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Quick & Easy B. Dubia Roach Colony Set-Up
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how many adult roaches did you start with and how long did it take for them to reproduce?
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I started with around 200 and they started producing after a week....I now have well over 1500 - 2000 in 4-6 months!!
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Welcome to the stone ages. One of these days ROBC will have to teach me this neat YouTube trick. I have been keeping roaches way to long and have tried everything. I use a little different system called the "BUCKET METHOD" I developed one night while staring at the ceiling. I like this system because the adults breed and the babies drop into the bottom so I don't have to disturb the adults. The few that out grow the holes before dropping down replace the older adults. Every few months I replace the egg flats and clean out any expired adults. I typically just drop in water crystals, carrots, apples, and dry food and they do the rest. Once a month a empty the bottom bucket which has about 1/2"-1" of vermiculite and all the babies into seperate buckets for rearing. I didn't get a picture of the lid which I also put screen in. This method works well is very escape proof and easy to manage with little work.
Welcome to the stone ages. One of these days ROBC will have to teach me this neat YouTube trick. I have been keeping roaches way to long and have tried everything. I use a little different system called the "BUCKET METHOD" I developed one night while staring at the ceiling. I like this system because the adults breed and the babies drop into the bottom so I don't have to disturb the adults. The few that out grow the holes before dropping down replace the older adults. Every few months I replace the egg flats and clean out any expired adults. I typically just drop in water crystals, carrots, apples, and dry food and they do the rest. Once a month a empty the bottom bucket which has about 1/2"-1" of vermiculite and all the babies into seperate buckets for rearing. I didn't get a picture of the lid which I also put screen in. This method works well is very escape proof and easy to manage with little work.
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more pics on the bucket system I use now I'm just typing to get to 10 words.
more pics on the bucket system I use now I'm just typing to get to 10 words.
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pics above a little out of order, but the outer bucket has the vermiculite and I cut the vent low to the bottom. The inner bucket has the holes and I cut the vents high to the top.
pics above a little out of order, but the outer bucket has the vermiculite and I cut the vent low to the bottom. The inner bucket has the holes and I cut the vents high to the top.
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Love the idea James.
Someone teach this man how to use Youtube. I'd love to see James roach room.
Someone teach this man how to use Youtube. I'd love to see James roach room.
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Yeah the only problem is unlike ROBCs wife, mine runs in the other direction at the site of any insect. lol I need to have my kids operate the video camera.
James
Yeah the only problem is unlike ROBCs wife, mine runs in the other direction at the site of any insect. lol I need to have my kids operate the video camera.
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haha....james dont feel bad.....my wife said she would divorce me if i was to get any more roaches....
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I know my wife is going crazy over the amount of T's I have. Oh well I just buy her something nice and that gives me room to add more stuff!!!!
James
I know my wife is going crazy over the amount of T's I have. Oh well I just buy her something nice
and that gives me room to add more stuff!!!! James