bluefire Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Is it possible that if cockroaches were in too large of an area would they not be able to find their food and water dish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Probably not though I'd imagine if you were looking at some ridiculously small individuals in a ridiculously large cage they may have trouble with it. Too large of an enclosure will stress many species out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbrush Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have to agree, sometimes I split a colony prematurely, everything slow down, including eating, movement, countship... etc. For most species I have, the perfect quantity for a box is when I open the box to disturb them, there is just enough space for them to packed together and hide at the bottom layers, leaving the top 2 layers of egg crates largely empty. For many species I have acquired, they only started become really active and breeding crazy when they reach certain density. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefire Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 I was going to put six small nymphs in this crazy large cage but I should wait until I got more of them right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbrush Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yeah, put them in a small box first, that's what I will do. Another problem I was facing at the beginning of most colonies is mites and other critters, they easily overwhelm the nymphs if I keep the enclosure high in humidity and have food in there at all time, so I had to feed and spray sparingly which further slow things down. I was going to put six small nymphs in this crazy large cage but I should wait until I got more of them right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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