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I just wanted to share a few photos!


I LOVE JUICY ROACH"O"S!!

My Wife thinks they're for my Monitors! HAHAHA!

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Mike's Monitors!

Mike, you are awesome. Love you man

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Shannon in Reno
2.3 dogs
1.0 cat
Bunch O fancy rats and mice
50 something chickens
0.1 Black rat snake
0.2 Albino corn snakes
0.1 Chissel tooth kangaroo rat
0.1 Rosy Boa
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Amazing Boyfriend

n/p
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Mike's Monitors!

how does some one get into raising roaches what equip., feed etc i've heard of lobster and the hissing one what are pro's and cons of each any help pointing me in the right direction would be appr. i have a small rattery and have been wanting branch out gene

I have a thriving blaptica dubia colony and it takes very little set-up or up-keep. They're probably the easiest feeder there is.

I use a 10 gal tank with screen top, 4 outside walls covered with black paper. I've got a small heat mat under the tank with a thermostat set to 90-95 degrees on the glass right over it. You don't really need the heat source but it speeds up breeding and growing.

No substrate, multiple layers of egg trays, a clay pot dish of water crystals and one of food, usually powdered rodent block and chicken grower mash. I check the food and water crystals once a week.

I started with 50 last July and have many hundreds (maybe a thousand) now, though I haven't done an actual count.

I've been feeding off 30-40 nymphs per week of various sizes and haven't made any kind of dent in the population. It's easily self sustaining the population much faster than I can use them. I'll probably have to turn off the heat if they get too crowded.

B Dubia are very slow and can't climb glass so no worries of escapes.

I have bred up to 9 species over 10 years!
Email me and I'll fill you in on the details.
Mike
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Mike's Monitors!

LOL, you're just everywhere ain'tcha Mike?

Quig
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Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself

>>LOL, you're just everywhere ain'tcha Mike?
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>>Quig
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>>Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself
When is the website going back up. I miss those pictures.

Who?? Me or Mike? I don't have a website

Quig