WoofSpider
Arachnosquire
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I am sick of dealing with crickets and there is nowhere near me that supplies roaches as feeder. So that leaves my only option as starting my own colony to feed from. Here is the order from Cape Cod Roaches that I am about to place:
The purpose of these roaches are to feed my tarantulas. I do live in Florida, so my options are rather limited. Because the majority of my tarantulas are slings, I selected the Surinam roaches as they only grow to 25mm. I also selected the Discoid roaches because I do have a few larger Ts and I will need larger feeders for all of them eventually.
Where I am confused is with housing. Would both colonies be okay in something like this? Will the 15 Discoids be okay in an enclosure that large? I don't want to need to rehouse them as they grow in numbers.
I would rather not use substrate if I don't need to because I think that it would make cleaning much, much more difficult. I understand that it is likely necessary with the Surinams (and I added the isopods to the order to alleviate the maintenance of said substrate), but do I need any in the Discoid enclosure? Can I use Eco Earth coconut fiber as substrate? I intend to provide egg carton in both.
Also do I need to provide any additional heating or other special care for these species to breed?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The purpose of these roaches are to feed my tarantulas. I do live in Florida, so my options are rather limited. Because the majority of my tarantulas are slings, I selected the Surinam roaches as they only grow to 25mm. I also selected the Discoid roaches because I do have a few larger Ts and I will need larger feeders for all of them eventually.
Where I am confused is with housing. Would both colonies be okay in something like this? Will the 15 Discoids be okay in an enclosure that large? I don't want to need to rehouse them as they grow in numbers.
I would rather not use substrate if I don't need to because I think that it would make cleaning much, much more difficult. I understand that it is likely necessary with the Surinams (and I added the isopods to the order to alleviate the maintenance of said substrate), but do I need any in the Discoid enclosure? Can I use Eco Earth coconut fiber as substrate? I intend to provide egg carton in both.
Also do I need to provide any additional heating or other special care for these species to breed?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.