roach colony setup pics!

[Loudog760]

Well the dark plastic bins are always a little less smooth than the clear types so I did it as a precautionary measure. However, I have yet to see any small nymphs climbing so I may remove it soon.

I see thanks for the info.

 

[blazetown]

BrothaT do you heat your colonies or is everything room temperature?

 

[brothaT]

BrothaT do you heat your colonies or is everything room temperature?

It may be a little hard to see in the picture, but I have each colony on 3/4" Styrofoam which has 1 foot of 11" flexwatt heat tape attached. I keep it on a dimmer at around 80% and it seems to work pretty well.

 

[DansDragons]

nothing special..

Hissers
Dubia
Lats

 

[hotguy92]

hey dan what do you feed yours?

 

[DansDragons]

thier main diet is Aaron paulings roach chow, but i throw in some fruits once a week.

hey dan what do you feed yours?

 

[Pacmaster]

The dubias can NOT climb the inside of the roughneck containers.
Mine is even used and pretty scratched up on the inside, no barriers and no escapes.
The smallest nymphs can get maybe 1/4 to 1/2 up then fall off, but thats like 1 out of a bunch.
The adults cant get 2 steps up it except the spot where I siliconed over a hole

Even my lobsters dont just go rushing out everytime I unscrew the bucket lid, and I use no barrier product.
They are perfectly content to stay in the eggcarton unless I pick it up and shake them out, in which case they start to run up the sides, but once I put the eggcarton back they go right back down and in.

If I look at my daddy-long-legs webs that are underneath my shelves, they are filled with escaped small crix, which are much more of a problem than any roach.
There is no roaches in any wild spiders web in that room.

 

[blazetown]

Pacmaster I agree. I just did a test on the same container the other day to see if I could use it for my colony. Now I just have to see if my zoo-med undertank heater will melt it....

 

[jmiller]

Pacmaster I agree. I just did a test on the same container the other day to see if I could use it for my colony. Now I just have to see if my zoo-med undertank heater will melt it....

I have had a zoo-med undertank heater on for several months non-stop and have had no problems. It is directly on the floor with the bin on top with no gap or other items in between. Just directly on the plastic.

Check your set up periodically but you should have similar results.

 

[blazetown]

Alright now someone tell me how to attach my metal screen to the lid with no caulking or adhesive. I'm talking Macgyver methods. I wonder if I could sew the screen in place and duct tape it lol....

 

[jmiller]

Alright now someone tell me how to attach my metal screen to the lid with no caulking or adhesive. I'm talking Macgyver methods. I wonder if I could sew the screen in place and duct tape it lol....

Why don't you want to use hot glue? That works the best.

 

[OxDionysus]

Here is my setup, I keep the adults in on container and nymphs in another.

nymphs- about 2000

adults-about 120 females and 30 males

 

[codykrr]

does anyone have any pics of their b. lateralis setups? possibly one with substrate and one without. please and thank you

 

[biomarine2000]

B Lateralis setup.

This is a rough neck tote. They climb it with ease. I have a 4 inch tape barrier and have still found escapees. I will be changing this setup tomorrow. Definately use the clear plastic totes. They can not climb that at all.

This setup is done just like this thread with heat rope and all.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=56044

 

[codykrr]

any one have any lateralis pics with out the substrate?