Xenoblatta Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hello friends, I wasn't sure about to start this thread, but maybe it could be useful for someone :-) I breed Red Runners using the same "cricket breeding model", and I've found that is a really organised way to breed this species. I guess it begins with the harvesting of oothecae. Every some weeks I carefully take the most oothecae as possible away to the colonies tanks. Sometimes I do this at the same time of cleaning session in the colony, so I can replace the dirty substrate (free of oothecae) after that. I use another bin with slightly moist substrate to put a layer of around one centimetre of Red Runner oothecae :-) At this point the growing tank should be ready for them to hatch and be free :-) I used to use crater pieces as ramps for them to get out of the incubator tupper by themselves; but mines use to be a little cowards and they takes their time to jump out of it. So I prefer to let the craters in and shake them out every some while They are a lot, and in some weeks it will be necessary to divide the colonies into different tanks, I use to change the dirty substrate at this point again, is really easy when you don't have to be careful of discarting any oothecae :-) And then they will have enough space to reach adulthood in a healthy way... I use to do another complete cleaning of the tank before they start laying new oothecae... it makes such the work less chaotic ;-) And at this point I make "the purge" ... that means to take away the excess of males to reach a sex ratio of (in appearance) around 1 male for every 5 females... I use them all for the current tarantula´s feeding session... I leave a satisfying video of some of them here... ...And well, from here the process start again... This way I keep my Red Runner colonies clean, separated by sizes and always ready to use! Bye! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptanner Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stroomschok Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 How do you separate the excess males from the females? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlon Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Guest Stroomschok said: How do you separate the excess males from the females? Put a football game on TV and set out some cold beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenoblatta Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 6:18 AM, Guest Stroomschok said: How do you separate the excess males from the females? I just do it one by one... hahaha This step is not necessary... is just for the females to take more advantage over the resources inside the tuppers :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thesillynames Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 how do you seperate moisture from eggs and nymphs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlon Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I tried to do a separation like this; I found it really difficult to separate eggs from frass, but I had let it go for a year. Also, the frass had a lot of small roaches buried in it. so I put a dark pot in it and they climbed in. For separating the males, I took the bin outside where it was about 3C / 37F (cold but not freezing). The activity was so low, the males were easy to remove by hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zenvious Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Any suggestions on what to put in a substate mix for these roaches? I'm getting 2k nymphs in the mail in a few days and plan to add cleaners (Springtails and Buffalo beetles) into the substate in order to keep the smell down and clean the bin less often (6-12months). Almost zero experience here, so I could be asking for too much from an already easy to culture feeder bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenoblatta Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 14 hours ago, Guest Zenvious said: Any suggestions on what to put in a substate mix for these roaches? I'm getting 2k nymphs in the mail in a few days and plan to add cleaners (Springtails and Buffalo beetles) into the substate in order to keep the smell down and clean the bin less often (6-12months). Almost zero experience here, so I could be asking for too much from an already easy to culture feeder bug. Hey! well... any organic substrate should be Ok (like coconut fiber) Do not use Buffalo Worms!... they will bite the ooths of Shelfordella lateralis, but springtails is completely fine if you plan to keep the substrate slightly moist. It depends on how much you use 🙂 2K nymphs would be a lot for myself (It depends on how much you need to use every time)... I mean... you could get a colony of thousands in a short time starting with 100 nymphs. They breed like crazy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aratafinwe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Sorry, can I know the temperature and humidity that u use for keeping the oothecae? Also, is it safe to put the hatchlings with adults or they may eat them? Can high humidity damage the oothecae? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I am thinking about setting some up in my attic. Can they handle temperatures in excess of 100 to 110-degrees Fahrenheit (those are estimates but likely pretty accurate)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Martin Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Advice please. I have a small colony breeding readily. However I see lots of egg cases but no babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Christopher stones Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Do red runner bite if left in with spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInv4sion Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/9/2020 at 3:51 AM, Guest Christopher stones said: Do red runner bite if left in with spiders They can, but Ive never had an issue with it. If your T molts tho thats a big unnecessary risk just take it out if the Tarantula isnt interested imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpack Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Roaches that retain the ooths can cohabitate with buffalo beetles but those that lay ooths should not. I'm waiting for my order to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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