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Arachnopeon
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So I wanted to breed some dubias but not take up too much space. I only have a few Ts and will feed the extras to my in-laws nearly 30 chickens/ducks/goose. I basically copied an old thread on a roach forum with instructions for using a single 5gal bucket per colony. I cut a square hole in the side and used silicon caulk to affix fiberglass screen(for screen doors) to both inside and out. I then used a large seedling mat wrapped around the outside for ventilation. This is kept out in my insulated but unheated garage in Northern California.
I found that I couldn't really maintain temperatures (staying around 66F and colder at night so I tried making the hole smaller by putting really thick "insulated" mastic duct tape on the outside. Still unable to maintain temperatures I bought a roll of insulating foil. Today I created a wrap(including a circle for the bottom of the bucket and a cutout for my window) and wrapped it up. As I sit here typing this with my garage open in 59F weather the thermostat is at 72F and climbing. I have it set to heat to 75F for now and we'll go from there. See pictures below, and let me know what you think:
I found that I couldn't really maintain temperatures (staying around 66F and colder at night so I tried making the hole smaller by putting really thick "insulated" mastic duct tape on the outside. Still unable to maintain temperatures I bought a roll of insulating foil. Today I created a wrap(including a circle for the bottom of the bucket and a cutout for my window) and wrapped it up. As I sit here typing this with my garage open in 59F weather the thermostat is at 72F and climbing. I have it set to heat to 75F for now and we'll go from there. See pictures below, and let me know what you think:
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