Care & Cleaning of your Red Runner Colony

[@chrisjolley8416]

Love how casual Dave is

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thank you Chris 😂😂👍

[@Pasixable]

They sound like rain running around in that box XD

[@vukpik]

Simple and straightforward, nice video!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Cheers bud thats the idea we like simple 😂😂👍

[@graemewright2046]

another master class from the PROFF. i need to get a red runner set up.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I normally have plenty available you can always contact through facebook👍👍

[@459luker]

"If they can withstand a nuclear war they can withstand a bit of banging around" LOL i love it

[@classical3185]

I have no reptiles or spiders, I have no plans to have a red runner or roach colony- but here I am watching both videos 😆 Your videos are so interesting!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks you so much and welcome to our channel ❤️❤️👍

[@ShaZaReenE]

Wonderful video. I'm about to start a route colony and I feel like I've learnt all that I need to learn from watching this video.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thank you glad it was helpful

[@KernowArachnids]

Their actually quite cute in a weird kinda creepy way 😂

[@daveslittlebeasties]

😂😂😂😂👍 they are quit interesting to watch 👍

[@tarantulaark3182]

That’s pretty much what I do with my Dubia’s. Still tying to convince my husband to let me breed red runners. Maybe one day 😁 Thanks for sharing.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

there very easy and we normally have plenty spare if needed just give us a shout over on facebook.

[@tarantulaark3182]

@@daveslittlebeasties that’s so kind, I wish I could but I’m in the US.

[@brandimyhren6317]

Sounds like a movie theatre before the movie starts. Like people munching popcorn.

[@melvinwagner3989]

Hey Dave, Try this. Make some paper or cardboard cones to put in the roach box to collect them. Vary the size of the cone for the amount of roaches you want to catch. A feeding cone might be 4" tall. One to assist with the cleaning could be foot tall and hundreds of roaches could climb up inside the cone ready for transport to their new home. Cut out small entries at the bottom of the cone. You could put toothpick legs on the big cones so the beetles can't climb up with the roaches. Natural sorting because beetles will run to the edge of the tub. Roaches run to the cone to hide. Watching the way they run up your hand, running up the dark inside of a cone would be a natural catching method, no need to hassle sifting out roaches and rubbish. Great for squeamish folks that really don't like to touch the roaches or get them on their hands. The roaches will separate themselves. Just lift them out slowly and shake over the target, for feeding or return to a clean tub.. I saw this at a professional cricket farm. They sized the cones to hold how many they wanted to catch per order. Example: One size cone holds 100 roaches... with your separated roaches in the tub, put in 5 cones, each fill up with 100 roaches,..voila! Make the Catch Cones any size you need to for the activity you are involved in. Catching for feeding, counting, or just moving from one tub to another. When done, cones stack for storage.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

cool idea mate👍👍👍

[@sestoscemo]

Those beetles! I had to give up with my last Lateralis colony and start it again. I had so many beetles that the roaches could not even rest for a few minutes. They do eat everything indeed, I bet they ate most of the ootecas during this time. The colony was with a soil substrate and wooden repairs, was able to produce big amount of them, until these beetles took over. Going now back to a much easier to maintain setup, like yours. Fast, clean and easy. I'll play with a fancy setup for the Gromphadorhina, never again for Lateralis ahahahah Nice video, going to check your others and I guess subscribe!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Welcome my friend and thanks for subscribing and good luck with your future colonies

[@laszloleber9733]

Great video! I started my own little colony too, 3-4 months ago. Ty for the tips! God bless you!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Best of luck!

[@venomheaven9331]

I love the sound of all the scampering

[@tanyamiller4112]

Love your video,s I have a colony of red runners..they are amazing feeders..fast little beggars but always a hit with everyone..

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes I use a lot of them and Dubias

[@mBadjo]

Nice technique you have for your Red runners. I had to eradicate my colony as well because of the crates always gets damp. Maybe next time ill try throwing in oatmeal or bran. Very detailed and informative video. Looking forward for your dubia colony vid. New subscriber here.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Hi and thanks for subscribing air flow is key to keeping your roaches dry plenty of ventilation.

