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I have heard a lot about this feeder insect lately. I live in the South, and with the armies of roaches down here I was curious. Once I left the top off of my porch cricket container, and there were about 3 roaches in there, looking for a meal. Do you have to order them, or can capturing and gutloading for a few days be ok? They would be hard to keep in a contianer, just becuase they can climb on vrtually every surface and are very fast.

The trouble with wild feeders is you don't know where they have been. Because they have a slower metabolism tahn say, crciekts, it will take longer to get out any negative substance - worst being pesticides.

You can buy roaches and start a colony. There are some non-climbers, orangehead and discoid are two (I keep these). I used to have lobster roaches and Luna liked them, but the climbing and speed was a real pain in the butt ;-/
days be ok? They would be hard to keep in a contianer, just becuase they can climb on vrtually every surface and are very fast.

Because these are becoming a more popular feeder there are several online sources: www.blaberus.com for one. Some species take longer to get established but I would guess quicker in the south; I am in NH and unless I keep heat on them all the time, their breeding is only moderate. I have found that the OH are more prolific than the discoid.

The really nice things about these is they do not smell, will eat anything and live for a long time.

here is an article for you
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