Counting question

KitKatie329

KitKatie329

Sixth Instar
So up until now, I have been hand counting my roaches. I was wondering how much a hundred dubia of various sizes would weigh. I need to deal with a large amount and can't possibly count them. I know it can't be exact, but that's not what I'm looking for, just an easier way to count roaches. Any help would be appreciated.

 
KitKatie329 said:
So up until now, I have been hand counting my roaches. I was wondering how much a hundred dubia of various sizes would weigh. I need to deal with a large amount and can't possibly count them. I know it can't be exact, but that's not what I'm looking for, just an easier way to count roaches. Any help would be appreciated.
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Maybe mark them with some kind of tags or tape or paint, making sure it's non-toxic.
 
I once say a chart for dubia weight/number but I can't find it now. It was very detailed and had numbers for different stages of development. It was online. Maybe you can find it better than me. : )

 
the problem with charts is your always going to have in-between sizes your best bet is to count out 100-500 and average them if they are similar size

once you get into mixed groups it becomes very hard

we sell a ton of B.Dubia every Sunday I hand count 500 to get our weight for that weeks shipments

 
island reptiles said:
the problem with charts is your always going to have in-between sizes your best bet is to count out 100-500 and average them if they are similar size

once you get into mixed groups it becomes very hard

we sell a ton of B.Dubia every Sunday I hand count 500 to get our weight for that weeks shipments
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Thanks! Good to know.

 
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