Hisserdude Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 My Rhabdoblatta formosana colony has gotten big, and with lots of roaches, comes lots of poop. The substrate has been blocked out by frass, and it looks very unappealing. What should I do? Will isopods eat roach frass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphaenogaster Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Add some springtails (I use Folsomia candida) and isopods, and try to keep the substrate relatively moist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Ok, thanks for the advice! I got lots of isopods, now I just need to get some springtails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphaenogaster Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Ok, thanks for the advice! I got lots of isopods, now I just need to get some springtails! No problem! Kyle actually got his F. candida stock from me, so, if you purchase from him, you will have the same strain that I use. http://www.roachcros...ite-springtail/ You could also just collect some springtails locally though. In most regions, you can find multiple species in a single small sample of soil, although not all of them will be easy to culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 There are small silver springtails in their cage already, but they don't seem to do much, they are probably too small. Cool that he got them from you, my next order from him will most likely include some of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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