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12-01-11, 11:52 AM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Dubia idea.......
Currently my roaches are sat on their own heat mat in our utility room, i am thinking about putting them on top of my monitor viv to save running another heater - questions to follow!! 
The monitors heat bulb is switched off overnight will the dubia be affected by the overnight drop in temps? They will still be on top of a stack containing snakes so there will still be some heat leaching up to them - i estimate the temps to be no lower than low 80'sf
Light cycles - do you give your roaches a light cycle? In the utility room they would get some natural light during the day but as soon as it is dark outside they would be in darkness - in our living room they would get light for longer as whilst i am awake the living room light is on.
Just wondering what you guys do - especially in terms of lighting....
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12-01-11, 12:03 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Dubia idea.......
I'm pretty sure Wayne does something like this, he might be able to help.
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12-01-11, 12:13 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
Roaches do NOT like light at all, keeping them in the dark helps breeding a TON, keeping them in a dark silent place is best.
Keeping them on the monitor cage is fine, as long as it doesn't get too hot, I tried it with mine and forgot that the temps up there get to 125-145.... turned it into a bunch of roach toffy (srsly.. it was a bar of roach and sauce...)
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12-01-11, 12:14 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
Just make sure it doesn't get too humid in their.. steph killed off our previous colony that way..
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12-01-11, 12:15 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
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Originally Posted by Kayla90
Just make sure it doesn't get too humid in their.. steph killed off our previous colony that way..
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It was the heat, not humidity, lol. But yeah, too much humidity will do it too.
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12-01-11, 01:06 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: Dubia idea.......
If the light is an issue then i may well just leave them where they are and chuck a blanket over the box too!
Wife is against having them in the living room anyway  so they are probably better off where they are!
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12-01-11, 01:09 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
Watch out with a blanket insulating them and restricting air flow, if they aren't ventilated its easy to get mold, and with the added insulation you will need to monitor your temps and humidity more.
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12-01-11, 01:10 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
Wife is against having them in the living room anyway so they are probably better off where they are! |
"Happy wife, happy life!"
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12-01-11, 01:11 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
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Originally Posted by jay0133
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One of the few truths in life rofl.
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12-01-11, 01:14 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
There is only one small window in the room so the blanket will just cover one side - leaving plenty of airflow but very little light should be all good!
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12-01-11, 01:18 PM
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Re: Dubia idea.......
Maybe curtains or blinds to reduce the light?
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