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so I want to raise roaches for my beardies, I currently are raising crickets for them however I do not know which type is best for them, there seems to be so many of them, could you guys give me advice and let me know why you think they might be better so I can figure out which is best to invest in. thanks I appreciate your time

Blaptica dubia

They are easily sexed and have a good meat to shell ratio. A normal sized adult bearded dragon can eat an adult dubia very easily. They also reproduce faster than many of the larger species of Roaches.

Hope that helps,

Randy
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I love Blaptica Dubias!

They don't climb, don't fly, don't run so fast that a lazy dragon can't catch them. They are quiet, long-lived, and very nearly odor free.

The only slight negative is that they don't multiply as fast as crickets or some of the smaller roaches. If you start with a small colony, you'll need to hold off feeding them to your beardies for a few months to give them time to build up some quantities.

thank that actually helps alot, that was the kind I was leaning too but not sure, now just to find a good buy on them to get started. thanks for your help