Hello,
I have my Mexican Red Knee in a 3 foot wide X 12 inches deep X 18 inch tall glass tank. He's doing great. He moves around, and stands in a different spot for two days at a time. He has a favorite spot that he keeps spinning over, making a tenuous silk cloth. I feed him adult female Lobster roaches. I keep a tall drinking glass full of good soil for a baby Brazilian White Knee'd T in there with him. It has a screen top, and he seems to be doing very well.
My problem: I have to down-size the Red Knee's tank, because I'm moving out of my house into a no-pet condo. I figure I can hide him. Can anybody tell me what is the smallest tank a Red Knee will be happy in? I sure don't want to abuse him by putting him in a coffin, but I've read that T's can tolerate pretty small floor plans. An answer would be really helpful because my time is running out.
I also have to minimize my Lobster Roach tank, and keep the smell way down. They number about thirty adults and one million nymphs. My first success in reducing their odor was to stop feeding cruciferous vegetables (collard greens). Right now I'm putting dog kibble in plastic bags, and hammering it to sand consistency. I plan to add goldfish food and laying mash to the mix. When I lift the lid, there is a definite odor, but nowhere near the odor a collection of 50 crickets would make. I water them with water crystals. My room is pretty small, and I fear a person who freshly walks in could smell something faintly unpleasant. Many people suck, you don't know who to trust, and my roommate is more social than I am, and I could get turned in. Maybe I could keep them in a sweater box under the bed. Maybe I need to keep a box fan in the window on low all the time. Hmm...this isn't the best part of town, and leaving a window open could invite invasion. My roommate got a shotgun for protection, but I want nothing to do with that. I'll probably be the one who gets shot.
Roger
