Roach Bin Pics Thread

[jumpinjack]

Wow. This ended up being a hit. I love looking at pics and videos of everyones setups. I'm almost more interested in roaches than I am my beardie

 

[Sapphire]

Wow. This ended up being a hit. I love looking at pics and videos of everyones setups. I'm almost more interested in roaches than I am my beardie

For shame! Lol. Roaches are pretty cool, though. Sometimes I like to sit and watch them scurry around and eat and whatever else they do...

 

[jumpinjack]

Here are some not so good pics of my setup. I had to use my cell phone because my camera is still not working. I only took pics of the inside of my largest bin out of the 3 I have.

 

[Honda99300ex]

Is that your heating pad inside the bin?

 

[StlGreaser]

Here are some pics of my main breeder colony. There are over 320 female and 60 male adults.

Food and water crystal bowls.

Some of the egg flats.

Enjoy.

 

[jumpinjack]

Is that your heating pad inside the bin?

The one on the left is actually a checkbook box and the one on the right is the lid to a strawberry container. My cell doesn't take good pics so I can understand the confustion. My heat pads are on the bottom of the bins.

 

[jumpinjack]

Here are some pics of my main breeder colony. There are over 320 female and 60 male adults.

Food and water crystal bowls.

Some of the egg flats.

Enjoy.

Awesome, thats some serious amount of Frass accumulated in the bottom. I want to start letting mine build up more as I feel like I clean the main breeder bin out too often. How often do you clean yours out?

 

[Honda99300ex]

Is that your heating pad inside the bin?

The one on the left is actually a checkbook box and the one on the right is the lid to a strawberry container. My cell doesn't take good pics so I can understand the confustion. My heat pads are on the bottom of the bins.

I meant the second pic you posted, in the top left I saw the cord, and it led
to te white looking thing on the eggcrate, inwas thinking it was your heating pad lol, maybe a thermometer?

 

[jumpinjack]

Is that your heating pad inside the bin?

The one on the left is actually a checkbook box and the one on the right is the lid to a strawberry container. My cell doesn't take good pics so I can understand the confustion. My heat pads are on the bottom of the bins.

I meant the second pic you posted, in the top left I saw the cord, and it led
to te white looking thing on the eggcrate, inwas thinking it was your heating pad lol, maybe a thermometer?

Oh, my bad! Your correct, it is a digital thermometer.

 

[StlGreaser]

Awesome, thats some serious amount of Frass accumulated in the bottom. I want to start letting mine build up more as I feel like I clean the main breeder bin out too often. How often do you clean yours out?

I clean mine out every 6 to 8 months. The frass gives some more hiding places as the roaches will burrow in it.

 

[Sapphire]

I can't wait til my colony is that big... lol.

 

[Honda99300ex]

I can't wait til my colony is that big... lol.

me either!! I have 250 more coming, so that will put my colony at around 500-550. About 35-40 adult females, so I got a little while to go!! Haha

 

[Sapphire]

I can't wait til my colony is that big... lol.

me either!! I have 250 more coming, so that will put my colony at around 500-550. About 35-40 adult females, so I got a little while to go!! Haha

I have at least 50 adult females... 'Cause I bought 30 at one time and 25 at another... Oddly enough though, when I look into my bin I usually see more males than females. Do females tend to hide more?

 

[jumpinjack]

I can't wait til my colony is that big... lol.

me either!! I have 250 more coming, so that will put my colony at around 500-550. About 35-40 adult females, so I got a little while to go!! Haha

I have at least 50 adult females... 'Cause I bought 30 at one time and 25 at another... Oddly enough though, when I look into my bin I usually see more males than females. Do females tend to hide more?

I would say you are correct. I normally have to move some crates around and then will see all the females hiding unless it is dark and I shine a flashlight in and see them all out and about feeding.

 

[Sapphire]

I just sat by my roach bin for half an hour taking pictures of this roach shedding, lol.

Male or female? It looks female from the short wings but I don't know if males' wings are full size when they first shed?