darwin08":90096 said:
Yeah I have been researching and I am just trying to convince my mom to let me get them. How long would it take if I bought 150 mixed and used an under tank heater for them to start breeding?
Heh, see your mom hasn't got by the whole "roach" thing.
Well to answer your question I would first get a plastic tub. Reason being that it will sustain heat and humidity a whole lot better. That means that your little guys would propagate a whole heck of a lot faster than under less than optimum conditions. BTW if you choose to go this route get an over the counter heat pad at Walgreens or something w/ a shut off. Do not attach UTH to the platic tub, it can become a fire hazard.
If you get 150 of them I'd say within a year you'd be up and running and able to feed out of the colony w/o devastating it. The only other way to get more roaches quicker is to start w/ more. Patience is the key to getting a good, healthy colony going.
-Ian