best price on Dubia

[malt_geckos]

Hey!

I am SICK of crickets...stinky poopy smelling crickets....I love their sounds but they SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL



So....lol...I was wondering where the best price for Dubia can be found? I looked on Kingsnake. With the beardies eating me out of house and home, I am guessing I need about 100 breeders...and to start maybe 100 nimphs..

I will be getting a wheeleri pair, I should have a complete pair of milii soon once my girl from Marcia is ready, and I have two cresties, and a few more on the way, plus I have some leos that like crickets that I want to switch over to the Dubia....so that is a lot of mouths to feed...Do you think I need more?!


Thanks!

 

[fallen_angel]

what is Dubia if I may ask?

 

[malt_geckos]

yummy yummy Dubia ROACHES....

 

[david13]

i don't know where any cheap dubias are but i know what you mean about the drickets, they sure do smell nasty

 

[malt_geckos]

this is the best I found:
100 mixed adults/nymphs for $40.
some one has a colony of 800-1000 for $150 shipped....

 

[fallen_angel]

ahhh okay, roaches! I'm so glad I asked, gross!!! lol

 

[bitterbeauty]

Gross roaches in the house!! thats a no no! lol

Do mealies not work for your pets?

 

[malt_geckos]

well,I have aussie geckos, cresties, and beardies along with the leos and the aussies won't eat mealies. I was feeding crickets but I just can't stand the smell. Even after I clean them, they still stink so bad.

 

[Kristi23]

Right now, I buy mine from http://blapticadubia.com/ and http://theroachguy.com/ Ours are eating faster than we can breed, so make sure you start out with a lot.

 

[Select Gex]

Cody has a great care sheet on them, and some for sale too I think.

800 for $150 is a great deal I'd say.

I just pulled my colony out of the garage. They were left there over winter with no food. Somehow I still have a ton. Going to separate them out tomorrow to start breeding again.

 

[wings2fly]

I have used the theroachguy.com. He is running a special this weekend for 120 @ $30.00 shipped. They don't stink and they last longer.

 

[Sunshine State Exotics]

I really like working with James at blaberus.com

 

[malt_geckos]

THanks all for the links! This is really helpful! So do you think with all our animals I should go ahead and buy the big colony of 800-1000 for $150?

 

[yellermelon]

I still think you should go with the discoids i told you about. My discoids breed way more than my dubia's

 

[malt_geckos]

didn't you say that they can fly though?


also, Larry, have you had any problems getting roaches into the state?

 

[Kristi23]

800-1000 for $150 is a really good deal! I think you'll use them. My geckos eat anywhere from 4-12 small/med a day. My bearded dragon eats 4-10 large ones a day. We go thru them pretty quickly.

 

[Sunshine State Exotics]

No. I order from James and have never had a problem. I'd give you some, but I just started my colonies back up.

I like lateralis and dubia roaches myself.

 

[Kristi23]

Also, the male dubias have wings, but we've never seen one try to fly.

 

[wings2fly]

I tried both the dubia and the driscoid roaches, and my geckos liked the dubia better for some reason. I don't know about the breeding aspect of things, but the driscoid roaches were also bigger.
I do think you should buy the larger quantity. You'll go though them fast, but not as fast as crickets.

 

[David Loftin]

I really like working with James at blaberus.com

James is a great guy. We met him at the Sacramento Reptile Show last year. Got a GREAT deal on a bunch of Dubias from him. :main_thumbsup: