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Unlike humnas, no mood lighting is required for crix to breed. It's nearly an impossibility to stop them from doing so. However, the eggs probably won't hatch before you feed off all of the adults, so keep the tote for a while after the adults are gone to make sure. Also, if your beardie...

Order them from Ian at theroachranch.com. He's a top-notch guy. Frank

The roach guy (Jason) is good. Check out Ian also at theroachranch.com Frank

I feel for you. I lost my hisser colony not to the heat (which has been mid to upper 90s - I actually DID buy an air conditioner for my roaches, but they get the cool air indirectly from a blowing fan), but due to the 100% humidity. The dehumidifier kicked out so much heat, I couldn't run it...

GOtta hand it to you,that's one I've never heard of before. I used to raise crickets in aquariums. Frank

How to Convince One’s Parents or Spouse to Own Dubias Get a nice big order of crickets in and let your parent/spouse smell those nasty suckers for a few minutes. Take a nice, deep breath. Especially if the crickets have been in the bin for a week or so - Dubia are odorless. Then place that...

The rule of thumb on size for any insect feeder is that the width of the insect's body at its widest point should be no more than the distance between your beardies eyes. As for how much to feed him, I give mine all they can eat in a 10-minute period and they're growing fine. Frank

Sure do. It ensures I always have my choice of sizes available, since my beardies are all different ages. Frank

Hiding is what roaches do best. Frank

Dubias = Citrus fruit (orange, grapefruit, pineapple) + apple + carrot + high protein kitten or dog food. Also love mango. Red runner = same as above + they like cooked meat scraps Lobsters = Same as above + potatoes + cooked meat scraps Hissers = Same as dubia + limes Orange heads = Some...

In my experience, Dubia love: Oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, pineapple, peaches, acorn squash, butternut squash, carrots. High protein cat/dog food Mine leave potatoes to rot, won't touch limes or lemons, an leave any leafy green to go bad. I have other roach species that love potatoes...

Don't feed off any of them. As far as humidity requirements, they lay egg cases and these need to stay hydrated. You can treat them like any other roach for humidity because they will instinctively lay drop the egg cases near the water gels where the local humidity stays higher. And yes, the...

They'll be fine. Try these guys for cheap water crystals: http://www.water-keep.com/shop/ Frank

PW are very high in calcium and a dragon eating them as a staple required no calcium supplementation. Frank

I have lobsters, which are notorious climbers. I found that the nearly transparent Sterilite bins are far more slick than the colored plastic totes. I also apply a messy 5" wide layer of Vaseline around the top, which gets wiped out and re-applied weekly. Make sure no egg crate touches or...

Lat time I placed an order, it was huge and a long time ago. I don't remember. But, if you start to place an order, you'll find out the shipping charge before you submit your credit card. If you create a "fake" order and don't complete it, you can see how much shipping is. Frank

I buy my water crystals from here: http://www.water-keep.com/shop/ I find them much more economical than the nurseries, even with shipping. Frank

Since red runners drop their egg cases, how can you clean the bin, without throwing away an entire unborn generation? Thanks, Frank

Just want to say that dmglakewood is absolutely correct about melting and ignition points of polypropylene and I'm glad to see people doing real research and documenting their sources. Frank Romano (chemist)

As long as the stock you begin with has no inheritable genetic defect, you can breed the same roaches indefinitely. This is referred to as linebreeding when done with mammals. After having exchanged the same genes over and over again, eventually every roach in the entire colony will be...