Dubai Roaches

[Kate]

Have just received adult roaches and they are HUGE. I plan to start a colony.LOL does anyone feed these beasts to their Cham? Are they not too big?

 

[Miss Lily]

They are way too big as adults to feed my chams - an adult male is about the same length as little Zippy's body, bless him! I just keep mine as a colony and feed off the nymphs. They are HORRID things those roaches. I hate having to clean them out but I am getting better with them now - just wouldn't want one to climb on my hand! Ugh!

 

[Kate]

Thanks Tiff. They are monsters. I will personally kill anyone who lets one loose. I'm just at the experimental stage just now.

 

[Miss Lily]

I remember the first time I asked for mediums and was shocked at the size! If the shop hadn't been so busy I would have asked for smaller ones instead, but pride got the better of me and I brought the 'mediums' home. I felt sick as I tried to get them out of the tub and into my roach box! My daughter videod the whole awful thing whilst crying with laughter! It does get easier, I promise! I can now pick the males up by their wings but I can't have ths icky scratchy feet touch my skin! The babies are soooo cute though, just like woodlice, lol!

 

[Kate]

I ordered mediums as well and they don't look too big. I look forward to the experiment.( not) LOL

 

[Miss Lily]

We had an adult male loose in the house - my son found it one night upstairs - it was fluttering around under the light! I had mine in a tub with neting over secured with elastic and one still got out - I know it had to have got out itself as I am sooooo careful with them cos they are so nasty! Since I had to be brave and catch the thing in a cup I haven't been so bad with them. I watched a male one night - it kept climbing on top of the egg crate and leaping off whilst flapping it's wings. I am convinced that it somehow managed to wriggle under the elastic and make it's bid for freedom. They now live in a faunarium with a secure lid!

 

[Kate]

I have them in a faunarium and plan to put it into a polystyrene box with a heat mat on a thermostat at 90 degrees. I have a baking cooling rack on top of the heat mat so they don't cook. Do you think that will work? They are going into the garage! how long do the adults live?

 

[Millerj0469]

Im not 100% on this but I have been told they will live about a year

 

[reefercheefer]

i feed full size adults to my ambilobe male thats only 8 months old.1-2 a day

 

[crocky]

I think 18 months is the general lifespan. I have a colony I started a few months back with about 600 adults. It is growing but not enough for me to feed out of yet. I use a ceramic heat emitter on a clamp lamp inside a closet. Keeps them nice and warm . I have some escapes form my dragon cages but I typically find them dead inside the house once they get out. Thank goodness!