'm debating on if I should start a dubia colony to feed my Tranchulas

[@frankieroman5314]

New subcriber you're definitely beautiful thanks for sharing its always nice to get ideas I've always try to read and remain teachable

[@louisesharpy]

Ew. I can’t. Just can’t. You are so brave I do love that you are downloading again. So fun. You also are adorable. Wait, what if they like get out ??? You have such a great heart, kind and caring

[@Artsyanimal]

If they somehow get out they will die because your home is not the proper environment for them :)

[@robertgaudet7407]

They apparently can make a go of it in Florida or Hawaii but nowhere else is Argentinian enough for them…

[@TheChickwithguns]

I am in awe of people who aren’t squeamish about bugs. I am trying to become a cool roach woman with her lizards all smiling behind her…the roaches just creep me out. 😬❤️🤪

[@cheyennecampbell8935]

I do wonder about the rotting food thing because roaches are supposed to be decomposer. I wonder if there is a good way to know how that actually affects them. Plus I didn’t know the protein thing was potentially poisonous, I just heard that it’s just not good for you to feed a high protein roach to your pet, but I have a Savannah monitor and a good source of protein is helpful.

[@CountryBabeSuzieQ]

How do you go about or what is your routine for adding in new bloodlines to your colony?

[@lelomiliken7598]

Great info💥💥💥. I'm raising these for our 3 scorpions and a pink toe tarantula.

[@aliciaminter5661]

This video made me cringe because roaches seem to be a phobia of mine 😂 But I watched the whole thing because it’s so interesting and your videos are worth it 💕

[@Cooperman8328]

Great video! Just got my pregnant females and adult males in today to kickstart a colony. Super fun project so far! Thanks for the tips and you are very smart and beautiful. Subscribed today🪳🤙💗

[@catnilednam7777]

What an informative video. Thank you. I just got a panther hatchling from a friend who could not keep it. In your opinion is it worth it to raise a colony of roaches for one chameleon? I would have to travel 15 miles to the closest reptile shop to buy some for it once it gets bigger.

[@EFergDindrane]

I want to set up a colony for my jumping spiders and scorpions for the same reasons. I don't want to go buy crickets/roaches 2-3x/week. They're 13-25 cents//each here which isn't bad, but still. As you say, Covid and tornadoes and storms and... depression for me--those are a thing.

[@spiiderwith2eyes851]

I've been thinking of starting a dubai roach colony of my own for a bit and i'm wondering how it is smell wise? I've kept crickets in the past and the smell has been pretty strong so i was wondering if it was more or less with dubias.

[@RoyalCohabWolfiezWorldExotics]

Thank you I really enjoyed this video and the tips

[@rcar16]

What a great video idea!! A big part of reptile owning

[@Levi-he6nj]

I got Dubai roaches. They are pretty sheep asf here in Sweden. They're really nice pet's

[@lilymoon5449]

An updated feeding video and I am thinking of doing a colony

[@simonquintrell8686]

Great video, and a stack of useful info. I was having trouble getting the diet balanced, and buying bug grub gets expensive. So you've been a great help to me. I also have a colony of Turkestan Red Runners that I use to feed my arboreal spiders and I shall try the same kind of diet with them, though they make a horrible mess if given too much fruit. I'm in Plymouth UK, so our climate is damp and mild. Never too hot or too cold, but shit does it rain! Love the ink work 🙂

[@dorispeterson9059]

Question... Do you just put a heating pad under the bin? On the carpet?

[@chrisrb7876]

Me* starts watching video Also me* grabs wallet and starts google searching “Adult Dubia roach costume….. 😉

[@rachaelkellso5717]

I have two pregnant dubia roaches, do I need to separate the male dubia roach from them?

[@danyellenunesfranco7828]

Ok most things Im doing great according to your advice but I def need to clean my colony more often mine doesnt look as clean as yours lol i also learned the hard way with my container not having slick sides some got out in my garage thank goodness my kids noticed right away lol

[@rgp1289]

How do you incubate them in a plastic bin? I'm nervous about plastic melting, and dont want them to burn. Would a reptile heating pad be too hot?

[@jamiehagen5553]

Thank you I needed some tips for mine .

