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Since I'm getting anoles later this summer, i decided to start my own colony of feeder roaches. I've been researching this for a while, and it looks like dubia roaches are easier to keep than crickets, more size-appropriate for anoles, and overall better nutrition. Pics of my setup and a few of my roaches behind the cut.
I had a 66 qt storage tub laying around, so I decided to use that. I cut out that nice little rectangular panel in the top, since that indent was perfect for gluing a bit of screen to keep the roaches in and still allow ventilation.
At the suggestion of several roach keepers, I decided to glue the egg crate material into blocks for easy handling. They line the tote for about two-thirds of the width, leaving me plenty of room to put down a few plastic lids for food and water crystals.
In fact, Dr. Berenbaum found the food right away.
She's a big girl, already far too big for an anole. Fortunately, I do need adults to keep breeding. I kind of want to tame her to like being handled a bit.
And here is Orson, currently my only male. He seems like a rather old man, so I'm hoping for some other males to mature soon.
No new babies yet, but there have been a few successful molts.
Furthermore, no deaths yet. Hopefully I'll have a thriving colony soon.
I had a 66 qt storage tub laying around, so I decided to use that. I cut out that nice little rectangular panel in the top, since that indent was perfect for gluing a bit of screen to keep the roaches in and still allow ventilation.
At the suggestion of several roach keepers, I decided to glue the egg crate material into blocks for easy handling. They line the tote for about two-thirds of the width, leaving me plenty of room to put down a few plastic lids for food and water crystals.
In fact, Dr. Berenbaum found the food right away.
She's a big girl, already far too big for an anole. Fortunately, I do need adults to keep breeding. I kind of want to tame her to like being handled a bit.
And here is Orson, currently my only male. He seems like a rather old man, so I'm hoping for some other males to mature soon.
No new babies yet, but there have been a few successful molts.
Furthermore, no deaths yet. Hopefully I'll have a thriving colony soon.