B.lateralis Boom!

JC

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I started with just 7 gravid adult female B.lateralis roaches and ended up with hundreds in under 3 months. The second generation has yet to mature.

The other half of them are under the cardboard.


 

ZergFront

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If my spiders could drool, I'm sure they would be if they could see this.
 

JC

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What do you have them in?
A cheap 7x10x7 dollar store container with some holes drilled in.

I just recently transferred the larger part of the population into a bigger glass aquarium enclosure.
 
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arachnochicken

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B.Lareralis

Your going to need a bigger container , trust me . I started out with about 1000 roughly 3 months ago , I estimate I have somewhere between 5000 and 7000 of them now .......... I need more tarantula's .
 

JC

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Your going to need a bigger container , trust me . I started out with about 1000 roughly 3 months ago , I estimate I have somewhere between 5000 and 7000 of them now .......... I need more tarantula's .
Like this?

[YOUTUBE]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ipqgqdAxLow&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ipqgqdAxLow&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

I think this will hold them for at least another week. :}
 

Koh_

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i started with around 1000 of mixed size including adults and now im with about 100 left for a 3-4 months lol
im sure it's because of the fact i didn't put any substrate.
 

koolkid98

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Don't use substrate!!!!!What were the temps you kept them at???Humidity is also a facter.What were you feeding them?Have you tried oranges?I hear they work well......
 

TheHolyToast

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Don't use substrate!!!!!What were the temps you kept them at???Humidity is also a facter.What were you feeding them?Have you tried oranges?I hear they work well......
I don't use sub since since the tub fills up with ootheca so fast, but I'm curious to know the reason why you shouldn't use it.
 

Moose9

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i started with around 1000 of mixed size including adults and now im with about 100 left for a 3-4 months lol
im sure it's because of the fact i didn't put any substrate.
As mentioned already, no substrate. I started with a 1000 originally and within 5 months I had 8,000+. Currently I have 3 - 20 gal bins and thats not enough to house them. I keep my room temps between 72-76 in winter and 80-92 in Summer. I just use water gel in the bins to keep humidity up. Even now with temps low in my room there still producing cause in large numbers they generate there own heat. Open the bin and its like a sauna with no heating pad underneath.

To the OP, if your conditions are right, which looks like they are, your going to need more room or more critters to feed to. I go through 300-400 a week just feeding my critters (tarantulas, scorpions, leopard geckos and bearded dragons).
 

wraith

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Like this?

[YOUTUBE]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ipqgqdAxLow&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ipqgqdAxLow&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

I think this will hold them for at least another week. :}
Poor things must have been starving. I've never seen lats so active in light or attack food like that. lol
 

koolkid98

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Hey moose9 are you Moose9900 on youtube if so hiya it's me slugsrule13yo!
 

koolkid98

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Good.You?I have been meaning to tell you nice videos on the roaches man!
 

rd_07

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Don't use substrate!!!!!What were the temps you kept them at???Humidity is also a facter.What were you feeding them?Have you tried oranges?I hear they work well......
didnt use any but they crated one {D
 
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