[@jakepellow4777]

Also if you dust your bugs with the right supplements then you do not need to feed your bugs that gut load with calcium. If you feed too much calcium then it makes their shell harder and they won’t be able to molt, if you’re feeding them before their next molt then that’s okay. But honestly it’s not necessary if you dust them, and that’s be way cheaper.

[@stranger.things.edits1317]

My bearded dragon loves munching on them yum

[@katieboo5533]

These roaches do the stinkiest farts. They shart sometimes too. I was surprised

[@Eternal_11_Sasha]

It’s called an ootheca… it’s the egg sac not the egg. And tomato hornworms are great nutrition for bearded dragons, so not the worst thing that could happen.

[@bex3814]

This pertains more to your mammal babes, but can you show some tips and tricks for nail trims? I got to a good routine with my rabbit by essentially burrito wrapping him in a towel and going to town, but I can't really mimic that with my 50lb hound mix. xo

[@jakepellow4777]

Dubia roaches have a 72 hour (3 day) digestive track, so you can gut load for 3 days.

[@Lookadragon]

Very informative video! Thank you.

[@userFreeWilly8]

Hi, what is that small little insect that you show at 7:10 that you keep with them to eat the the junk?

[@andreahellmann323]

Thank you for this!!! Quick question, I see the bin is at Home Depot, but what size quart are you using? Thank you!!

[@bearded_diablo]

If i just go buy like 25 or 50 large dubia roaches at like petsmart or petco and put them in the right environment will they start breeding or do i have to buy certain ones to start?

[@KristinTravers-b3u]

What is the tank on the far left? Dimensions? I have whites tree frogs and am looking around to upgrade

[@yerb1969]

damn i take my beardie to the same vet. they’re really good

[@reboot530]

Question... Is breeding Dubia Roaches a lot of work? Also thew heat matt will it melt the bin?

[@shaneking4482]

I think im gonna start a colony as well.. However I only have one B. Dragon at the moment so gonna be way to many roaches. Guess I'll have to buy more Reptiles

[@brandyweaver8043]

You make artic fox right?? I've been wanting to try ritual sooo bad! Artic fox has the prettiest colors!

[@rileyhumphreys4423]

This makes me want to revamp my colony! I need to add some adults for sure. I am also pretty bad about feeding them regularly because I always forget they're there until I need to feed someone lol

[@redaacheache6868]

This video covers a lot of the questions I had. Thanks 👌

[@QuietBreezie]

Great info👍🏾 new sub I learned more from u

[@djjnonya2170]

Good Video. However Dubia and Discoid roaches cannot climb smooth surfaces. I use the same bin and they are not able to climb the sides.

[@taytaybaby6]

This was super helpful! 💕 Thank you.

[@laurenmeyers9419]

We are starting our own dubia roach colony. I have a question about what type of heating pad you use. Which one do you use and where do you have it mounted? We ordered the Zilla brand heat mat terrarium heater to use with our plastic totes. Do you think there would be an issue with this, since it does state on the pad to only use on glass tanks. And it says to not use on plastic or metal surfaces. Thank you

[@MrsKel1]

I love my dubia colony! Can you tell me what your eyeshadow is in this video. It’s so pretty.

[@Junior_offroad]

What are the other insects you have with the roaches

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

I started off with 5 roaches...a few died a few bred and now I have waaaay too many....I added some fresh genes in a few years ago and I still have waaaay too many roaches...

[@NukaMediaExotics]

dope video - where are the tarantulas at??

[@ESF19791111]

GREAT EXPLANATION SHOW :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

[@richarddubois7921]

I’m looking at breeding dubia roaches for my 1 leopard gecko. I want to make sure I have enough baby dubia for her how many adult dubia do I need please? I have 10 female and 3 males. Is that enough?

[@dorispeterson9059]

Very helpful thank you!!!

[@nicoleoverley]

Can you do another video about your panther chameleons? I have a female veiled. I'm curious about what to do about females laying their eggs or if you've had an experience with that! 💗 love your videos!

[@myawallace4841]

OMG!! you should watch neptunethechameleon SHE IS SO AMAZING IN CHAMELEON CARE AND HAS A WHOLE VIDEO ABOUT LAYING EGGS

[@nicoleoverley]

@@myawallace4841 awesome thank you!!! 😊

[@unobstructedstudios]

Are you moving back to California? Did I miss an update? Nashville? No more?

[@adampoulsen4915]

Pa,how did you get into rescues??