Scared of crickets?! :P

[Aleia]

I'm not really that scared of roaches, so maybe I can try that. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I also have a well established breeder colony of orange spotted dubia roaches.
That I got from one of the other members here. Yoshi.
They are really easy to keep and take care of.
What I have found to work the best for me is a 20gal plastic storage bin that is opaque
and doe not have any kind of texture on the inside walls.(very smooth and shiny)
The roaches can't climb it.
Hopefully you don't live in florida some of these roaches are not allowed there.

A old heating pad that has a manual control.
I use a zoo med hygrothem to control the heat but you can use any kind of thermostat.
The like temps 80-90s
I use a synthetic sponge for water and home air conditioner filters as places for them to hide.
Get the cheapest ones you can find. that don't have any metal in them.
Most of them are fiberglass and won't rot or mold.
I cut the paper off so it won't grow mold.
Mold is really bad for the roaches.
I feed mostly oats and cat food. and occasionally put in few leaves of kale or cucumber pieces as a treat.
You will need at least 5 females and 2 males to start the colony.
It will take at least a month to see some babies that will be about 1/8in
Wait at least another month or so before feeding any nymphs.
you will need at least 3 to 4 months to get the colony really established.
Carlos has a link to a good thread on care and startup of roach colonies.

I love the roaches for many reasons.
no odor like the crickets.
silent, they don't make any noise.
They don't bite or fly.
The males might flutter their wings when falling but no flying.
They are easy to catch.

Good luck.

[Aleia]

Ok, thank you for all the info! It helped a lot!

[Mentat]

I'm not really that scared of roaches, so maybe I can try that. Thanks for the suggestion!

http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...r-roaches.html