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Ive kept them in critter keepers for a number of years. I start them out on paper towels and a small piece of cork and a vine. Super simple setup but it allows you to see the signs of them eating. Once they're started well, i move them to coco fiber and soil until they move up to a bigger enclosure.

What type of rack were you using? What did you attribute to the humidity issue?

I used critter keepers for my time breeding chahoua, but im looking for a more seamless process for periods where I have a greater number of hatchlings. A rack system comes to mind and ultimately I may go that route.

Tong feeding juvies and hatchlings came easy, I was definitely too lazy to tong feed the adults. I tried leaving them in shallow dishes or containers but dubia can be extremely inactive which doesn't bode well for the predation factor of chahoua. I've dropped a carrot in the dishes to stimulate...

seriously good insight on this one. Do you recall literature speaking about GTPs and how in captivity people had them obese, and being skinnier and leaner was healthier for them? I wonder if the same is true, leaner doesn't necessarily mean bad.

my group can be finicky as all hell with diets.

I typically use Pangea, but whatever i feed I bulk it up with Minerall for the adults. Especially in the fall before breeding season and throughout.

My experience with roaches as had mixed results. I can tong feed babies and young juvies. I could probably do that with adults also but I get a little lazy to keep them trained (sounds weird, but I think it's possible). The issue I notice is adults like to hunt or respond to movement. Dubia can...