Dubia question

[sean8172]

While feeding today, I noticed the dubia burrow into the sand, where they can't get them. Will the dubia eventually come out of the sand on their own to be eaten, or should I dig them out? I know I can leave then in the enclosures until lights out. I'm more curious if I should just let them stay all borrowed into the sand.

 

[stumpy]

I would get them out. I had one go in a small hole in my log and didn't come out till I shacked him out a week later. Now I just feed out of the tank. It's more fun and by letting her eat them off my finger. I feel like I'm making the bond a bit better.
Also they poop a lot. So I'd get em out just to keep it a bit cleaner

 

[Mungi's Buddha]

Definitely want to get them out. That is one of the drawbacks to combining Dubias and particulate substrate. One option which I used with success when I had Mungi on plays and was to use a large dish with slick steep sides on the inside. That inhibited the roaches from being able to get out of the dish and burrow. I actually found the dish at Wallyworld. It was a ceramic crock they use for single serve curstards. Has a specific name but I can't remember off hand.
The other option would be of course to feed in a different tank but I have mixed opinions on that and personally never had much success with it. Seemed that being plopped into a desperate tank was more confusing to Mungi and most times he would be more interested in checking out the tank instead of eating. I think Germ uses a seperate feeding tank with some of his dragons with success however.
Enjoy!

 

[sean8172]

I have the perfect solution. I'm just going to switch back to tile.

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