URGENT! Moving in less than 24 hours.

Tleilaxu

Tleilaxu

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As the title says I'm moving very shortly, I'm going to bring the roaches with me, my question, is mixing all three species in a container going to work, I'm planning on overnight shipping.

I know it's not professional but I'm short on time and containers. Prompt replies are appreciated. Also will using paper towels work, I lack egg crate.

Hopefully I can document this....

 
It'll be OK just for overnight shipping, be sure to give them a LOT of ventilation and make sure the container they are shipped in has a good amount of padding in for them, (preferably damp, but not wet paper towels), don't want them to get jostled around a lot! You also don't want to pack them too tightly either though!

 
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Hisserdude said:
It'll be OK just for overnight shipping, be sure to give them a LOT of ventilation and make sure the container they are shipped in has a good amount of padding in for them, (preferably damp, but not wet paper towels), don't want them to get jostled around a lot! You also don't want to pack them too tightly either though!
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Crap I only gave them around seven airholes, much like their containers. They have dry paper towels as well, though given the 68 percent humidity levels along with them all is sure to moisten them. I gave them one piece of dog food.

It's too late to unpack them. I thought it would be the same or similar to shipping scorpions, well given the fact these species are extremely hardy may work in my favor. :(

Next blog post: "How to easily kill your Periplaneta." 

 
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Yikes, well I hope they survive, in the summer, good ventilation is very important for most species, maybe they'll survive though, it's only overnight shipping after all.

 
I don't know if it will make a difference or not but each hole is the diameter of a large Philips screwdriver, and there is both a thin crack on the cover and bottom of the container....

@Hisserdude on my blog you can see the container size and amount being shipped, along with the airholes and crack in the cage.

 
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Yeah, that's not a lot of ventilation at all, don't know how they'll fare. :( Keep us updated, with any luck they'll arrive OK, it's only overnight shipping after all. Where are you moving BTW, still in FL or somewhere where it's legal to keep exotic roaches? :)

 
Hisserdude said:
Yeah, that's not a lot of ventilation at all, don't know how they'll fare. :( Keep us updated, with any luck they'll arrive OK, it's only overnight shipping after all. Where are you moving BTW, still in FL or somewhere where it's legal to keep exotic roaches? :)
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I've decided to gamble, I unpacked everything, possibly compromising the box and epic tape and packing job, and put a lot more airholes into the lid, to the point the lid is flimsy, and some of the holes maybe large enough for the smallest of my current nymphs to go through, but having just checked on them they all seemed pretty chill, having them under an actual vent helps. As a bonus I managed to catch one more mid sized female americana nymph.

I'm moving back to Minnesota so exotic roaches will be open to me, however I just can't ditch my first roaches.

 
Tleilaxu said:
I've decided to gamble, I unpacked everything, possibly compromising the box and epic tape and packing job, and put a lot more airholes into the lid, to the point the lid is flimsy, and some of the holes maybe large enough for the smallest of my current nymphs to go through, but having just checked on them they all seemed pretty chill, having them under an actual vent helps. As a bonus I managed to catch one more mid sized female americana nymph.

I'm moving back to Minnesota so exotic roaches will be open to me, however I just can't ditch my first roaches.
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Good, hopefully now the ventilation will be more suitable, really hope they get there OK! :)

Yay, now you get to expand your roach horizons even more!! :D #DeropeltisForTleilaxu!!! :P

 
Well roaches did not show up when they were supposed to.... :(

Fortunately the weather is much cooler than in Florida...

 
Tleilaxu said:
It's going to be another 48 hours later.

RIP roaches, I'm sure the scorpion will be fine.

#NoMorePeriplanetaForTleilaxu
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Wow, see, that's why I don't bother with express shipping when buying bugs from people, it can take just as long as priority, so why bother? Hopefully they'll get there safely, they are two pretty hardy genera of roaches...

 
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I paid 50.00 bucks too what a pos preformance. 

#mostexpensiveperiplanetaever

 
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