easy roach-colony set up

[TheNatural]

ROACH'S PARADISE

A took some pix of my new roach colony and it was very easy to set up so Im posting a sequential serie with numbers to help understanding...


1 - all you need.....

3 galon aquarium
1/2 galon ice cream pot.
egg paper pack
1 piece of cotton
1 bird drinking place
1 bird eating place
vaseline
scissors
cutter ... +

200 roaches
cat / dog food
water


2 - Cut 1 big hole on each side of the ice cream pot

3 - cut the egg pack in pieces.

4 - put the pieces inside the pot

5 - well....

6 - pass athin layer of vaseline in all internal top suface (6 cm from the top)

7 - cut a small piece of cotton and stick it in the bird's water place to avoid that the roaches get inside the tube and get drown.

8 - I preffer using dry (cat / dog) food + water, intead of fruits, veggies & etc....

9 - side view

10 - from above

 

[jdcarrel]

looks nice, never thought of that water bowl idea, I just use water crystals.

 

[brachy]

Hi
WoW!!! This is fantastic!!!! Water boli for pavrots is nonsens . For my in this tank is very little natural materials. Nice idea .

 

[brachy]

Second thing what isn t for me simphatyc is vazelin around the tank. Sorry of critics.

 

[TheNatural]

Second thing what isn t for me simphatyc is vazelin around the tank. Sorry of critics.

brachy... is the only way I know to avoid the roaches to climb the walls!!!

 

[brachy]

I know as some specie can clim on glass. Than I put on top of the tank glas or wood frame midle of mosquito frame. Glas is good for humbiditi.

 

[TheNatural]

I know as some specie can clim on glass. Than I put on top of the tank glas or wood frame midle of mosquito frame. Glas is good for humbiditi.

Its really hard to keep the babies inside!

 

[brachy]

Yes, So its true. Im very : :wall:

 

[Mister Internet]

Of course, the easiest solution of all for escapes is to get NON-CLIMBING roaches...

 

[jdcarrel]

Of course, the easiest solution of all for escapes is to get NON-CLIMBING roaches...

b. dubia is the way to go.

 

[TheNatural]

Of course, the easiest solution of all for escapes is to get NON-CLIMBING roaches...

I dont think I can find them here in brazil!

 

[fantasticp]

Does all/most ice cream come in a plastic container in Brazil? Cute setup BTW.

 

[cloud711]

I dont think I can find them here in brazil!

what kind of feeder roach do you use?

 

[misfitsfiend]

one problem i have with a food dish is that the roaches can never get in or out of it b/c it's too smooth.

 

[TheNatural]

one problem i have with a food dish is that the roaches can never get in or out of it b/c it's too smooth.

hi misfitsfiend, U can use a sandpaper if its plasticmade, pass it on all surface so the roaches can easily walk on it

 

[Aquanut]

For dry food i cut the bottom off disposable plastic cups so they have very short sides. The larger roaches spill food off the sides so the tiny nymphes can get some. I use plastic lids that are nearly flat to put produce and water crystals on (lids from sour cream/margerine tubs work well)