[@baikia777]

As for water source, I made my roaches a water drinking station made from a deli container and it works pretty well. You need a plastic container with lid, a synthetic wick (i use synthetic flannel strips) and a plastic mesh. First, make a hole on the lid slightly smaller of the wick width. Pull the wick through just long enough so it can sit on top of the lid. They'll drink from it. If the wick is too long that it can dangle to the side and below the water line, the water could get syphoned out of the container. Lastly, glue a strip of mesh to the lid so they can climb up the container or you can lean anything that the roaches can climb onto it. I change the wick every time i top up the water or if it's dirty enough.. And since there's no open holes, the water loss from evaporation is very minimal and it keeps the water clean. I hope that's understandable. English is not my first language. Cheers.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Great idea my friend and your English is fine 👍👍👍

[@baikia777]

@@daveslittlebeasties thanks mate.

[@pauljones735]

Thank you so much!!! I have wanted to start a colony so bad but didn't know the steps to take. You are amazing Sir!!!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

So nice of you

[@MightyRude]

I think the biggest pro of these red runner roaches is that you don’t have to crush their heads to offer enough stimulation and to keep them from hiding (like with dubia’s) I personally don’t have a problem with crushing roach heads but I seem to be in the minority I’ve been feeding my roaches pumpkin, they are very cheap and available (especially in this season), have a long shelf life in the fridge, they love them, are the most healthy vegetable (actually fruit) available and I roast and eat the seeds myself

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes I think there a voluble food source and suitable to all size spiders.

[@halloooo1duuuuu]

I would never ever put my hand in a box full of roaches XD lovely video as always!

[@zulemazahir666]

Love all of Dave's colony videos, can't wait to have one instead of going to my exotic pet store so much to buy more.

[@huldu]

Looking at this video it's starting to make me want to keep roaches as pets lol. They look so easy to take care of yet they thrive at these very simple conditions. It's wonderful! Not sure what I'd do once the population gets out of control that's the scariest part. A reason to have something that "eats" a few every now and then.

[@Dantheman9000]

Thank you for this video!!! I just bought a red runner colony breeding kit, very helpful!

[@Dantheman9000]

3 Months later and my colony exploded with babies. Since I recently moved to Florida the heat in the gorage is perfect for breeding. I couldn't have done it without this video. Thank you!

[@zulemazahir666]

I've been trying to find some for a while with no luck, the one person I found recently is out. Did you buy yours online? Sorry, hope this isn't a bother, figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.

[@Dantheman9000]

@@zulemazahir666 My replies keep disappearing not sure what's happening lmao, I did buy them online at Ready Reptile Feeders click on thier store on top, scroll down until you find Red runner roach starter colony. I just checked and its on sale. I hope this helped out. Good Luck! :D

[@ricks2907]

Checking in to say hello. Thanks again Ricky 💃🕺🏼🎶🐈‍⬛🎸

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Hello there!

[@ricks2907]

Here is a comedic attempt for you And now or an adventure with arachman filmed by “Sling” aka Baby his honorable companion. Join Arachman as he spins a web arachnid catching adventure with special guest appearances of T ranchilas that capture your imagination so be sure to like subscribe share and comment directly to these friends And always be kind, gentle and love 💕 your spider. You are such a great teacher and I would cook you up a plate of fried insects to dine on if we meet lol. Thanks again Ricky 💃🕺🏼🎶🎶🐈‍⬛🎸

[@johnsantos9108]

I decided to watch this because I was curious, I didn’t expect so many roach life hacks

[@FC360D]

