Android raptor
Arachnopeon
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- May 9, 2018
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So my apartment got German roaches and the leasing office said they have to go. Exterminators have come over and sprayed/put down traps three times so far (my collection was moved to a friends house prior). I have a few questions.
First, when will it be safe for my collection to be moved back in? I have colonies of hissers, B. giganteus, five Ts, tailless whip scorps (damon sp.), s. subspinipes, one rhino roach, two ball pythons, and a couple other things. I assume I need to keep them away for at least a month or two, should they stay away longer? Also are some animals more sensitive than others and should stay away longer?
Second, what are some methods I can use to control the German roaches that are safe for my collection? The leasing office said I can't let them get as bad as they did again or my lease might be terminated. I've tried Vegas roach traps (cups with vaseline on the inside and a bit of beer poured in, it attracts and drowns them) and they seem to catch them pretty well though they seem to attract gnats and get gross if they aren't cleaned out on weekly basis. I've also tried releasing geckos, both golden geckos purchased at a reptile show and house geckos caught wild around my complex. One of the golden geckos was eating the Germans but then died mysteriously, the other I found alive but really skinny, and I haven't really seen the house geckos. Either way while those methods were killing some, it wasn't enough to keep them from getting crazy out of control.
Thanks.
First, when will it be safe for my collection to be moved back in? I have colonies of hissers, B. giganteus, five Ts, tailless whip scorps (damon sp.), s. subspinipes, one rhino roach, two ball pythons, and a couple other things. I assume I need to keep them away for at least a month or two, should they stay away longer? Also are some animals more sensitive than others and should stay away longer?
Second, what are some methods I can use to control the German roaches that are safe for my collection? The leasing office said I can't let them get as bad as they did again or my lease might be terminated. I've tried Vegas roach traps (cups with vaseline on the inside and a bit of beer poured in, it attracts and drowns them) and they seem to catch them pretty well though they seem to attract gnats and get gross if they aren't cleaned out on weekly basis. I've also tried releasing geckos, both golden geckos purchased at a reptile show and house geckos caught wild around my complex. One of the golden geckos was eating the Germans but then died mysteriously, the other I found alive but really skinny, and I haven't really seen the house geckos. Either way while those methods were killing some, it wasn't enough to keep them from getting crazy out of control.
Thanks.