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I have a few questions on how you guys make your enclosures. First off, what do you use to cut a hole in the container for the screen? Secondly, what is the best way to apply screen to the enclosure, a hot glue gun? And will one of the small $3 ones work, or do I need a heavy duty glue gun? Or...

Fall is upon us, and the weather here is slowly starting to get cooler. My Parcoblatta americana colony is doing great, not too much of a die off at all. Now, I've heard that sometimes, CB Parcoblatta do not need a diapause, and can actually die if kept cold. But if they do need a diapause, they...

My Rhabdoblatta formosana colony has gotten big, and with lots of roaches, comes lots of poop. The substrate has been blocked out by frass, and it looks very unappealing. What should I do? Will isopods eat roach frass?

12 Rhabdoblatta formosana mixed nymphs $35 plus Priority shipping, Paypal only. (USA only). PM me to order. This is a great deal for this species!! Terms and conditions: I am not responsible for any deaths due to mishandling, acts of God and temperature. If your temps are in the 90's or...

Could we bring back the roach of the month posts? Looking back they seem fun, and there are alot more species in the hobby than before, so it'd be a while till we ran out of species to post about. Anyone else think it's a good idea?

What are your guys thoughts on predatory mites, good or bad? They have recently showed up in a few of my cages and are spreading outward from them. They are big, and I don't like them. But the real question is, will my roaches mind them? Should I sterilize the infested cages, or will they die...

One of my horseshoe crab roach nymphs matured yesterday, which I was pretty excited about. Now it is very sluggish and looks very much like it was dying. What happened? Why is it dying? The cage was a little warm, but probably not much above 78/80 F. None of the nymphs are showing similar...

I just caught 7 ambush bug nymphs right now, does anyone know how to care for them? Do they like moisture, what should I feed them, do they need something thin and cylindrical to perch on like a stick, or will pieces of toilet paper rolls do? (I found them on plant stems). And what do they like...

Yesterday morning I checked my Rabdoblatta formosana cage to find a half eaten aborted ooth. I left it in there, assuming the roaches would eat the rest. Right now I checked the cage and there are babies coming out of the ooth! Not nymphs from another litter, these ones are still white and seem...

Its been a few weeks since my female has laid her first fertile ooth, and it hasn't hatched yet... should I be concerned? I'm keeping them on moist coco fiber. The cage doesn't have a TON of ventilation, so it stays moist for a long time, I haven't had to mist the cage much. The temps are in the...

Hey, I was wondering how you guys keep your lesser mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus). What do you guys use as a substrate? Do you keep them moist or dry? Do the larva need too be separated in order to pupate, (like Eleodes or Zophobas), or can they be kept together, (like Tenebrio)? Thanks in...

I would like to buy some of these. I know they are very rare and hard to find in the hobby, but if anyone has some available, or knows someone that does, please Pm me. Thanks in advance!! :)

So I have these mites, that do best in really dry containers. Other mites don't do well in drier containers, but these ones love dryness. They are in all my containers, but they are becoming increasingly abundant in my Polyphaga saussurei and aegyptiaca containers. The substrate is coconut...

Hi, I am considering getting one of these from a petstore near me, but I have a few questions. 1: How big do males get? The store sells males, and I hear that females can get up to 7 inches long, but I don't really want something that big. Are the males smaller? 2: Are darkling beetle larva...

Hi, I have been getting really itchy when i sweat, but it is only in my bedroom, which is where I keep all my bugs. The itching is severe, there are no inflammations, no hives, no sneezing, just unbearable itching when I sweat. It can happen when I lift my cages, or move around a lot, my room is...

Where is the cheapest place to get heat packs? Thanks in advance!! :)

Can you start a colony of Therea sp with 4 to 5 individuals? Thanks in advance! :)

I do not know if I am allowed to "advertise" my blog on here, if I am not, then feel free to tear down this thread. I have started a new blog about my bugs and how I'm keeping them. Just wanted to share in case anyone's interested. :) Here's the link: http://invertebratedude.blogspot.com Thanks!

Hi, I am looking into getting some Arenivaga sp (tonkawa and genitalis), and i would like to know how you guys are keeping them. Is coconut fiber mixed with some sphagnum moss good for a substrate? Are they hard to keep? Any input would be helpful, thanks in advance! :)

My Polyphaga aegyptiaca nymphs do not seem to burrow much, and prefer to wander around their cage. Is this usual behavior for this species? The substrate is a mix of dead leaves, coconut fiber, and long fibered sphagnum moss. The P.saussurei nymphs have the same substrate, and they are...