Landy Tomiln

How about 500+? That was my first inclination as I've ordered all my insects from Peter. He's been very accommodating and I appreciate his degree of communication. I contacted him about the larder beetles that bugsincyberspace is currently selling, but he said, "I don't think they are as ravenous as some other dermestids possibly on the market. You might explore around for the ones you're probably really looking for." I found pretty good deal for what I'm getting on ebay from hobby taxidermists.

I'm going into Taxidermy and I'm starting my first ravenous colony of taxidermist grade dermestid beetles this summer. The adult Dermestid Beetle gets to be almost 1/3 of an inch long. Would 200+ Dermestid Beetles fit in a 5.5gal tank?

That substrate sounds phenomenal. I just have coconut fiber down there right now. But I know they would enjoy a higher variety of organic matter.

I love the branch idea. Fun and arboreal.

Absolutely stunning! Is it like a desk ornament?

I'm trying to get a feel for the magnitude of foreign species of cockroaches' potential to invade an ecosystem. If a roach owner were to set their captive bred, supposed tropical species free into the wilderness of Colorado, what is the level of potential danger? What would happen?

That sounds agreeable. I just needed a second opinion. Thank you!

The larger container is a half gallon bigger. It looks like I could manage to keep the L. subcincta in one of the smaller containers, but adding more substrate. And the D. paulinoi would fit in the other container of the same size. And if B. craniifer are getting to be as big as 60mm, perhaps they should go into the larger container?

I just purchased 7, 18-count styrofoam egg cartons to use in my roach enclosures, thinking they were pulp. But when the bid ended and after I paid, I realized the miscommunication. And there's no returning something as measly as an egg carton. Would including a styrofoam egg carton in a cockroach enclosure compromise the health of my babies?

How big do these species get? I have three enclosures, two smaller and one larger. The amount of roaches per species is listed next to each. L. subcincta (2) B. craniifer (2) D. paulinoi (4) The obvious arrangement would be to keep the four ornate velvets in the bigger container. More roaches = more space, right? But I'm also considering keeping the glow spots in the bigger container, including more substrate for them to burrow around in. But only if the ornate velvet adults are approx. less than 1" in their sexually mature state, where four roaches of this size could remain cozy in a close-fitting space What do you think?