Bug Farm

[NERVOUS]

UPDATE #1: Green Banana Roach bin is no longer empty. I filled it with coconut fiber and cork flats in preparation for a delivery from @nick barta this coming week.

UPDATE #2: Dubias and Lobsters seem to be doing well in their new homes (in my garage). Both colonies are consuming more food than ever before... And when I sneak up on them in the dark I hear LOTS more activity than before (when they were kept in the house). I think the extra 5-10 degrees of warmth they're getting from the addition of overhead heat lamps (with non-luminous ceramic hear emitters) is working well. Now the temps are 85-95 degrees as opposed to 75-85 degrees.

 

[nick barta]

Heat is your best breeding friend.

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[nick barta]

A rose by any other name is still...a rose.

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[Chilipina]

That's a lot of creepy crawlers! I'm so glad they aren't in MY house... oh, WAIT.

 

[trickedoutbiker]

^^ the wife of @NERVOUS? lol. looks like same profile pic pretty much. ;-)

I really like the bug farm setup though. It's nice.

 

[NERVOUS]

^^ the wife of @NERVOUS? lol. looks like same profile pic pretty much. ;-)

I really like the bug farm setup though. It's nice.

Yep, @Chilipina is my wife... Thankfully, she puts up with all of my craziness.

Thanks for the compliments on the big farm. I'm adding some Green Banana Roaches today.

 

[trickedoutbiker]

Thanks for the compliments on the big farm. I'm adding some Green Banana Roaches today.

You really do have a nice setup I like how it is all organized and neat.
I'd get dubia roaches but my gf says no roaches in the house

I understand that a wild roach is probably a bit gross due to the nature of how it lives, but I see no harm in a captive raised one. No diseases and nasty stuff that way. But my gf just doesn't see it that way..... To her, a roach is a roach.

But BANANA roaches..... I'm not sure she even knows there is such a thing. I could get them, and tell her they are yellow beetles

That decision shall be made another day perhaps....

 

[NERVOUS]

The Green Banana bin finally has inhabitants. You can't see them (in this picture), but they're in there!

Green Banana Roaches

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I used coconut fiber as the substrate with cork flats and rounds on top.

Also, the Dubias appear be doing well too... Babies on the way!

Baby Dubias on the way!

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[NERVOUS]

Yep, my Dubias are getting comfortable... Real comfortable!

Dubia sex?

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• Feb 3, 2016

NOTE: Those two Dubias are 'stuck' together somehow.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

That's a lot of creepy crawlers! I'm so glad they aren't in MY house... oh, WAIT.

Welcome to our fun and informative website! You guys are a wonderful team!

 

[nick barta]

You speak of the 2 roaches??

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[caietaro]

Your set up looks great, much more organized than mine ! For my roaches I keep the egg crates stacked vertically so the waste falls to the bottom of the container and keeps the egg crate cleaner longer and makes cleaning the container nice and easy. I really do like the idea of the food trays though; I'm using those plastic covers for resealing open containers of food but I might borrow your food tray idea

 

[NERVOUS]

Your set up looks great, much more organized than mine ! For my roaches I keep the egg crates stacked vertically so the waste falls to the bottom of the container and keeps the egg crate cleaner longer and makes cleaning the container nice and easy. I really do like the idea of the food trays though; I'm using those plastic covers for resealing open containers of food but I might borrow your food tray idea

@caietaro - Yep... I keep my egg crates vertical too, but there's a single layer of horizontal egg crates (on top of the vertical ones) to provide a stable place for the food trays. So far the food trays have been great in terms ease of maintenance.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Smart ideas!

 

[Chilipina]

Welcome to our fun and informative website! You guys are a wonderful team!

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[Chilipina]

The "fruits" of your labor, @NERVOUS. Lobster roach down the hatch!

 

[NERVOUS]

Humidity is easy: i use coco fiber, 32 ounces of water poured in every week or every other week.

CHEERS!

Nick

@nick barta - Do you pour all of the water in at once or do you spread it out (i.e. 8 oz every other day)?