Not sure if my roaches are eating

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Juce23

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It doesn't look like my roaches are eating.. I have an orange slice , a tiny cup of chow, and some turnip green stalks with some leaves left on them that I had left over from my beardies salad.. The temp is good.. Warm side is in the 90's.. Cooler side in the 80's.. That's where the food is.. Should I have the food on the warmer side? Or are they eating and maybe I'm just not able to tell..
 

Taterbug

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Dry food is hard to tell but the veggies should show signs of nibbling, like little divets and scooped out areas.
 

Juce23

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Yeah.. Not seeing many signs on the veggies.. They did eat some of the orange. I could see that... I only have around 60 in the colony.. 3 adult pairs and 3 extra male adults.. Plus 50 small and medium... I can hear them moving around at night.. Hope I'm doing everything right
 

CooperDragon

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That's a fairly small colony so they may not be eating much yet. I'd keep the housing on the warm side and the food on the cool side. Try rotating the veges a bit and see if you find something they start to crawl over. I know they tend to like oranges which you mentioned they ate a bit of so that's good. I'd keep up with what you're doing and give them time to multiply to the point where they're eating so much you'll see results.
 
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