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28-Jul-07, 09:51 AM
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I started breeding cockroaches about 2 weeks ago and around 4 have died since. I give them fresh carrots every 3 days or so. What could the problem be?
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28-Jul-07, 10:36 AM
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If you give us a little more info on how you are doing it, ie, what type of heating etc people might be able to help more
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28-Jul-07, 10:38 AM
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how many do you have? Are they adult? I would lose alot more then 4 in a week.
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28-Jul-07, 11:08 AM
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28-Jul-07, 11:10 AM
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she said they died, in otherwords she found the bodys, also as far as i know they dont eat eachother
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28-Jul-07, 11:39 AM
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if you are talking about feeder roaches then i find once they drop there eggs they will die off
its just part of there life cycle nothing to be worried about for every 1 dead adult you will get 200 babies
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28-Jul-07, 11:41 AM
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4 isnt much in a big colony, i tend to loose a few. They also could be shed skins which can look remarkably like complete roaches.
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28-Jul-07, 01:48 PM
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ok thanks. i have them under a lamp and the temp is around 25-29 degrees C... I dont have that many though just 1 punnet (around 30 maybe 40)
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28-Jul-07, 06:19 PM
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You will also find that they only leave to 1yr max anyway - may have been the old fellas...
...you will struggle to breed a punnet of 30 or 40 to a level where they can sustain themselves, you should start off with about 500 or so...
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29-Jul-07, 12:31 AM
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roches dont like the light u might get better results with a heat mat and what do u keep them in do u have a lot of hides in small colonys if you have to much space breeding is slower if u put lots in and they r in contact with each other all of the time u will find that the numbers grow pritty fast
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29-Jul-07, 08:27 AM
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If you are running a heat lamp for them it'd probably be cheaper to buy them then breed them.
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