How to hold Dubia's???? Help?

[acharpenter]

I have put them in ceramic, glass and Tupperware dishes....the mediums are still escaping here and there.

I need the dish to be clear to some point as my little girl doesnt see them or try to hunt until she does see them. So, I have them in a 4x4x1 inch clear Tupperware dish. She can see them and crawl in and out for hunting but some of the Dubia's still escape.

Does anyone have any suggestions?????

 

[OnlineGeckos]

One great way to make sure they don't escape is to pull their legs, and leave only 1 or 2 so they still move and excite your geckos.

 

[Wowoklol]

http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Tot-Snack-Disk-Green/dp/B003AM8CIC

I rep this thing every chance I get. I'm gonna end up with about 100 of them. Clear, rubberized bottom, comes apart if needed for cleaning, coooool colors

 

[BadKelpie]

I just found some small condiment dishes at the dollar store, they're about an inch high (maybe a little higher), but not see through. I just put rocks leading to it, and my leo climbs the rocks to get to the food.

 

[gothra]

One great way to make sure they don't escape is to pull their legs, and leave only 1 or 2 so they still move and excite your geckos.

This is what I do when I feed lateralis; I pull off their back legs. This is the only way I can keep them in a dish.

 

[acharpenter]

Pulling off thier back legs????? Not only is there no way I could do that but I have a hard time just knowing I will be feeding them to the Gecko's (yes, ridiculous as it is, I am getting attached to the bugs). LOL!

Wowoklol - gonna go ahead and try the bowl. I thought about it after you brought it up in another thread but wanted to check to see if anyone else had any suggestions but thus far - yours is the best.

I will be sure to post an update with my experiance!

 

[OnlineGeckos]

That bowl wowoklol linked works well btw. Oh and pulling off the legs is my method as I don't put them in a bowl, I drop them in and let my leo catch it. But I have a couple of slow mofos that don't like to chase after things that run fast. So to accommodate them I pull the legs off dubias roaches (same with pulling hind legs off crickets).

Works for me, and the geckos seem happy

 

[acharpenter]

Pulling off the legs = BLECH

Ugh - I just got the hee bee gee bee shivers hust thinking about it!

 

[Wowoklol]

http://tastyworms.com/products/insect-supplies/small-no-escape-feeder-dishes
as well. Have never used them Says "disposable" but heavy enough to wash and reuse several times. Again, I've never used them so I have no idea. Looks like they'd work though. I've contemplated their use. My only qualm was the edge of the clear plastic there.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Pulling off thier back legs????? Not only is there no way I could do that but I have a hard time just knowing I will be feeding them to the Gecko's (yes, ridiculous as it is, I am getting attached to the bugs). LOL!

I will be sure to post an update with my experiance!

Just don't start naming the bugs and put together a condo for them to live in luxury

 

[acharpenter]

Just don't start naming the bugs and put together a condo for them to live in luxury

Iggy and Twitch will be so disapointed to hear that! :main_laugh: :main_rolleyes: