Stay Away From Lobster Roaches!

[kueluck]

I've been using turkish roaches, don't climb, active like crickets but no noise and not as smelly, don't burrow into the substrate like dubias do. I've been using these as a staple for over 2 years for my toads & frogs.

[Truffs1178]

I've been using turkish roaches, don't climb, active like crickets but no noise and not as smelly, don't burrow into the substrate like dubias do. I've been using these as a staple for over 2 years for my toads & frogs.

I breed those as well and they're great but unfortunately too fast for some of my pets.

[JeffreH]

There are reported cases of lobster roach infestations... I've even heard of Blatta lateralis thriving in someone's storm drain, but I think this is an anomaly. I think lats are superior in just about every way EXCEPT for their lack of live birth. But I guess in this case it may be better to have a species whose reproduction is more easily controlled ; )

I find keeping a small, manageable colony of lobsters worthwhile. You can't go too large or they begin to get smelly and you start finding them everywhere (even in other roach bins!). I would also encourage anyone with escapees to NOT use roach poisons because these guys can find their way into the warmth of your pet's enclosure and potentially be eaten.

[demon amphibians]

I still have lobsters in my house as well as in my dubia bins they are breeding in there so i will consider a mild infestation. mainly because i do not want them in there and also i housed the lobsters nowhere near where i house my dubias.