RomanBuck Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 So now that i know how to tell if my females are producing, i have 2 of 3 females producing egg cases and the 3rd one is just starting to show signs. in the enclosure i have them in, there are these little soil mites (not confirming that these are soil mites but they are super tiny, smaller than the mites on hissers) and i am worried that the egg cases might be eaten by those or disrupted by them. Is this something to worry about of should i not worry so much? PS: there is no way of taking pictures of them as they so freakin' tiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I would move the oothecae to a clean substrate then, but that is just me. I do not know much about mites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 I actually plan on doing that with just one ooth to see if i can keep them in the enclosure or not. the last ooth that was produced (my first one) was eaten by either the roaches or the mites. now i am heavily feeding the roaches to reduce the risk of the ooths being eaten. While on the topic of ooths, i received 4 B. orientalis ooths, how does one know if they are viable? all seem to be dented but are solid to the touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Sorry, I do not pay a lot of attention on my Blatta lateralis colonies so I do not know if the dented ones are viable. Moist sand as substrate should not be a problem for the oothecae to hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 how bout a mix of sand and eco earth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I think that will not kill them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 I am just about sick of turks now.... I had at least 500 expecting them to breed.... 6 months of having them, no breeding so i feed/sell most of them but i keep 50. a year after getting them i posted on here about egg cases being developed and stuff (litterally within 3 weeks) the female that was producing laid, but the egg case got eaten. so after that i started to feed more heavily so they wouldnt eat the next ones. I JUST checked on them 2 mins ago and found an egg case "skin"..... THEY ATE ANOTHER ONE!!?!?!?!?! I have another female with an egg case on the end of her so I isolated her to make sure the egg case wont get eaten. If this one gets destroyed, I am going to feed them all off to my dragon.... so sic and tired of all of the crap these little things made me go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I do not usually get discouraged so easily, but I think I have a few times in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 It just rediculous I give them the best diet ever and they keep eating the eggs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 That's weird that you're having such difficulty with them. I've always thought of lats as one of the easiest roaches to raise. I just give mine chick mash and water crystals most of the time and there's a nearly endless supply of nymphs. I've never heard of them eating the eggcases. Are you sure they aren't hatching instead? What's their setup and diet like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 there setup is a smaller (not cramped though) dog treat container with one of those moon rocks for hiding and stuff. Eco earth substrate, moist but not saturated. I feed them mostly fruits and veggies but always offer protein in the form of chicken mash, and bearded dragon pellets I KNOW they arent hatching because 1) i dont see any tiny little nymphs and 2) I isolated a female that was about to lay an egg case last night, and there was not egg case on her or on the substrate.... I have no idea what is going on but I will buy more lats only one more time and if they dont lay egg cases or breed, I am done with them.... I know like Inkie14 started with one wild caught female and she has plenty of nymphs and stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forcep Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I don't really think fresh fruit and veggie is a good maple diet for roaches... Those are mostly water. Just feed them dog food and water would be fine. Mine eat eggcases now and then but I don't care; they're reproducing too fast anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 But the thing is is that I feed them bearded dragon pellets all of the time so there is no reason for them to be eating the eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Mine also eat their eggs even though I feed them a lot. It might be better to keep them in a large bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I now have them in a 6 qt tub you get at walmart. hopefully that will be plenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 6qt still might be small. Can you find any large bins such as trash cans? I think it will help in the Turkestan roaches not eating the oothecae. Also digging up the substrate might burry the oothecae and keep the oothecae from hatching, but I do not know about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Kyle from roachcrossing says that a 6qt. bin is a good size considering how few I have left. He says the setup is good but would prefer to put springtails in there. I only have so much space for my roaches so a 6qt tub is going to have to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Oh, okay. He should know. I have not spent time observing my Turkistan roaches so I am uncertain what is best. I have not tried keeping them in such a small container before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I guess we will have tisee if anything gets any better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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