Very fascinating and creepy video although I find any insects crawling on a person's skin creepy. I'm not allowed red runners as I had some last year but some managed to escape so my parents have said they are never allowed in this house ever again lol. I prefer dubia roaches myself as they don't look at creepy and are just as easy to keep and way easier to catch haha. I use that water gel stuff for my dubias as it lasts a few days and means my terrible memory doesn't cause any issue, I tried feeding greens but I kept forgetting to put the greens into the tubs so decided to use the water gel things as I can put them in and they last 2-4 days depending on how much I put in and it seems to just evaporate which is pretty awesome. I only have 1 tarantula though so my dubia colony is tiny compared to that colony of red runners which is probably why I can get away with using the water gel lol, I only have about 10 dubia's left now and I had them for about 3 months.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

yes probably not worth the work for 1 spider 😂😂👍

[@sdnbeats2907]

they wont need gel if you feed leaves or carrots mate, also its not recommended as its not healthy for your animals 'apparently'

[@crazeddonkey]

I just started a dubia roach colony watching your videos... but now im addicted and want more feeder insects just to breed out.

[@JCNxp]

Brilliant informative video dave 🙌

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks matey glad you liked it.👍

[@witcher1973]

Hhmm, never considered the Beatles would eat the eggs. Well out with them then, thanks for the video helped alot.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Glad you enjoyed .

[@ludwigcygnel3640]

Really good and detailed video.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Glad it helped

[@seandavid1210]

Love getting the notification of you uploading a new video! Also I heard I can purchase live food from you! How do I go about doing this?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Morning Sean , yes you can contact me through facebook I'm on most the groups Dave fisher 👍

[@tiachandler5350]

I usually do apples and oranges in there for liquid it seems to work good for food as well and definitely for the water part thank you so much for the videos I've learned so much from yall and just found your channel like a week ago so I'm excited about all the other new things I will be learning from yall

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

I only have dubia and we are great at forgetting that we have bananas. I have found that they love banana! Lol 😂

[@stevet73]

Great vid bud put ones I got off you in same set up 😁

[@daveslittlebeasties]

You will soon have hundreds to keep them horidda fed😂👍

[@jigsaw4253]

Good Video Mate!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thanks for your support my friend 👍

[@whatsthetemma1308]

Brilliant again more practical tips.

[@rattlerboi4034]

Those look to actually buffalo worms, also known as lesser mealworms, dermested beetles are fuzzy if I remember correctly

[@TycoonMK]

Wow, you shake the bucket and I shake with my hand, lol omg

[@michaele.derrickjr.9200]

After you feed the mix salad and ckicken pelts. How often do you feed again? What's the ideal feeding sequence that you have experienced with?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I keep the chicken pellets full at all times and greens every other day.

[@michaele.derrickjr.9200]

@@daveslittlebeasties thank you sir. Thanks for responding back and i have enj4watching your channel

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@michaele.derrickjr.9200 Cheers matey 👍

[@RevonChaoz]

Great video, Dave! I think Im gonna start one of these eventually. I have 45 Ts but 38 are inch and a quarter and under at the moment. Im guessing i should just drop $20 and 500 nymphs and raise them alongside my slings for now. But maybe i can handle a colony my juveniles and 2 adults should habdlenrhe larger ones. Hmmm decisions

[@ballkeeper6662]

Morning another good video do you sell em, how long does it take to get them producing ,

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes I do sell them and they take maybe 4-6 weeks to fully establish so you can feed from them but you will normally see babies within the first month.

[@ballkeeper6662]

@@daveslittlebeasties sent you an email dave

[@ballkeeper6662]

@@daveslittlebeasties hopefully the email went through

[@alexandrecarvalho289]

How do the beatles appear in the enclosure?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I dont know tbf

[@saraosborne8813]

I started a dubia enclosure and realized recently that I'm too scared to get them out to feed my dragon 🤣🤣🤣

[@daveslittlebeasties]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ExponentMars]

get a long pair of feeding tongs from oamazon

[@stuartSteele-tarantulaman]

Your videos are great and helpful. I’ve had my colony for around 2 months now, plenty of females carrying egg cases but was concerned I haven’t seen any babies yet? Do the adult roaches feed on the babies by any chance as I can’t understand why I’m not seeing babies? What was the dry feed you use in this video please ? I’ve been using baby chicken feed, mixed with rabbit pellets. Would that work? Do the roaches also feed on the wheat substrate? Thanks again for the very helpful videos

