I'm trying to get a colony of them. I bought around 400. 50 or so half inch and under the rest are an inch and above. Five or six of those are males with full wings. I'm feeding them roach food with bee pollen and crushed up premium rabbit food with dried fruit?? And oranges which they love they eat almost two wedges a day. I'm also feeding a few a day to my veileds. Just would like to know what you guys think am I doing it right?
Do I have enough roaches?
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Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
Sounds good to me. Especially if you don't have more than a couple chameleons, that should be enough to get a good colony going within a short time and still be able to feed off a few of them. They do breed faster with some added heat, but they do find in room temperature too, just a little slower.
VanessaS
New Member
You need some adult females. The large ones with the short wings. Usually the ratio is 3:1. Adult females to adult males if you are looking for them to reproduce.
Psychobunny
Avid Member
Yep, U have more then enough to build a fantastic colony.
All U need really is 2 males and about 6 females, lots of hidding places
in the container, and a heating pad under them with a dimmer switch
and temp adjusted to 90F.
Also, plenty of food and moisture, like from veggies and fruits.
It seems 90F is the magic temp., they will breed like, err.. like ROACHES
I give my colony Bug Burger, Cricket Crack, and apple or orange.
All U need really is 2 males and about 6 females, lots of hidding places
in the container, and a heating pad under them with a dimmer switch
and temp adjusted to 90F.
Also, plenty of food and moisture, like from veggies and fruits.
It seems 90F is the magic temp., they will breed like, err.. like ROACHES
I give my colony Bug Burger, Cricket Crack, and apple or orange.
drcrossfire
Avid Member
All you need now is some patience
