maxttu
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Lower the temps, remove all the males. I imagine this would get it done.
Breeding Roaches??
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Lower the temps, remove all the males. I imagine this would get it done.
reptilover
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Awsome. How do u tell who's who? I think itd be easier to sell/give away then to stop breeding..
Next question... Do u have enough to sell a small starter for me?
I'd rather support a sponser than a chain store but would rather support a member than a sponser . I'm just not sure the quantity u have if u can spare?
Rottsko
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easiest to feeder to breed in my opinion. in fact i have so many dubias, i have to sell them! i have an ad in the classifieds. you need adults to get the colony really going. i like a 1 to 6 ration of adult males and females. you need heat and lots of food. i use cricket crack and a heat pad under the roach bin. lmk if you're interested and i can get you some.
reptilover
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Sorry OP I don't want to steal ur thread I just dont want to start a new one when we are very much rowing the same boat
Swayne8998
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Sorry OP I don't want to steal ur thread I just dont want to start a new one when we are very much rowing the same boat
No prob reptilover! I've been keeping roaches for my cham for a while I just wanna breed them now
Swayne8998
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Awsome. How do u tell who's who? I think itd be easier to sell/give away then to stop breeding..
Next question... Do u have enough to sell a small starter for me?
If you're looking at dubias (best option in my opinion), the males have full wings on their back. Females are darker colored and are a little hard to tell from big nymphs. As far as nymphs go, they're harder to tell. I would need someone to tell me on those
maxttu
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If you're looking at dubias (best option in my opinion), the males have full wings on their back. Females are darker colored and are a little hard to tell from big nymphs. As far as nymphs go, they're harder to tell. I would need someone to tell me on those
Yep. Males have wings, females have lil wings. Very distinguishable.
reptilover
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If you're looking at dubias (best option in my opinion), the males have full wings on their back. Females are darker colored and are a little hard to tell from big nymphs. As far as nymphs go, they're harder to tell. I would need someone to tell me on those
Wats a nymph?
@ max As long as u know how to ship them i know how to send u a check!
and yes dubias are wat I was refering to.
Swayne8998
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A nymph is a baby cockroach... They don't have wings and are smaller than adults. They kinda look like horshoe crabs if you know what those are.
maxttu
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Wats a nymph?
@ max As long as u know how to ship them i know how to send u a check!
Nymphs are the immature roaches. Ranging from itty bitty to large, but not sexually mature...
Swayne8998
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@reptilover Oh and just a shoutout to something I was wondering before I got these...
They can't fly!! Holy cow it's a freakin' miracle after all they do they can't fly...whew...
Just wanted to say that.
They can't fly!! Holy cow it's a freakin' miracle after all they do they can't fly...whew...
Just wanted to say that.
maxttu
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Swayne8998
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Swayne8998
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Oh and do babies need special attention? I had one in my first batch and it died and I don't know why...
maxttu
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Already hit you back on the PM!
Babies don't require any special care. Are you sure it was dead and not a shed?
reptilover
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Good call on the horseshoe crab description I know exatly wat that is!
And I've decided cleanliness lack or noise smell jumping and climbing majes them a terrific breeding choice
And I've decided cleanliness lack or noise smell jumping and climbing majes them a terrific breeding choice
Swayne8998
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Good call on the horseshoe crab description I know exatly wat that is!
And I've decided cleanliness lack or noise smell jumping and climbing majes them a terrific breeding choice
Yep! I was surprised they didn't smell almost AT ALL... They are also one of the cleanest insects if you can believe that. I heard they lick themselves more that cats...
But it is sorta creepy when I go under the cage in the cabinet (when I store them) to check on his fogger and such and they scuttle back into their holes...
Swayne8998
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Ikr!! Until I get a bigger ammount they're in my leo gecko's old 10 gallon tank. I'm almost afraid to sleep in my own room with the scuttling in the distance... I had to get a white noise machine!!
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