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Hi stuart , yes they do eat the bran, I only use chicken layers pellets or chick crumb but they will eat almost anything sometimes it takes a little while for them to hatch off but it will happen , the more you watch the longer it takes 😂😂 try and forget them and they will just explode 😂👍

[@stuartSteele-tarantulaman]

@@daveslittlebeasties Hi Dave. Thanks very much for the info and help. Much appreciated. I Will now just watch and wait for them to explode their breeding 👍😅

[@karufon96]

Thank you Dave

[@bobbibuttons8730]

This is the main reason I haven’t taken the big step to get a T. I have a pathological horror of roaches and crickets for that matter.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

You should face your fears there not that bad 👍

[@spencerbanks5891]

Hi Dave love all your videos, we have a beardy and I have 2 juvenile t's and a sling would it be worth me breeding them?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Its always worth breeding your own food you know what its had and how it was raised , you can contact me through Facebook messenger and I can sort you a colony.if your in the uk

[@THEWILDMARTIN]

Hi, thank you for another great video! Just want to ask, do the larvae of those beetles shiny ? Or are they hairy? Because if they are hairy, then they are dermestids, but if they are just looking like small mealworms then they belong to another family called Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles.

[@THEWILDMARTIN]

So, just saw the part where u show the larvae. Its a darkling beetle species. Most probably the lesser mealworm species, Alphitobius diaperinus.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

These are hairy I have had both in there before.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

there's both in there I dont think they have any value to the colony?

[@feroshaman]

Hey Dave, hope you are doing good! Watched the whole video and read all the comments. A couple of quick searches led me to two questions I would love to get answers for. 1) How do you dispose the frass that potentially still has baby roaches in it after the two weeks you mentioned, or has the beetles in it? I believe you don't just throw it in the bin. 2) Is it true that people (especially children and elderly) can develop asthma and/or allergies from red roaches as well as from dubia? Thank you very much in advance, and have a great day!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I sieve mine out periodically and I have not suffered any issues but have heard that said too I would think it would have to be an infestation to cause health issues ?

[@ttexoticfeeder]

Good video,?Where do u get that big bag of wheat bran from?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I get it from a local horse yard country store much cheaper there 👍

[@SvenHeitland]

when you dispose the rest, would they escape the trashbin and start a colony outside? is there a way to kill all of the living stuff inside the trash, just to make sure..?

[@ethanmccormack9561]

I bought about 150 red runners to start a colony, they are mating and producing eggs but the eggs dont hatch 😒 I ended up buying nymph dubia roaches but they have kinda won my heart and I dont want to use them as feeders 🤣🤣 tarantula owner problems 😂😂 but in all seriousness if people ask me for advice about T's I always send them to your yt channel as the advice you give is always top notch.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Thank you👍

[@The-Spider-King]

Hey Dave. I've followed your advice with my red runners. I'm getting lots of ooths but none seem to hatch. Any idea what might be going wrong?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Are they warm enough?I also keep the egg trays at the back quit close together which helps keep a slightly higher humidity between them , try and get a temperature reading from within your box , mine do well in the high 70s f .👍

[@janelles.4774]

Got goosebumps 😅

[@mizuiroX]

Thank you so much for this informative video! I'm receiving my starter colony soon and wanted to ask if the oothecas could be destroyed by freezing? I used to dispose of my giant land snails' used substrate via a freezer so the eggs wouldn't have a chance to hatch and cause a problem, so it would be pretty helpful if I could do the same thing when cleaning the enclosures of these roaches. :D

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes it should do the the trick 👍

[@mizuiroX]

@@daveslittlebeasties Thank you for the reply! Great to know I don't have to worry about missing some oothecas while cleaning. They're not a very common food animal over here, I couldn't find much info about their survival outside their enclosures in our climate so this puts my mind at ease 😊

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

What about using kale would be a good choice if they like it because kale is a perennial and you can choose the Ethiopian kind or the Siberian kind whether it's hot outside or cold outside there's a good kale that will continue to produce.

