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1. Anyone have any other suggestions for roaches for leos besides the previous threads?

2. How do you contain climbers effectively?

3. How many do I need to start a colony?

4. How many babies do most have?

1. Suggetions for roaches to feed leos are:Lobster, orange heads, orange spotted, and discoids.

2. Contain them with tape around the top sides, bugstop, or bug barricade.

3. depends on species. Lobsters breed fast and furious so you could start with a male and few females and your colony is well on the way. Orange heads, Disocids, and Orange spotted take longer so i would suggest more. My first purchase was 100 adults and nymphs.

4. Do a search on the species listed above and you will find what you need. I own Orange heads and Disoids and they require no barrier around the top and neither does Orange spotted. Lobsters can and will climb so they will need a barrier which you can get online just look in the feeder or cage classified section.
The species listed are not very expensive and readily available.

What size container should I get for lobster or orange heads?

I use 66 quart rubermaids for mine. I use toilet paper and paper towel tubes for hiding and a thin layer of aspen bedding for the young to hide..

What would you reccomend for beginner? Orange Heads?

I would get Orangeheads or Discoids if you don'r want to worry about escapees.
They have the same care.

here's a roach site..i know the guy personally and he'll hook you up with roaches

http://www.angelfire.com/wy/roaches/index.html

30.00 for 12 roaches is crazy whether i know the guy or not.
Paradisio, go to www.cricketfood.com (there in the classifieds) with good prices. Nothing against roachman but if your looking to start a colony at those prices it'll take a verrrry lomg time. Also check the link below. Many sellers and great prices..

http://members5.boardhost.com/allpetroaches/

gutloader & jusmebabe, You guys both had good suggestions. But I'm afraid I'm the lesser costing alternative. I'm kind of new to the scene but I have been very good at keeping up with the demand and still keeping the lowest price in town (or the nation). Currently offering lobster roaches as well as orange heads. Check us out!

Dan Haas
owner/manager

Crunchy Critters Roach Farm