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Originally Posted by Kotori
I know for feeding you want to keep them at 90, but what is the bare minimum for reproduction?
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They can thrive at temperatures in the 70's but will not breed proficiently (if at all) on the lower to mid range. They are also a very slow reporducing roach compared to the pest species we seen like the German Cockroach who might reach sexual maturity in a couple of months and produce substantially more offspring more frequently per litter. As the others already said, no chance of infesting their home. Your actually more likely to have crickets infest the house than B. dubia IMO.
FACT: Only a fraction of the species of roaches in the world are actually "pests." They are all decomposers that are given a bad rap because a of a couple of bad cousins.
I would keep them at a mimimum of 80 degrees ish, preferably in the mid to upper 80's - lower 90 range for ideal growth and reproduction = )