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Jain
Tadpole
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 Posted - 08/03/2009 : 17:44:36
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Hopin the froggies take to eating the babies, and then I can do away with those nasty 'orrible crickets for good and all!!!
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Jain
Tadpole
188 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 19:12:12
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Smallish tub with lid from Wilko's, melt holes in lid with carving fork, put in a couple of layers of egg boxes, pour in adult roaches (20 pairs in there believe it or not)!! Put water gel in small lid on base, an greenery/veg on cardboard on base to stop getting too humid / mouldy, chuck some dried dog food up another corner, put on lid, leave part on heat mat, put box over top to make dark, and leave 'em to it!!
Female
box size from side
From top to show size
Lovely jubbly...
Sit back and wait for babies!!
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Paulusworm
Gill Grissom - Resident 'Bug-Man'
United Kingdom
101 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2009 : 06:18:21
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Please tell me that you are wearing latex gloves when handling those. We did a practical at uni dissecting those. One of my collegues wasn't wearing gloves and she developed a skin infection within 20 minutes of completing the exercise. They naturally carry some pretty vile bacteria  . Don't get me wrong they are amazing organisms but go careful. |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2009 : 09:54:29
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Jain- you are a braver lady than me. Nasty roaches
Great guide! |
 
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Jain
Tadpole
188 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2009 : 18:23:54
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Don't be daft Paul.... don't do touching any type of crawlies... in fact I nick latex gloves from work for dying my hair etc, but when I have to get anywhere near cricks etc., I make sure I wear marigolds..... the THICK ones...lol.... The only other things likely to go near them is hubby's size 12's if ever one should decide to try straying!!
Also still have some pretty evil roach death spray that I brought back from Jamaica with me, should I ever need to treat anywhere! Dib, dib, dob, dob... Scouts is not the only ones that be prepared!!!  |
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Paulusworm
Gill Grissom - Resident 'Bug-Man'
United Kingdom
101 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2009 : 19:11:20
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quote:
Originally posted by Jain
Dib, dib, dob, dob... Scouts is not the only ones that be prepared!!!
haha . Just a bit prepared then. |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 09:49:48
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Whilst in Australia I got attacked by a roach in the night- it was massive!!!! One of my hostel mates chopped it in half, stood on it and flushed it down the toilet. It was still moving as it went. Un-killable!!!! Like Rasputin  |
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BlueTongueDan
The Amphibian Moderator
United Kingdom
157 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 12:54:39
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quote:
Originally posted by Paulusworm
Please tell me that you are wearing latex gloves when handling those. We did a practical at uni dissecting those. One of my collegues wasn't wearing gloves and she developed a skin infection within 20 minutes of completing the exercise. They naturally carry some pretty vile bacteria . Don't get me wrong they are amazing organisms but go careful.
Wow, I never knew that.
We ofen hold them at college with no gloves or anything.
Good luck with the colony Jain  |
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Paulusworm
Gill Grissom - Resident 'Bug-Man'
United Kingdom
101 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 17:23:15
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| If you get a chance to disect one go for it. If you do it in a water tray under a disection scope you can see all the detail. The amount of fatbodies that they can store is phenomenal. Not to mention the proventriculus which looks like something from "Alien". |
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Jain
Tadpole
188 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 19:55:11
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
If you get a chance to disect one go for it. If you do it in a water tray under a disection scope you can see all the detail. The amount of fatbodies that they can store is phenomenal. Not to mention the proventriculus which looks like something from "Alien".
 I take it you were responding to Dan.... the nearest I get to a microscope nowadays is wearing two pairs of me spec's to look at very tiny writing !! although I still get to wear gloves and apron occassionally when I'm out on a monitoring/inspection visit if the s***t hits the fan and there's the occassional crisis and I get roped in... lol... |
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Jain
Tadpole
188 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 19:56:22
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| ooooooeyyyy!!! Just noticed I'm a tadpole now.... getting close to Kaz's new hatchlings.... lol |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2009 : 09:46:39
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| It's better than being pond weed |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 15:07:44
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We've joined your roachey gang now Jain- we bought 50 Dubia and 50 Lobster roaches from Reptiles-ink at the York Rep night.
Any tips on what they like to eat? |
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Paulusworm
Gill Grissom - Resident 'Bug-Man'
United Kingdom
101 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2009 : 20:11:01
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Originally posted by Kazerella
Any tips on what they like to eat?
Just about anything mate. |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 11:35:51
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You fibber! They don't like cucumber  |
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Paulusworm
Gill Grissom - Resident 'Bug-Man'
United Kingdom
101 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 08:24:12
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Originally posted by Kazerella
You fibber! They don't like cucumber
Really!!! I'm genuinely shocked  . They'll normally eat anything. Perhaps it just wasn't funky enough for them yet. |
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Setting up a roach colony now I've got beardie
