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<blockquote data-quote="The Wolven" data-source="post: 347992" data-attributes="member: 12740"><p>What temperature are you keeping them at? Lats are quite skittish and should be zoomy. As for their food, they're not a super protein driven roach. Apples, carrots, sweet potatoes and greens are good food for them! Oranges work too. I'd make sure to give a variety of fruits/veggies too. If you want to avoid fruit flies though, you can stick with greens like mustard greens, dandelion leaves, etc. Red runners seem to prefer fruits though so do what you think is best. </p><p></p><p>However, I would suggest you keep a very tight limit on the population as it grows. Keep just enough roaches for a steady colony. Have a tight-fitting lid with a roach barrier. I know these guys can't climb plastic but it's better safe than sorry. I know of an experienced guy who makes his own barrier for roaches and apparently it works better than Vaseline. </p><p></p><p>If you want a soft-bodied, prolific roach that's not nearly as much of a concern as lats, try orangeheads. I know [USER=2948]@agent A[/USER] would also have some roaches in mind that are safer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Wolven, post: 347992, member: 12740"] What temperature are you keeping them at? Lats are quite skittish and should be zoomy. As for their food, they're not a super protein driven roach. Apples, carrots, sweet potatoes and greens are good food for them! Oranges work too. I'd make sure to give a variety of fruits/veggies too. If you want to avoid fruit flies though, you can stick with greens like mustard greens, dandelion leaves, etc. Red runners seem to prefer fruits though so do what you think is best. However, I would suggest you keep a very tight limit on the population as it grows. Keep just enough roaches for a steady colony. Have a tight-fitting lid with a roach barrier. I know these guys can't climb plastic but it's better safe than sorry. I know of an experienced guy who makes his own barrier for roaches and apparently it works better than Vaseline. If you want a soft-bodied, prolific roach that's not nearly as much of a concern as lats, try orangeheads. I know [USER=2948]@agent A[/USER] would also have some roaches in mind that are safer. [/QUOTE]
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