So, I wanna breed german cockroaches.

[tonyb24]

So like, hypothetically, how can I screw it up like really really bad?
hehe

 

[BoyFromLA]

By accidentally kill them all instead?

 

[tonyb24]

By accidentally kill them all instead?

Yeah... okay..... thanks.....
Not here yet tho....

 

[Joey Spijkers]

Or by them escaping in your house. This species can easily become a pest.

 

[Scorpiobsession]

Why would you want to breed them? They're a pest species that can become invasive.

 

[starlight_kitsune]

So like, hypothetically, how can I screw it up like really really bad?
hehe

By breeding them at all to be honest. They're a hugely invasive pest insect. I can't see any reason you would want to, but if you do, for the love of god don't let any escape otherwise you and your neighbors will have a hell of a time getting rid of them.

 

[tonyb24]

By breeding them at all to be honest. They're a hugely invasive pest insect. I can't see any reason you would want to, but if you do, for the love of god don't let any escape otherwise you and your neighbors will have a hell of a time getting rid of them.

Haha, I hear they climb on anything 0 issue, and im pretty sur a nymph will fit through ANY ventilation hole.

 

[Rixie]

By breeding them at all to be honest. They're a hugely invasive pest insect. I can't see any reason you would want to, but if you do, for the love of god don't let any escape otherwise you and your neighbors will have a hell of a time getting rid of them.

I agree. I had a huge infestation of these guys in my old apartment complex. They had to bomb the entire building with pesticides repeatedly. It was a MASSIVE pain grabbing all my tarantulas and feeder insects and lugging them around in my car. Believe me. You do not want German cockroaches. They are small and fast, and they climb smooth walls, so I imagine it would be very hard to keep them from escaping. Have you considered red runners? I believe they can't scale smooth plastic, so it's much easier to keep them contained.

 

[ConstantSorrow]

You mad at your landlord or something?

 

[Liquifin]

That's a horrible idea all and everyway you look at it. Not worth it unless you really want annoying house pests swarming your home.

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

Are you sure that's even legal? Aren't you not even allowed to have many of the species we in the states use for feeders?

 

[tonyb24]

Are you sure that's even legal? Aren't you not even allowed to have many of the species we in the states use for feeders?

Well the tenent who was in this appartment before me had some.... so now... im wondering if im gonna have some...been 2.5 months now.. so far no roaches, or signs of roaches...

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

Well the tenent who was in this appartment before me had some.... so now... im wondering if im gonna have some...been 2.5 months now.. so far no roaches, or signs of roaches...

I'm not sure how that relates to what I asked? Do you mean the previous tenant kept and bred them, or the place already had them? Why would you want to take the chance of exasperating the problem or possibly facing consequences for breeding an invasive species?

 

[ErinM31]

I'm not sure how that relates to what I asked? Do you mean the previous tenant kept and bred them, or the place already had them? Why would you want to take the chance of exasperating the problem or possibly facing consequences for breeding an invasive species?

I’m thinking that both the title of this thread and the first post are facetious.