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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Surprise: dubia babies hatch: Can they be food?
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<blockquote data-quote="ausar318" data-source="post: 320389" data-attributes="member: 9879"><p>If I were you, I wouldn’t use them for feeders. I’m not sure how/if the nymphs are somehow fed while inside the female, if it’s like with humans, where the things eaten by the mother are passed to the child. It might be the same with dubias, but then again, it most likely isn’t. Nonetheless, to play it safe, I wouldn’t risk it. If you think it was those dubias that killed your other mantids (9 deaths seems like pretty strong evidence), I would put them in the freezer and start again with some new dubias. Who knows, maybe it wasn’t the gel stuff they ate, they could have just been infected with something. </p><p></p><p>The choice ultimately is up to you, but if I lost 9 of my mantids due to some dubias, I wouldn’t even consider using them for anything else for at least a couple generations</p><p></p><p>Let me know if you have any questions!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ausar318, post: 320389, member: 9879"] If I were you, I wouldn’t use them for feeders. I’m not sure how/if the nymphs are somehow fed while inside the female, if it’s like with humans, where the things eaten by the mother are passed to the child. It might be the same with dubias, but then again, it most likely isn’t. Nonetheless, to play it safe, I wouldn’t risk it. If you think it was those dubias that killed your other mantids (9 deaths seems like pretty strong evidence), I would put them in the freezer and start again with some new dubias. Who knows, maybe it wasn’t the gel stuff they ate, they could have just been infected with something. The choice ultimately is up to you, but if I lost 9 of my mantids due to some dubias, I wouldn’t even consider using them for anything else for at least a couple generations Let me know if you have any questions! [/QUOTE]
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