G. portentosa Photodump and Housing Males Together?

Oooooh yeah, I have Vaseline on the top, the vent holes are covered from the inside with screen which is taped all around the edge, and before I pop the lid back on I place a piece of screen between the top and the lid. Sterilite bins are very convenient!

 
Orin mentioned that when he wants to downsize on his roach numbers he simply doesn't offer them food. Whether this stops them from breeding or they simply eat each other, I don't know. lol

 
I thought animal cruelty laws didn't apply to invertebrates? Back when the movie Joe's Apartment came out PETA tried to get them for cruelty towards the roaches, especially the ones being mooshed. Something transpired yadda yadda and nothing came of it. The judge basically ruled that insects are not animals of the same class as those covered under those laws and not protected. Same thing happened in Men in Black when Will Smith steps on some cockroaches near a dumpster to anger the alien roach. Same result too, nothing changed and they can basically be smooched on camera without worry.

 
vfox said:
I thought animal cruelty laws didn't apply to invertebrates? Back when the movie Joe's Apartment came out PETA tried to get them for cruelty towards the roaches, especially the ones being mooshed. Something transpired yadda yadda and nothing came of it. The judge basically ruled that insects are not animals of the same class as those covered under those laws and not protected. Same thing happened in Men in Black when Will Smith steps on some cockroaches near a dumpster to anger the alien roach. Same result too, nothing changed and they can basically be smooched on camera without worry.
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Not ANIMALS? :blink: :blink: :blink: :wacko:

 
i really like the pvc hides for them. looks real clean. how well do they do in it? do they seem to like them better or as well as cardboard/egg-crates?

 
Haha, well I'm expecting about 500 roaches soon here, so I'd say they do just fine! And this is why I'm now keeping the males and females separate!

This is probably a stupid question and just a mistake on my part, but I have a female who JUST gave birth and is now airing out a pretty far along ootheca, am I losing it or do they actually do crap like that?

 
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KitKatie329 said:
Haha, well I'm expecting about 500 roaches soon here, so I'd say they do just fine! And this is why I'm now keeping the males and females separate!

This is probably a stupid question and just a mistake on my part, but I have a female who JUST gave birth and is now airing out a pretty far along ootheca, am I losing it or do they actually do crap like that?
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I think they actually do crap like that.....

how hong ago did it give birth?

 
KitKatie329 said:
About a week ago, and I pulled her out of my breeding tank specifically, and in the female tank she was like, "Hey! Not so fast newbie, BAM! Ootheca"
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Lol. I don't know if roaches have a cool down period to regenerate their nutrients between birthings or not, I'll assume if they are well fed and cared for they don't and will have one after another. My discoids are like that, babies, extended ootheca, babies, ect ect.

 
Wow, that's hardcore, I'm glad I have more than enough room to toss some bins in my closet! How complicated and legal is it to sell these? I know how to package them but how about shipping over state lines, etc? I know no Florida right? Do I need a license? I guess like a USDA license or something?

 
KitKatie329 said:
Wow, that's hardcore, I'm glad I have more than enough room to toss some bins in my closet! How complicated and legal is it to sell these? I know how to package them but how about shipping over state lines, etc? I know no Florida right? Do I need a license? I guess like a USDA license or something?
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It's pretty easy to sell, no license needed, and no Florida like you said. Make sure to send a small overcount for deaths. Most full grown roaches sell for about $1 each. If you're just trying to get rid of them, lots of forum members can take them for the price of shipping (like me--I'll take any species, any time)

Hopes this helps. :D

 
Ooh so much awesome information! Thank you! I'm beginning to wonder how many cultures I can hide in my closet before my dad notices, I'm officially hooked and looking into a few different species to add to my collection. Yay!

 
KitKatie329 said:
Ooh so much awesome information! Thank you! I'm beginning to wonder how many cultures I can hide in my closet before my dad notices, I'm officially hooked and looking into a few different species to add to my collection. Yay!
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It's best to be up front about it, that way you don't need to hide anything and can openly talk about it. Plus then people are more open to let more around.

 
Agreed.

Take your dad out to dinner and just lay it out there..."Dad...I have something to tell you, and you wont be happy about it....I like roaches." = )

 
Haha well it's not a secret I'm just not sure at what point he'll get uncomfortable with the amount, plus he doesn't come in my room often so it's not a huge deal.

 
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