Hisserdude Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 For example, the porcelain roach can have over 200 young per litter, what do you do with all of them? They don't exactly make good feeders, do they? What I am trying to say is, do roach colonies ever get out of hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Roach colonies get outta hand ALL of the time. People that keep roaches usually sells the extras or keeps making new colonies. But even then people sell them for profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 As long as you have a decent sized enclosure, Gyna lurida should be fine. They have a TON of babies, but they are so small that a ton of them can fit into one enclosure. I doubt you would have any problem selling them either. Also, they don't live extremely long (like hissers do). I have some Gyna lurida in a 20 gallon vertical terrarium, and they don't seem to overcrowd it. I started with 13 teeny tiny babies a while ago and now I have about 50 in total. The colony doesn't seem to grow very fast either. The nymphs take a while to mature into adulthood. I have a huge leafy plant in my terrarium that the adults love to sit on during the day and bask in the warm lamp I have on top of the enclosure. One of the bad things though when you get a bunch of adults is that at about 10 or 11 at night, they start to fly like crazy all over the terrarium! I don't even bother mess with them at that time of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I either a. feed them to my other bugs b. sell them away c. trade them away d. buy bigger enclosure/multiple enclosures for them. e. add more barks and leaves for the roaches to give more space to hide f. let them cannibalize on each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Many species can get out of hand and then you risk colony collapse, but Gyna lurida is one of the few you could keep in a small bucket forever without problems (at least 20 years anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphaenogaster Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Many species can get out of hand and then you risk colony collapse, but Gyna lurida is one of the few you could keep in a small bucket forever without problems (at least 20 years anyway). That's impressive. How does this species avoid overcrowding? Do they just begin to reduce offspring number after they reach a certain population density? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadstar Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The excess make for a tasty snack. I think they go best with a little bit of sour creme and salsa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I always feed them to my other bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I only dream of experiencing an excess supply of bugs. I have a lot of insect eating pets that a 2-3 10-gal colonies will be decimated in a weeks time lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thanks for all the feedback guys! It helps a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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