Recent content by Landy Tomiln

I'm going into Taxidermy and I'm starting my first ravenous colony of taxidermist grade dermestid beetles this summer. The adult Dermestid Beetle gets to be almost 1/3 of an inch long. Would 200+ Dermestid Beetles fit in a 5.5gal tank?

I'm trying to get a feel for the magnitude of foreign species of cockroaches' potential to invade an ecosystem. If a roach owner were to set their captive bred, supposed tropical species free into the wilderness of Colorado, what is the level of potential danger? What would happen?

I just purchased 7, 18-count styrofoam egg cartons to use in my roach enclosures, thinking they were pulp. But when the bid ended and after I paid, I realized the miscommunication. And there's no returning something as measly as an egg carton. Would including a styrofoam egg carton in a...

How big do these species get? I have three enclosures, two smaller and one larger. The amount of roaches per species is listed next to each. L. subcincta (2) B. craniifer (2) D. paulinoi (4) The obvious arrangement would be to keep the four ornate velvets in the bigger container. More...

I am a soon-to-be new roach owner of L. subcincta and B. craniifer couples. And possibly four D. paulinoi. Should I put more substrate with the L. subcincta so they have room to burrow?

I am a soon-to-be new roach owner of L. subcincta and B. craniifer couples (4 total). I had originally planned to house them separately, but can't find the second tank that I had. Would it be fine to house them together in a 1 gallon tank? Or should I buy another tank? Thanks

I am a soon-to-be new roach owner of L. subcincta and B. craniifer couples. And it would be fabulous if members could share pictures of their enclosures with me! so I can get an idea of what I can do to utilize my roach space.

I've been looking to buy a stick insect, only room for one. All the online sellers seem to only be shipping within the U.K. A Sipyloidea sipylus (Pink-Winged Stick Insect) nymph, around the second-to-last instar, is preferred. But I understand the market is tough. So any old stick insect nymph...

I've been looking to buy a stick insect, only room for one. All the online sellers seem to only be shipping within the U.K. A Sipyloidea sipylus (Pink-Winged Stick Insect) nymph, around the second-to-last instar, is preferred. But I understand the market is tough. So any old stick insect nymph...

I'm a soon-to-be new roach owner of L. subcincta and B. craniifer couples. I googled "What is a Feeder Cockroach" and got virtually nothing! So I thought I'd ask the roach forum itself. What exactly is a Feeder Cockroach? And, going a step further, do I own some?

I am a soon-to-be new roach owner of L. subcincta and B. craniifer couples. From what I've seen, food is set out on trays. Is it not possible to just drop dry food pellets onto the substrate itself? I also have water crystals Gut Load cricket drink. Do these get set out on a tray? And how often...