Dubia Roaches Care Sheet

Know everything there is to know when it comes to taking care of your Dubia Roaches.

 

Storage of Dubia Roaches:

Dubia Roaches prefer a dark tub, and a warm dry environment. Heating isn't always essential, but they do prefer to be heated. We achieve this by running a small heat cord under the bottom of the tub on one side. Inside the tub, egg cartons are the best housing material for the Dubia roaches.

Seeming as Dubia Roaches struggle to climb, it's much easier to house them. Anyone who's kept woodies knows how much of a pain it can be! Any tub that has smooth sides they will struggle to climb out of. Make sure to provide the tub with adequate ventilation, either by cutting a section and securing flyscreen to the lid, or drilling holes in the lid of the tub. The more airflow the better!

Dubia Roaches Diet:

Dubia Roaches do best with access to food at all times. Some keepers prefer to feed a poultry feed or homemade roach food, as well as give them access to water crystals. However, we prefer to use a combination of poultry feed, and daily fresh fruit or vegetables as their moisture source.

Feeding Off Dubia Roaches:

Dubia Roaches are quite slow compared to wood roaches (Woodies). There are many different ways to feed off your Dubia Roaches. You can tong feed them, put them in a ceramic dish, or even just throw them into the enclosure, (we wouldn't recommend this if you have a background, as the Roaches will seek shelter behind it). 

Our go-to technique varies depending on the animal we're feeding. For the majority of our monitor species, we tend to release them into the enclosure, or tong feed. However, we use a ceramic dish for our dragon and gecko species, as they aren't quite as effective as finding the prey in their enclosure.

Lifespan of Dubia Roaches:

Once Dubia Roaches reach adulthood, they can live for another 8-15 months (with females living longer then males). You will know when they have reached adulthood as they will darken in colour, with the males developing big wings, and the females having smaller wings. The Nymph stage (before adulthood) lasts approximately 4-8 months. Growth rate will vary depending on their diet and keeping.