[rogervan]

Hi All,

I'm looking for people who know the proper way to raise Lobster Roaches.

Roger

[cacoseraph]

open to all!




are you talking about Nauphoeta cinerea?

[Celeste]

Just search online for care sheets.  I'll see if I can find a couple and post the links.

[Celeste]

Here are a few to get you started:

http://www.progeckos.com/caresheets/lobster.htm
http://www.nyworms.com/lobsroachcare.htm
http://www.repticzone.com/articles/lobsterroachesbb.html

They're really obscenely easy to keep.  Just be sure to keep any pesticides well away from them.  (That includes don't pet your dog if it has flea drops on it then contact the roach enclosure).  Like crickets, they are ultra-sensitive to toxins.

[What]

[a1_collection]

I have never heard of a roach being "ultra-sensitive" Roaches are hardy little critters.

[cacoseraph]

oh, some roaches are very hard to keep a live, much less get babies from... i remember seeing these sweet giant roaches when i was at... i think it was Ken the Bug Guy's house but i kind of can't remember... apparently like nobody can get the dang things to live much less make the babies


my lobs were pretty tough, but i managed to kill almost all of them off when i accidentally added too much water to their relatively low vent rig... i was keeping them at a petstore at the time and when i next opened their cage (call it 2-3 wks later) i had like, converted their poo to ammonia or something and most were dead :/

[rosenkrieger]

My lobs are pretty hardy. I have them in a bare bottom container with some eggflats. I neglected them for like 2 or 3 weeks, came back and there were thousands of newborn babies from all my adults.