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Ok, I have mites in my dubia colony :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:
Okay, obviously I didn't have enough ventilation in my roach colony like I thought. The only "substrate" is a very small layer of roach frass (I'm talking not even an 1/2" deep).
I think it was the fact that the cork bark tiles were only seperated on one end that did it. :wall:
So I've got the bin lid off and a heat lamp pointed at the bin (maybe drying it out directly with the lamp a bit will help). I've also got the cork tiles seperated out so that the heat lamp is radiating heat down so that it gets in between the cork tiles for the most part.
Any suggestions for the best way to transfer my entire colony into a new bin without dropping roaches into the place? I also need to get rid of the cork bark tile setup and start a new one, that provides more ventiliation for these guys.
I can't transfer the roaches outside, as I don't have a private yard, and I don't own the place.
Maybe if I buy a bigger bin and do the transfer inside one the really large bin to another?
EDIT: We're talking a major outbreak in there.
Okay, obviously I didn't have enough ventilation in my roach colony like I thought. The only "substrate" is a very small layer of roach frass (I'm talking not even an 1/2" deep).
I think it was the fact that the cork bark tiles were only seperated on one end that did it. :wall:
So I've got the bin lid off and a heat lamp pointed at the bin (maybe drying it out directly with the lamp a bit will help). I've also got the cork tiles seperated out so that the heat lamp is radiating heat down so that it gets in between the cork tiles for the most part.
Any suggestions for the best way to transfer my entire colony into a new bin without dropping roaches into the place? I also need to get rid of the cork bark tile setup and start a new one, that provides more ventiliation for these guys.
I can't transfer the roaches outside, as I don't have a private yard, and I don't own the place.
Maybe if I buy a bigger bin and do the transfer inside one the really large bin to another?
EDIT: We're talking a major outbreak in there.