[@tarkebeoglu4434]

Beautiful video! Thank you so much. Do we need to give water for dubias, lobsterd or hissers. Cuz you said there are some differences in care. I planing to breed these 4 types :)

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I dont they get all they need from the greens

[@rattlerboi4034]

I don't like using dry foods personally as they also will require supplemental water, so instead I just use a pile of veggie scraps for all my roaches

[@kubelek109]

I can smell this video...

[@daveslittlebeasties]

wISH I COULD 😂😂😂

[@vinetulakatos2402]

Hi, I'm so happy to find your videos. I just started with rearing crickets and redrunners and I red an article that they like humidity aprox 70 % as otherwise they will be dehidrated, so I literally started to sprinkle them ;D now I feel I should stop the watering and only give them some underneath heat with heating pad to keep them near 30 celsius

[@vinetulakatos2402]

By the way Dave , do you advise to heat them in the night as well ? Usually I switch the pad off during the night so the temp goes down aprox 20 celsius and mornig switch back. Does it make sense ?

[@Dylanscreatures]

very helpful hoping to start a business soon by breeding live food also from the uk thank you

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Best of luck!

[@Jinx-z2g]

It aint easy. You will have ups and downs, die outs, explosions. I myself struggle to keep crickets alive lol. They keep dropping like flies.

[@Dylanscreatures]

@@Jinx-z2g I know right even getting hold of the inventory is hard but my crickets seem to be doing well on sawdust

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

@@Jinx-z2g I hate crickets. Try roaches, they grow slower but survive everything.

[@caiptainshaker6861]

I find some hairy caterpillars in my colony at summer every now and then is it ok or its harmful?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They are beetle larvae and no problem to your roaches 👍

[@peetakispeetopoulos3982]

Caterpillars 😂😂😂

[@Carlos-iz2ql]

I've been keeping dubias and thanks to one of you other videos they will be doing better , i can now handle them and not be freaked out but these red runners make me run away they are just so fast and creepy 😱

[@brandon010599]

Awesome video. Although, I have a question: do you separate the ooths in another container? Or you leave them with the main colony? Because I have some red runners but the ooths aren’t hatching :S so I wonder why is that? Do they need some extra humidity to hatch or what’s going on with them.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I leave mine in the enclosure and they hatch fine , try removing them and giving them a little humidity 👍

[@lornafletcher6174]

would these be ok for bearded dragon and leopard geckos? The beardie is very much a "im only going to eat if you tong feed but im going to start feeding in a large tub to encourage hunting. The gecko tends to panic if the live food tries to bite her. They both love dubias but never had red runners. Also what about lobster roaches

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes they wouldd be fine 👍

[@GeensGaming]

Hi Dave! Are you not feeding them oranges anymore?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I do occasionally but the fruit flies drive me mad 😂😂😂

[@GeensGaming]

@@daveslittlebeasties haha yes I get that aswel!

[@Dylanscreatures]

I know this a a very late comment but I love your vids what do you think I should do about over-populating as a person who doesn't have very much space

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Just cool them down and it will slow the breeding 👍

[@Dylanscreatures]

@@daveslittlebeasties cheers man really appreciate another question sorry in the future I want to get my first arboreal T and my dream tarantula is a P.metallica would you recommend that as a first

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@Dylanscreatures Maybe not the best as a first spider I. would go for something a little slower but if your set on a pokies I would look at the regalis generally calmer 👍

[@Dylanscreatures]

@@daveslittlebeasties ok thank you! For the help dave really helps do you think its worth breeding dubias for only 3 T's ?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@Dylanscreatures Probably not my friend 👍

[@gavclarke6435]

Hi Dave. Hope you’re well mate. I sadly had to eradicate my red runner colony due to an outbreak of mites. I had it really dry in there with lots of Ventilation. I thought this may have been due to lack of dermestid beetles in my colony. After watching your video now I see dermestid beetles are unnecessary. Do you think that I just got unlucky and some come in on a top up batch of breeding adults I added, or is there anything else you can think may have caused this? As it would be handy to get another colony going. Just don’t want another mite incident as was a nightmare to deal with haha.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

you see how I keep mine and I've never had a problem with mites, you may have brought them in with other roaches, I dont think the dermisted beetles are that beneficial to my colony hence I took them all out time will tell .

