Hey guys I have a question, I was feeding my T today and one of the roaches (pinhead b. Lataralis) got loose should I be concerned? It was just one. I live in kentucky for reference. I did read that the area you live in might determine how invasive they may be too. May be a dumb question but I’m still kind of new to keeping lol. Thanks in advance!
B. Lataralis roach lost
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Sorry to to say but dumb question.
I’m sorry. I know people asking dumb questions is annoying I just figured someone could weigh in that knows more and with more experience than me. Thank you.
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Hey man, when someone comes here and says they are new to this stuff and admitting they don't know a lot and are asking for advice and they get an answer like that it just shows that people aren't willing to help if they just shun them and tell them they're asking stupid questions. It would be nice of people if they simply answered questions, so we can better our community and help people when they need help. It doesn't take much.
@avhall if you lost a nymph (juvenile roach), it shouldn't be of any concern. If you lost a male adult roach, still shouldn't be of any concern. These (the adult males and nymphs) will only live in the house until they can't find a source of food and moisture. However if you had a pregnant adult female get lost, it is certainly a possibility that it could lay an ooth (their pods which hatch babies) inside the house and they could hatch.
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@JonnyTorch thank you! I appreciate it. I just wanted to get some input since it was my first time losing one.
JonnyTorch
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I lost one the other day. I was mad, I went to feed my fimbriatus and it jumped off the tongs when I went to drop it in and it went behind my bookshelf.
But it was just one, and it was a nymph. Not too worried. Now if you drop your colony or a bucket of them, then it's time to worry. LolThat’s what happened to me! It jumped right off the tongs and ran behind my dresser lol. Oh yeah! The whole colony would be a HUGE problem for sure.I lost one the other day. I was mad, I went to feed my fimbriatus and it jumped off the tongs when I went to drop it in and it went behind my bookshelf.
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If you really think about it, you've probably got enough predators in and around your house that it's already being eaten by something. Don't stress about it!
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One pinhead B. lateralis is not a problem in most cases.
Very true. I’ve seen enough house spiders for sure
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Absolutely not a dumb question at all! No one knows anything until they learn, and there's no shame in not having learned something yet.
Personally I wouldn't worry over one lost roach, most likely it'll get picked off by house spiders. I keep dubia, which are supposed to be unable to survive in the natural climate of CO. The last time moved my enclosure to clean it, I realized an escaped roach was camping out under the enclosure in order to take advantage of the heating pad still
Personally I wouldn't worry over one lost roach, most likely it'll get picked off by house spiders. I keep dubia, which are supposed to be unable to survive in the natural climate of CO. The last time moved my enclosure to clean it, I realized an escaped roach was camping out under the enclosure in order to take advantage of the heating pad still