stangbanger
Hatchling Member
I have a TINY bedroom I keep my critters in...i have 3 herp setups, a desk, and my 30g roach bin....i leave the door and window shut at all times unless im in there, to help contain heat and whatever humidity i can get (my gecko and roaches need the humidity, my beardies lights dry out their enclosures to keep it down)
went in today and i noticed an unpleasent smell...after sniffing around it was my roach bin....did some research online and the only thing i was seeing is dead roaches make a smell
checked my bin and found a large adult male dead on its back, the rest all seemed to be fine
could a single adult roach decaying cause a smell that strong?
the only other thing i could think of is the chow....its been in there about a week, my colony is small and its not eating a bunch of chow at a time....the chow has gotten a little darker in color (probably from misting the bin, roaches crawling on it, etc)......i read that it doesnt go bad though, so ive just been topping it off instead of doing a complete change
any ideas? i removed the dead roach, left the chow.....opened the window and turned on a fan and the smell aired out right away...wont know if its really gone until tomorrow
the smell was unpleasant but not really a putrid smell like crickets....just a sort of "funk"
went in today and i noticed an unpleasent smell...after sniffing around it was my roach bin....did some research online and the only thing i was seeing is dead roaches make a smell
checked my bin and found a large adult male dead on its back, the rest all seemed to be fine
could a single adult roach decaying cause a smell that strong?
the only other thing i could think of is the chow....its been in there about a week, my colony is small and its not eating a bunch of chow at a time....the chow has gotten a little darker in color (probably from misting the bin, roaches crawling on it, etc)......i read that it doesnt go bad though, so ive just been topping it off instead of doing a complete change
any ideas? i removed the dead roach, left the chow.....opened the window and turned on a fan and the smell aired out right away...wont know if its really gone until tomorrow
the smell was unpleasant but not really a putrid smell like crickets....just a sort of "funk"