how do i get roaches living in Canada

[xqtggsl]

i live in Canada, and there are laws restricting the owning of exotic roaches, which includes most of the common types that are used as feeders for BDs. is anyone on this forum from Canada also? do you guys have any ideas or tips? how do i get some roaches for feeders? thanks a bunch

 

[kjinxx2]

You don't Canadians are lucky to have crickets right now, and there was a big fight for that, if people start illegally importing different insects then we could lose that again

 

[xqtggsl]

You don't Canadians are lucky to have crickets right now, and there was a big fight for that, if people start illegally importing different insects then we could lose that again

yeah, but buying them from a pet store is expensive, $7+tax for 100 (which lasts about a week), and keeping them in large numbers stinks like crap. while roaches like dubia, or B Lateralis are better nutritionally, and they are a one time investment if you decide to keep a colony going...

 

[kjinxx2]

You don't Canadians are lucky to have crickets right now, and there was a big fight for that, if people start illegally importing different insects then we could lose that again

yeah, but buying them from a pet store is expensive, $7+tax for 100 (which lasts about a week), and keeping them in large numbers stinks like crap. while roaches like dubia, or B Lateralis are better nutritionally, and they are a one time investment if you decide to keep a colony going...

Oh I know I'm just saying that for the sake of bug breeding as a whole I would advise against bringing a colony to Canada.

 

[xqtggsl]

[/quote]Oh I know I'm just saying that for the sake of bug breeding as a whole I would advise against bringing a colony to Canada.[/quote]

true, however the actual laws restricting tropical roaches is just absurd. naturally they cannot survive in Canada, and outside of the breeding box they are dead. it is impossible for those species to overtake native species and or become a threat to anything, i don't see how those making the rules don't even see that. but somehow german and asian roaches that infest and thrive in our weather is permitted (guess that's because they already have established in canada)