| Being a bearded dragon owner you might be looking | | | | is the overall smell. Crickets down right stink in large |
| for a cheaper way of supplying food for your | | | | numbers. Unlike crickets, blaptica dubia have hardly no |
| beloved bearded dragon. Bearded dragons can have | | | | odor. Crickets are easily stressed and can die which |
| a large appitate. One solution could be to start your | | | | will cause even more odor, but that is not all, when |
| own dubia roach colony. Dubia roaches are a great | | | | crickets die they release a toxin the kills even more |
| option for several different reasons. | | | | crickets. |
| Dubia roaches are a non climbing species, meaning if | | | | Lucky for you, dubia roaches are a very hardy |
| they are in a smooth surface container they can not | | | | feeder insect and do not get stressed as easy. Dubia |
| climb the walls and escape but if there is some grib | | | | roaches are a bit more expensive to purchase but |
| to the walls they can climb out. If you are afraid of | | | | once you establish a colony you will never need to |
| them climbing out you can always use a small layer | | | | buy crickets again. If you do not want to have a |
| of oil around the top rim, vasoline and olive oil both | | | | large colony you can just feed a few off as treats a |
| work fine. Clear packing tape that is slick can also add | | | | couple times a week. You can also just buy roaches |
| a level of security. | | | | ever few weeks to feed off and not worry about |
| One of the most common complaints about crickets | | | | having to deal with a colony of feeder roaches. |