Should I get lobster?
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It depends what you're feeding but it's always nice to have an extra colony.
Jesus
Fourth Instar
Bearded dragons, pacman frogs, tarantula's, scorpions, centipedes
I need more pets because dubia are breeding like crazy I dunno what am I gonna do with many dubias selling ain't easy
also read you need to use vaseline for lobsters? because they can climb any surface, that would suck it gets messy
lovebugfarm
Eleventh Instar
My two favorite feeders are red runners and orange heads. I have lobsters now but the one time ive opened the bin for half a second like 6 got out. I think they would be good in the fast breeding/growing catagory but they are hard to sell and fast so if you have to many feeders already they might not be a good option. I wish there were more roaches like red runners those guys rock.
Jesus
Fourth Instar
I got 15 I was gonna get half females and half males but the guy told me I needed more females than males so I told him 10 females and 5 males
they run fast and they are hard to sex so I dunno if he ripped me off or not, he did took his time choosing them but then got himself annoyed because some escaped since he did not have a petrolium jelly barrier
noticed 4 of them do not have wings the rest have wings each roach was $.15 cents, could've gotten more but I haven't gotten the permanent sterelite bin to put em in, had to use a plastic pet carrier for the time being while I get the container
they run fast and they are hard to sex so I dunno if he ripped me off or not, he did took his time choosing them but then got himself annoyed because some escaped since he did not have a petrolium jelly barrier
noticed 4 of them do not have wings the rest have wings each roach was $.15 cents, could've gotten more but I haven't gotten the permanent sterelite bin to put em in, had to use a plastic pet carrier for the time being while I get the container
Jesus
Fourth Instar
temperatures here haven't dropped low seems they only reproduce when It's hot specially summer my baby hissers were escaping during summer cause the petrolium jelly melt but since you got red runners I have 2 questions how do you capture/separate them when you need feeders? those things run super fast
2nd would they infest me? awhile ago I was cleaning a cage and found 3 of them chilling under the cage obviously I had to kill them otherwise they would've escaped and 3 days ago I saw something dark moving fast behind another cage couldn't tell what it was
lovebugfarm
Eleventh Instar
I swear by gasket bins for climbers its a must and no petrolium. Red runners are fast but cant climb so i knock them into a smaller bin then pour them into a jar with holes in the lid the size of the feeder i need normally tiny. Then i turn the jar over into a container and let them fall out of the holes. Its a lil complicated but think of it like a giant salt shaker..but for roaches. Very lil chance of infesting as long as your bins have very smooth sides.
Jesus
Fourth Instar
can you please make a video tutorial? It's ok if it takes you awhile to make it I'll wait
seen tutorials about dubias but not about red runners
lovebugfarm
Eleventh Instar
Ok will do im gonna try to feed my spiders tonight or tomorrow hopefully i can find my camera. 
Jesus
Fourth Instar
Ok will do im gonna try to feed my spiders tonight or tomorrow hopefully i can find my camera.
Did you make the video? where's the video? just read the males are the ones with wings
Both adult males and females have wings, the nymphs don't.
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Jesus
Fourth Instar
Oops, sorry, didn't notcie the topic switched to red runners lol! Yeah the males have long, light brown wings, whereas the females have tiny, vestigial tegmina.
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Jesus
Fourth Instar
No worries!
I'm having problems sexting lobster roaches though
I hope I get to see babies soon only got 14 because budget is tight
Out of 14 roaches you are bound to have individuals of both sexes, hopefully you get some babies from them soon!No worries!
I'm having problems sexting lobster roaches though
pannaking22
Gyna
I'm sure you got both genders in there and if you have lobsters and something edible you'll get nymphs in no time! What temp do you have them at?No worries!
I'm having problems sexting lobster roaches though
Jesus
Fourth Instar
I gave them dog food because if I give them fruit/veggies they are not gonna eat it cause they are so small and just 14
I'm using a critter keeper with egg carton for the time being, was gonna move them to a 40 gallon bin but not sure if I should wait for babies first
once I move them to the 40 gallon bin I'd have to put a vaseline barrier as well right now they don't have vaseline rarely they get at the top
temperature I have no clue exactly but outside it's hot during the day (like 73) and colder at night (like 60) obviously it's gonna get colder in December
I'm using a critter keeper with egg carton for the time being, was gonna move them to a 40 gallon bin but not sure if I should wait for babies first
once I move them to the 40 gallon bin I'd have to put a vaseline barrier as well right now they don't have vaseline rarely they get at the top
temperature I have no clue exactly but outside it's hot during the day (like 73) and colder at night (like 60) obviously it's gonna get colder in December
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pannaking22
Gyna
Just half a carrot should be enough for them. You may still want to put vaseline in the critter keeper since they're still fairly good at climbing. That's a little cool at night, but you won't have to worry about the temps as much until they're adults.