Roach colonies!!!

[xanderTluv]

Just wondering, Is it possible for lobster roaches to colonize in a home?

 

[Skoth Unlimited]

lobster's...

as long as they've got a reasonable food supply, then yes. I've had a whole colony of hissers escape in my room and until I found them were living quite happily under my kitchen sink eating who knows what. you'd be surprised what those things can live on, and lobster's reproduce faster than hissers.

-T.J.

 

[Mendi]

Also depends on the humidity and temps. I think they might desicate if you are using central air or a heat pump and they can't find any food that has moisture laying around. But if conditions are right...

 

[Skoth Unlimited]

roaches

yeah, depends on temp and humidity, which prolly explains them living under the sink; check there if you think you've got an infestation. I live in Colorado though, it's not very warm out except for a few short months here, and these guys were doing fine. extremely hardy little buggers, I'll grant them that. release a couple T. blondi's in your place though and that should clear up your problem.
-T.J.

 

[xanderTluv]

Thanks for the info! I don't have an infestation. I just started a colony of lobster roaches and a few escaped. I was just a little concerned. I didn't think they could colonize in the home like the american roach! I should have asked for this info before starting this. I guess I'll just have to be more careful.
Thank you!

 

[RoachmanDan]

I wouldn't be too concerned about an infestation. I breed lobster roaches on a very large scale and started doing it in a one bedroom apartment. I've had hundreds of escapes and no sign they are surviving as of yet and I've been doing it for a year now. I live in Arizona and it's plenty warm so I don't know why they don't survive; but I find them dead all over the place. If they were going to take over someones home I think I'd be the first to know about it.

 

[xanderTluv]

Hey Thanks Dan,
You wouldn't happen to be Dan from crunchycritters.com would ya?

 

[RoachmanDan]

That would be me! Not trying to sell anything here though. Just answer questions like this one on bulletin boards when ever I can. I was once new at this too. There just aren't any books written on how to raise roaches. I still scavenge the net trying to find info on some species of roach. So whenever I can answer a question from my own personal experience I do.

 

[xanderTluv]

Awesome welcome to the boards! I must say I was more than pleased with your service. I ordered 175 roaches and not one was dead. And they already gave me a bunch of nymps!

Thanks!

By the way you can post an ad in the sales forum! You have the best prices I've ever seen!