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i must get rid of these this week 600-ish nauphoeta cinerea, mixed sizes-$20 30-ish gyna caffrrorum medium nymphs-$20 4 subadult male blaberus giganteus-$15 shipping priority with heat pack/insulation-$12 US only

i have a bin with my shelfordella colony and whenever i reach in there and let them crawl on my skin, adult females start nibbling on my skin why r they doing this? they are rather painful

poor girl any tips? most of the babies died too and they wont stop burrowing :(

looking for a good deal on panchlorea nivea deropeltis paulinoi would prefer from the same person so i only have to pay shipping once, but whatever works i guess thanx :)

other than "calm down" lol here is the issue i kinda let my roaches go over the fall, and they stopped breeding, stopped eating, and are starting to die yes i do plan to buy more to boost the colonies but i need suggestions as far as inexpensive heating, housing and substrate go here is a...

got 6 extra male fusca for sale i had 9 adults only 1 is female so i am selling 6 they r $6 each or all 6 for $32 they r for pretty much anything good feeders too check out this video:

Here is a quick clip of my 4 roach setups

2 have died The nymphs get a black spot under the legs and turn limp and they die I don't want all then to die like this They have sterile coco bark and dead leaves and some pieces of fresh cut oak wood in the cage and a cardboard house I made to hide in I feed them veggies fruits and fish...

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Ok so u will probably ask me, why do I care abt the health of 1 measly lobster roach? Wat if it turns into a colony-wide problem?? I have an adult with a pointy yellow thingy stickin out the abdomen and it's pumpin the abdomen and I think the thing is moving Is a parasitic worm emerging from...

So I am setting up a blaberus cage and I'm going to put cardboard structures in for the nymphs to climb and hide under But there is moist substrate and I'm worried the cardboard will for mold Can I spray paint it or something to keep it dry and mold free?? Thanx :D

just wondering, which is better for a clean up crew, isopods or springtails? also, how can i culture isopods i caught outside? thanx :D

I need help When I first got my lobster roaches they would eat the fish flakes and dog food without a problem Now they don't seem to be eating it at all :( , and despite new babies, not much fruit has been consumed Help please :(

Hey all, I've noticed lately several lobster roaches aborting ootheca for some reason, and I've found abt 6 in the cage and the other roaches eat them They get lots of variation in diet and I always have fish flakes in the cage Why r they aborting their eggs? Thanx :)

hey all, just curious, anyone use hydrofoam seedling heat mats to warm their roaches? i'm thinkin in investing into a few but i wanna know if they r good to use do i need to get a thermostat device to control the temp too? thanx :)