Longhorn1234 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 In your experience, around how many do you think I can keep in their bin? I'm thinking of a colony with adults and mixed size nymphs. These are my current colonies. Eublaberus posticus in 56 qt = 14 gallons Ellipthorina javanica in 32 qt = 8 gallons Pycnoselus surinamensis in 20 qt = 5 gal Panchlora nivea in 20 qt = 5 gal Shelfordella lateralis in 20 qt = 5 gal Lately, I have been thinking of getting other species and if I do, I would house them as followed (I'm not saying I will get all of those, but I would still like to know). So, same question as above. Gyna centurio in 20 qt = 5 gal Blaberus discoidalis in 20 qt = 5 gal Eublaberus sp. Ivory in 20 qt = 5 gal Blaptica dubia in 20 qt = 5 gal I don't expect an exact answer but any educated guesses are more than appreciated. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmaines96 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Easiest way I look at it is for burrowing species that aren't super sensitive to overcrowding(so every burrowing species you listed except the centurio) when the substrate is about 50% roaches to 50% actual substrate it's time to upgrade, for terrestrial species I mostly just go with when they look cramped, which is obviously subjective but basically if to you it looks like they are sorta just piling all over eachother it's time to give them more room. For winged species another good indicator of not enough space isn't if you start noticing wings are being bitten a lot more often. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn1234 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 I appreciate that response! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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