I bought 1K -3K hatchling turkistan roaches at the beginning of January when I first got my beardie and as of this week it looks like they are almost all grown up! I am seeing a lot of huge females and a lot of males with wings. I could start harvesting the males but I don't want to disturb the colony before I get my first babies. I haven't seen any egg sacks yet but I keep checking for them (I have had some adults for about 3 weeks now). I can't wait so I can get off of these stupid crix which i spent $20 on last week and all arrived dead (my fault for not checking the weather). Either way, I am getting impatient for these things to start out. Sometimes I wish that I hadn't been so greedy and bought 200 or so adults than 1,000 + babies. Oh well.
Does anyone know generally how much longer it should take for me to see babies? I have the temps in the high 80's in the hot spot, I have tow ashtrays filled with water crystals. Each morning I put a wad of paper towels on the cool side and put water crystals on those and I feed Betta Food, dog food, cat food, shrimp pellets, and "rejected greens" from my beardie's salad prep.
Does anyone know generally how much longer it should take for me to see babies? I have the temps in the high 80's in the hot spot, I have tow ashtrays filled with water crystals. Each morning I put a wad of paper towels on the cool side and put water crystals on those and I feed Betta Food, dog food, cat food, shrimp pellets, and "rejected greens" from my beardie's salad prep.