Justin Carl
Avid Member
Hello chameleon enthusiast and fellow roach breeders!
I have a great tip for breeding roaches without disturbing the adults.
This will help you separate the babies without disturbing your breeding colony.
Supplies needed:
2 five gallon buckets
1 drill with a 1/2" bit
4 1/2" screws
1 saw
1 Hot glue gun
screen
roach flats
roach food
Your top bucket/breeding bucket will be for your adults.
Take your drill with a 1/2" bit and start drilling a dozen or more holes in the bottom.
This will allow the babies to fall through and the adults cant.
Then take a bucket lid and cut the center out and install screen.
If your lazy like me, then go to WalMart and in their fishing section where they sell bait bucket lids.
I think they are 3 dollars.
They have a flip top which makes it easy to toss food in.
http://www.castawaylakes.com/BucketLid.html
The bottom bucket is where all of your babies will fall into.
The first thing you want to do is install you screw stops.
The screws keep the top bucket from sliding down to far into the bottom bucket.
I installed the 4 screw 7 inches from the bottom of the bucket.
Each one was spaced equally around the outside of the bucket.
When you are done with that, then you need to cut out your air holes.
I cut two 3"x5" rectangles on opposite sides of the bucket.
Install the screen on the inside. It looks much better this way.
I used a glue gun to fix the screen to bucket.
Slide your top bucket into the bottom one.
Toss in some egg crates, roach food, and adult breeders.
Give it a little time, and you should have a great breeding method.
If you have any questions let me know.
I have a great tip for breeding roaches without disturbing the adults.
This will help you separate the babies without disturbing your breeding colony.
Supplies needed:
2 five gallon buckets
1 drill with a 1/2" bit
4 1/2" screws
1 saw
1 Hot glue gun
screen
roach flats
roach food
Your top bucket/breeding bucket will be for your adults.
Take your drill with a 1/2" bit and start drilling a dozen or more holes in the bottom.
This will allow the babies to fall through and the adults cant.
Then take a bucket lid and cut the center out and install screen.
If your lazy like me, then go to WalMart and in their fishing section where they sell bait bucket lids.
I think they are 3 dollars.
They have a flip top which makes it easy to toss food in.
http://www.castawaylakes.com/BucketLid.html
The bottom bucket is where all of your babies will fall into.
The first thing you want to do is install you screw stops.
The screws keep the top bucket from sliding down to far into the bottom bucket.
I installed the 4 screw 7 inches from the bottom of the bucket.
Each one was spaced equally around the outside of the bucket.
When you are done with that, then you need to cut out your air holes.
I cut two 3"x5" rectangles on opposite sides of the bucket.
Install the screen on the inside. It looks much better this way.
I used a glue gun to fix the screen to bucket.
Slide your top bucket into the bottom one.
Toss in some egg crates, roach food, and adult breeders.
Give it a little time, and you should have a great breeding method.
If you have any questions let me know.