Roach murderer

[jamest0o0]

I have.... had*, two types of roaches orange head and dubia. I was using a small space heater to heat a closet with their two bins in the closet, and mistakenly a cricket bin. I accidently set the thermostat too high not paying attention. Few hours later it was 120 degrees in my closet. Literally every single orange head was dead. The cleaner beetles were just fine though. My dubia on the other hand all survived and seem fine. Half my crickets died too. So are orange heads more sensitive to temperature change, it seems weird they all died, but no dubias died. Also i was looking for better suggestions than a space heater because this takes away the ability for them to thermoregulate. I'm nervous to use heatpads even though they seem to be the best option.

 

[JacksJill]

Poor lil orange heads.
I use a three setting heating pad under my roach and cricket bins in the garage with night time lowest temps of 40˚F. Wish I had a better idea for you.

 

[jamest0o0]

I was thinking of doing the same actually, can i just place it ontop of the heatpad lowest setting without having to worry?

 

[JacksJill]

I do half of the bin on half off so they can self regulate as needed. Indoors I would try the lowest setting and see what temp you get. I put the food on the unheated side to slow down spoilage and the egg crates over the heated area.

 

[Joseph 1233]

I was thinking of doing the same actually, can i just place it ontop of the heatpad lowest setting without having to worry?

You should just drop a thermometer in there to be sure.

 

[Andee]

I use a heatpad made for reptiles, one of my favorites is the type that can be used multiple times. If you plan to attach to the underside of the bin, put the bin on some sort of wood on all four corners so that there is air flow. Also use a thermostat for it. I have all mine on thermostats though they only cover 1/2 of the bin on my largest one, but I never attach one without a thermostat.

 

[medgecko]

I'm using this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016MKY7C8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for my dubias. I like the digital readout.

 

[JohnnyLawrence]

Absolutely go with the Heat Pad. You can engineer screen tops and put a low-wattage heat bulb at the top as well. Don't forget humidity, or the lack of, might have killed them in the high temps.