1q)What do I need to keep just a small colony?



1a)It is very hard to get a big colony if you are feeding them off. Once you establish a small colony (20-30 adults) it will probably produce 200-300 roaches per month. But remember they are only 1/8". They take 3-4 months to get to adults at around 2". The better constant heat and food you give them the faster they will breed and grow. It your colony gets to big then cool them down and they will stop breeding.



2q)What kind DO NOT CLIMB??



2a)orange head, orange spot, 4 spots, discoids, and death heads



3q)DO they breed as fast as the apartment variety??



3a)Not sure on this as i don't keep raoches as of yet, still trying to convince the girlfriend that roaches will be better for the pets. She's got serious yuck issues about any feeder.



3b)No, but they will breed good if you keep the heat-up. My wife didn't even know I had them for the first year. Then it was easier to convice her that she had nothing to worry about. These roaches are tropical and need care to survive and breed. If one did get loose in your house it would not stay warm enough to breed. The climbers like lobsters are the ones you don't want to get. They can get anywhere and cause some problems.



4q)What is the easiest species to deal with?? OTHER THAN THE GERMAN..



4a)What is a german?



5q)DO they stink like crickets or silkworms??

5a)This is a fun one. If I open one of my roach tub you would not smell anything, but if I lifted the egg crate you would. They put off a defense musk that doesn't stink, but does smell. None of my reptiles seemed to care when they where tearing them up.



6q)ARE they just as good for feeders??

6a)YES, I think they are the best feeder. It just takes some time and care to get a good colony going and you'll be on your way to saving money and providing a great food source for your pets.

James

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