was smaller than a cricket tub but had egg box in there i transferred them to my empty cricket keeper...... oh my that was an experiance i shan't soon forget how many would i need to start a colony 50 is not gonna last long here i dont think...i would also prefer slower non climbing linford christie roaches ta very muchly

Lilworm, Dubias are the one for you then Buy 100-200 and leave for a couple of months, just feed them and let them breed before you use any for food.. It will be very beneficial in the end and you will see your livefood bills reduced dramatically!

thanks huni, will get looking into those

I have both lobsters. turkistan and dubia roaches I used for my beardeds but now as my beardeds have gone, due to my worsening health problems, I've sold a lot off but still find I've got loads of them in the tanks in the cellar lol.

oohhh are you selling them huni?? please pm me if you are i could do with a thriving colony

I have had roaches for years as they never stop breeding. I just use a tank with plenty of egg cartons with vaseline around the top edge which prevents them escaping. I do not use any heating at all.

Any Dubia roaches you find about the house have probably got out of the viv when being fed to the reps as they really can't climb glass like lobsters do.

I feed mine after they've been in the fridge for 10 mins to slow them down gives the reps a chance of catching them all before they get away. I tend to put a piece of egg carton in with the roaches then put that in a cricket tub which then goes in the fridge.

yes i have bred a few lobster roaches for my beardies here are a couple of pics of when i was cleaning them out this was after an hour of cleaning so about 3/4 of them was missing lol and YESSSSSS it does make my skin crawl and make funny ewwww ouch get off noises.

before lifting the egg boxes


after lifting boxes


yuck anyone want to offer help next time? hehehe

Hi Mandie,i know this is an oldish thread, but do you have anymore roaches for sale? If so can you PM me please,Troy