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Roach Breeders...

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After using crickets and meal worms for years, they get kind of lame. Some of you use roaches and I know even Cody Breeds them. Can you guys point me to a good roach seller?

When you have some for sale, cody, Ill go straight to you. ;)
 
I’ll let you know Austin. Those sites that Aaron said are excellent places to get some at. You can also browse the classifieds because sometimes there are people getting just rid of colonies or they’re too swamped and are letting some go.
 
progeckos said:
I’ll let you know Austin. Those sites that Aaron said are excellent places to get some at. You can also browse the classifieds because sometimes there are people getting just rid of colonies or they’re too swamped and are letting some go.
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I just picked up FREE discoid and lobsters this way 3 species now for me :dgrin:
 
I need to jump on the roach bandwagon..... Any one have any nonglassclimbers??? Cody???
 
I need to thin out my Lobster roaches. I am trying to raise Discoids but they are not as prolific as my Lobsters...

If anyone needs Lobsters let me know!
 
Jadormdrache said:
lobster roaches the best way to go for leopard geckos?
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Depends. Some really like them and some don’t. Since they climb they have to be fed more carefully and can’t be running around the tank… unless it’s escape proof. You’d have to either hand feed, pinch them, or feed out of a dish with Crisco around the top.

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also what is "bugstop" and where can you get it?
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Butstop is a Teflon based product that is slick so the roaches can’t grip it. You put that around the top and when they run up to it they won’t go past it. They stopped making this last year but there are other products out there to use. I just use Crisco which is vegetable cooking grease. It works great.

robin s. said:
i got a whole slew of orangeheads im sending cody
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You ever figure out how to package them all Robin?

Gregg M said:
I need to jump on the roach bandwagon..... Any one have any nonglassclimbers??? Cody???
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You do need some Gregg. They are the best! My largest animals are all feeding on roaches. I currently keep 2 non–climbers, orange heads and discoids but I don’t have for sale yet. The discoids are fairly new and are still multiplying. I’m letting the orange head colony get really big and I mean really big. I’m shooting for several thousand breeding adults. :D
 
Lobsters would be the perfect leo roach if only they didnt climb. They multiply like crazy and they're the perfect size. But the climbing aspect is a pain. I'm also trying discoids, but my colony seems to have taken a vow of celebacy. But others seem to do well breeding discoids. I'm getting a batch of orange spotted today, maybe I'll have better luck with them than the discoids.
 
You ever figure out how to package them all Robin?
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... i think ill just ship the whole damn bin they are in LOL

but my colony seems to have taken a vow of celebacy. But others seem to do well breeding discoids. I'm getting a batch of orange spotted today, maybe I'll have better luck with them than the discoids.
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key is to kep them fairly warm... we keep our in the room with the beardies and because of the higher temps they do better but you have to make sure they have moisture like nanners, oranges, squash, carrots... some form of moisture... honestly though once you get them good and started... you can let em go without food or water for a while and i swear your colony will double in size!! ..... i mean they have survived EVERYTHING since the begining of time... couple weeks ignoring them dont hurt :hehe:
 
Would anyone happen to know

How high can temps go for roaches before they stop or reduce breeding or maybe even die off from it?
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Blaptica dubia (a.k.a. Guyana orange spotted roach)
anyone have a caresheet for them? I think I'm going to see about getting them as well as the lobster roach
 
ive been waiting for this thread so which is more nutritious roaches or mealies?
do you feed primarily roaches?
and do you feed your leos the adults (i imagine them with hard shells)
im always willing to try a better feeder and these seem to be the ticket
 
I taped a 1 foot section of heat tape to the bottom of my roach bins and keep them hooked up to a rheostat, it's working great so far. I have pretty good colony of lobster's thats growing rapidly and caught my discoids breeding the other day, hopefully i'll have babies in there soon.
 
I am not sure about the highest temperature roaches can stand. I keep them in the herp room (about 90+) on top of the lights in the cages. I would guess any hotter than 110 and the smell from the wastes would start to get bad. Mold would also probably start getting bad! Keep them between 85 - 95 ideally.
 
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