Think I can feed from the colony yet???

[LeapinLizards]

I got my roach colony about a month and a half ago. In that time I've pretty much left them alone, with their food, water crystals, egg crates, and heat pad. I started out with just about 160 count of nymphs, plus a few adults. I decided to clean out the tub today for the first time (they do not even stink at ALL). I snapped some pics (TOLD you I had tons of babies nats!!!) and took a video of them being dumped back into their clean tub I had NO idea I had this many in there!

When I dumped them all in temporary tub, to clean the other...

Cool, freshly shed adult female...

Her shed...

The cat, dragging himself, upside down around the tub lol...

And last but not least, toooonnnns of roaches!

 

[Halley]

Are those all the ones you have?

 

[LeapinLizards]

Oh no, the tub was pictured when I still had about 100-125 left to strain out of the other tub before I cleaned it. The video was of me dumping one of the two tubs holding them back into their "home". From only a few adult pairs I can't believe how many I have now!

 

[fOOlsgOld]

mmmmmm cockamaroaches!!! LoL I've been feeding a few each night to my one gecko along with her regular mealies.

 

[LeapinLizards]

Same here Shenandoah. I have giant mealies and roaches. My little one has been getting only roaches, and is doing AWESOME!

 

[Halley]

How many geckos do you have?

 

[LeapinLizards]

I have 6 now, soon to have 9...by this spring I'll be set. Should get me through the winter though, especially considering the geckos don't need as many items as if they eat crickets or mealies.

 

[hoppslover]

Looks like your colony is doing pretty well. These guys are actually kind of fun to have around. Just dont want any of them to get loose.

 

[LizMarie]

Those things shed!!! Oh jesus.. I'm in for a big surprise..

 

[hoppslover]

Ya they do shed, and sometimes on those full moon nights. LOL muuuhaaaaa

 

[RepBex]

Mmmmmmmm look chrunchy