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    Phorid flies, peruvian and fusca bins??

    I've been battling some phorid flies lately. I'm very confused why I keep finding dead adults in my b fusca and Peruvian bins. I have tons of nymphs and the living ones seem to be thriving, but I'll find a few adults dead swarming with flies pretty regularly. Don't seem to be finding any dead...
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    Wanted large amounts: dubia, discoid, orangehead, ivory, speckled banana, hissers, pycnoscelus + starter colonies of pantanal, palid, glowspot, panchl

    Looking for bulk of these species(if possible): -Ember roach and other pycnoscelus -Speckled Banana -Craniifer -Dubia -Discoid -Oranghead -Ivory -Any hisser species Also interested in small starter colonies of: -pantanal -palid -glowspot -panchlora species other than giant or...
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    Does anybody have giant green bananas?

    I have bought these twice now and they were either a mix or just regulars. Does anyone have a real colony of these. I would like to purchase some.
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    Cheap, reliable protein source other than dog/cat food

    Going on a post spree today lol... anyway, was wondering if some ody could recommend a staple protein source for roach colonies that isn't dog/cat/fish/etc food. Some of my roaches get fed off to chameleons and I'd prefer they only eat vegan sources if possible. Maybe some sort of seeds or nuts...
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    Trouble telling giant green banana roaches from regular

    So I bought these a while back, I could definitely tell what I think were the giant females. They were noticeably larger. I'm not sure if the others are males, or regular banana roaches. Im also unsure if they can hybridize if they happen to be mixed together... I'd really like to get a steady...
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    Mold on cork bark?

    So I just boiled some cork bark and put it in a new bin for my banana roaches. It got some green mold growing over it now after a couple days. I've never had cork bark grow mold before and all of the substrate is new. The bin is no more humid than others I've used... any idea what's up with this?
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    What do you use for substrate?

    Was wondering what you all use in your substrate mix, mainly regarding species like: P Nivea Pycnoscelus surinamensis Archimandrita tesselata Blaberus giganteus Gyna centurio/lurida/caffrorum Hissers Etc... I was using orchid bark, but was told it could be harmful, any thoughts? I've...
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    What CuC do you keep with your roaches/inverts?

    Was just wondering which CuC is recommended(if any). I made the wrong choice of using isopods with some of my species, stressing the roaches out. The cleaner beetles in large numbers seem to cause problems too. I use springtails with my stickbugs, not sure if they would bother the roaches? I...
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    Hisser death, turned white almost like mold?

    I've seen this twice over the past several months, a mid sized hisser nymph dead. In between the stripes and on the bottom they turned white so it looked like a zebra.
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    Suggestions for odd/unique inverts to breed?

    Just interested in hearing anyone's ideas for something different to breed that could also be used as an occasional feeder. I have roaches(obviously lol), d gigantea(green bean sticks), snails, superworms, 8 isopod species including the large spanish p sevilla, and lastly not an invert, but...
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    Phasmids kept bioactively???

    I keep gigantea (green bean stick), was wondering if I could keep them with substrate to take care of the poop. Only thing is I want to hatch the eggs, would the eggs be fine in the substrate? Would springtails eat the eggs? I'd be hesitant to use isopods or anything else because they tend to...
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    Mulberry, grape, fig, hibiscus leaves?

    I already add oak leaves to pretty much all of my natural enclosures. Was wondering if anyone keeps species that enjoy these types of leaves. I'm pretty sure they're all safe and nutritious. In the winter a lot of their leaves drop, was thinking of using them as leaf litter/food. I offer them...
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    Anyone keep giant bananas?

    I have some of these, bought them a few times and it seems like a lot of them are just regular banana roaches with a few being the giants. Do they continually grow once they turn green and grow wings? 
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    Peppered roach and giant cave roach deaths

    Okay to start, they are in separate bins, but these are my latest roach species and the only ones that are having problems. I got 3 adult peppereds(all of which slowed down and died) and 5 mixed size giant cave roaches(just found 1 dead, but others running around seemingly fine) when I...
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    Looking for gyna centurio, blaberus craniifer, blaberus fusca

    Would like to find someone with all 3 available
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    Any roach species you mix?

    Sorry I'm new here, not sure how many times this has been asked... im just curious if any of you mix species and if so which? I keep GBR and surinams together with no problems that I can tell. I also have a smaller bin that I keep upstairs at my 'feeder deck' to be gutloaded and fed off over the...
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    New here!

    So I am mainly into chameleon keeping which I got into a few years ago. I have Panthers and a yellow lip parson's. When I started with Panthers, I knew getting some feeder roaches would be ideal though I was a little intimidated by them, especially the orangeheads. Over time that passed and I...
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