Blatta lateralis questions.
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Ken Bartenfeld
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Simple Greg, gonna take some pics for you really quick...
Ken Bartenfeld
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Now, I have ALOT ALOT of females...those are all the black ones...and there are tons of eggs throughout this little enclosure. I used a peatmoss/sand substrate. I will next time not have anything in there. I don't see the really big need for it. I as you can see use water crystals and feed them with some of James food from blaberus.com, I bought 15lbs of it and its doing great. Might try something new next time just to see results. Let me know if you have ANY questions Greg, you know I am here for you ;-)
Oh and I spray them once or twice a week, some times more ;-)
Oh and I spray them once or twice a week, some times more ;-)
Ken Bartenfeld
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Ever since I watched that King Kong movie, roaches have been giving me the creeps. LOL! You have to see that movie everyone!
Ken Bartenfeld
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Hehe, no problem Greg, you know im here to help ;-)! Especially you! I keep mine at...let me see...they are right now at 82.3, but its usually at 88 with no problems...
aquapimp
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Hi guys,
I keep my lateralis in a rubbermaid, bare bottom (no substrate). I stopped using a substrate for all my bugs, actually. There's no need for it, and it makes it soooo much easier to keep them extra clean and odor free.
I feed them a home made recipe for gut-loading, and plenty of leafy greens, prickly-pear cactus pads (a customer of mine grows them for his tortoises) and fruits. I keep them in the 80's.
They seem to be accepted by most of my geckos. They are FAST, though, and sometimes neonates have a tough time catching them. They can also exude a weird, sticky substance when handled.
Greg, if you need a starter colony, let me know.
Tom Wood
I keep my lateralis in a rubbermaid, bare bottom (no substrate). I stopped using a substrate for all my bugs, actually. There's no need for it, and it makes it soooo much easier to keep them extra clean and odor free.
I feed them a home made recipe for gut-loading, and plenty of leafy greens, prickly-pear cactus pads (a customer of mine grows them for his tortoises) and fruits. I keep them in the 80's.
They seem to be accepted by most of my geckos. They are FAST, though, and sometimes neonates have a tough time catching them. They can also exude a weird, sticky substance when handled.
Greg, if you need a starter colony, let me know.
Tom Wood
Ken Bartenfeld
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Yeah man, STICKY!!! great for, gotta go nip tuck
kenya_1977
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Oh man.. . just watched Nip/Tuck .. way scarier than any roach colony.
I keep B. lateralis too. Pretty much the same as these guys. I feed them to the A. felinis (until Marcus sends me those orientalis
). They seem to eat them readily, but they are fast. I use neonates to feed to my klemmeri. They are ideal for noturnal geckos though. Don't hide under as much stuff as lobsters and b. dubia, which can really wedge theirself under stuff.
I keep B. lateralis too. Pretty much the same as these guys. I feed them to the A. felinis (until Marcus sends me those orientalis
). They seem to eat them readily, but they are fast. I use neonates to feed to my klemmeri. They are ideal for noturnal geckos though. Don't hide under as much stuff as lobsters and b. dubia, which can really wedge theirself under stuff.
Ken Bartenfeld
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Yeah, that one reason I like the lateralis...fast and don't hide...
Here you go Chris...I do love my new toy!
Oh yeah, I forgot to add. I will actually sometimes add orange juice once or twice a week. Its florida and they are readily available...and also in the regular water, I will add a little of the herpitive mulitivitamins, as you can tell with the yellow colors water crystals...who knows if it works...
Here you go Chris...I do love my new toy!
Oh yeah, I forgot to add. I will actually sometimes add orange juice once or twice a week. Its florida and they are readily available...and also in the regular water, I will add a little of the herpitive mulitivitamins, as you can tell with the yellow colors water crystals...who knows if it works...
Ken Bartenfeld
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Yep, they don't climb...I am redoing my racks soon with 92qts though...
Ken Bartenfeld
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Damn...thats alot of death heads, how do you keep Chris?
Riverside Reptiles
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Anyone have excess lateralis (like 100 or so) that they want to sell at a decent price? I like my B. Dubias but would like to give the lateralis a try too.
Check www.blaberus.com. I think Tom Wood (aquapimp) may have some for sale.
Riverside Reptiles
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Geckospot said:
Thanks, I got my Dubia from James at blaberus.com. I was happy with the service and all. James is a great guy. But I don't really want to spend $100+ to get another colony up and running. Nor do I want to start with like 10 or 20 roaches and have to wait months. Was hoping someone might have some excess they might want to sell. Seems like people tend to get a bit over loaded after a while. If not, no big deal. I'm very happy with the Dubia. Just thought I'd try something a bit different. And since I just got a Levis Levis pair I thought the smaller size roaches might be nice.