Ok, so I've been buying Canadian night crawlers by the 1/2 flat ~250 worms. Runs me about 38$ after tax at a local outdoor shop. My dubia colony is running slow so I am leaving them alone.

I drunkenly ordered 1k lats I had been researching them for a while but the drinking made me impulsive

They where cheap, 32 bucks for 1k from arron pauling. The biggest reason for these roaches.

Sample Moisture Protein Fat Fiber Ash


B. Lateralis 63.63% 36.5% 5.31% 2.19% 1.95%


B. Dubia 61.18% 35.6% 6.75% 3.25% 2.01%

They are just as nutritious as dubia, but smaller and breed MUCH faster. Also having 5 pyxies, 3 being males these guys destroy food. They can easily take almost 2 dozen crawlers every other day each, daily if I let them. So my wallet is on fire constantly. Also the fact these don't burrow and play dead like dubia.

My question is, if you've had experience with these roaches or currently have them what are your thoughts? Also, in a central Indiana climate what are the chances of infestation if some get loose? I've read so many mixed thoughts on this, some say no way the egg casings wouldn't survive and other say yes. Some live in much more tropical areas in the US and have kept them for 5+ years and never had an infestation even with escapees.

Did I make a poor choice? I know my frogs love crickets and can handle those easy and having the sheer breeding power of lats I figured I could have an endless source of food.