[@gavclarke6435]

@@daveslittlebeasties thanks for the reply Dave. Think I’ll just have to get some more adults in and give it another go. The only difference between our setups was I had a water bowl in there. So that’s maybe why it encouraged the mites. I’ll just stick to the green leaves this time.

[@Rediroth]

where do the beetles come from ? Is there a way of preventing them ?

[@TheChickwithguns]

Are these a pest variety or are they similar to dubia roaches?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They are very different and a great food source 👍

[@danieltaylor2707]

And how and why ate there beetles I might of missed your explanation on that

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They are the beetles of the dermisted grubs

[@TegarFasAn]

Hmmm.... Now i think red runner are not very creepy

[@lucilacano3481]

hi dave how i can give humidity to the oothecas ? maybe kitchen wet paper and put it inside a tupper? and lay the oot on the paper? direct contact ? or maybe wet cotton near the oots? thank you

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Put them on some damp substrate 👍

[@W124phreak]

Can you use chick crumb for food? I can't find small bags of layers pellets for sale and I only have a small number of roaches to feed.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes it will be fine 👍👍

[@W124phreak]

Thank you! 🥰

[@notrecyborg5492]

So I'll make a mental note if I'm ever a roach, never go on the small egg carton.

[@anne-lisedalgas3526]

Hi David, thank you for this video, how do you Pick the babies out and make Them grow please? Will the adults not eat them if you put them back in?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I leave them altogether with no harm to the young 👍

[@ozbubbles1]

Dave what were the white ones? How do the beetles get in and do they harm the cochroaches? I admire you having cochroaches crawling on you, I couldn't do it. In Australia our cochroaches luuuuuuurv the humidity - yuk it makes my skin crawl but then yours are clean because of their environment. Well done Obi Wan, the force is with you, 😀😁😂🤣😘

[@daveslittlebeasties]

The white ones are freshly moulted and the beetles are just a nuisance 👍

[@JEREMIELEE]

👌👍

[@StickyRig]

Whenever I google whether red runners can fly, I’m given the immediate answer that the males can. I’ve always been skeptical and it appears the males are doing no such thing in this video. So is it true or not?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I have never seen one of my males fly ever , they have wings but never ever use them😂👍

[@dumpyplumpkin4461]

They can glide when they jump from heights but they cant take off vertically like flies can

[@GoodStarfish]

Looks like they're doing great! I'd only recommend that you wash the greens for pesticides. The roaches don't mind but it builds up in the Tarantulas over multiple feedings

[@additudeobx]

Dave, can I use Vermiculite instead of wheat bran?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I have not tried it , but im not sure it would work as I try and keep the damp down in my roaches ?

[@additudeobx]

@@daveslittlebeasties - Thanks Dave, and that's exactly what Vermiculite does, absorb moisture and odors. I'll ive it a go and let you know how it works out.

[@edgarmac8311]

Hi Sir Dave, may I know why my red runner had one piece big i mean huge size than regular size, It also looks like a house roache. Or it is a red runner that mutated into its larger form or its possible queen colony because it had no wings with same red color, Its huge size and can claim in a surface plastic box. Thanks in advance for the reply. Keep safe.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

No idea

[@wolfe1970]

How often do you need to clean out these colony's, im fascinated by them, i almost want to just keep roaches now lol

[@daveslittlebeasties]

About every six weeks sooner if they become to damp 👍

[@rockymountainspiderfreaks3722]

I wish we could keep roaches as feeders!

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They are a massive benefit when you have a large collection to keep .👍

[@alastortheradiodemon9616]

Can you use a toilet cartoon rolls for red runner's as replacement for egg crates?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I guess so 👍

[@Jaay_562]

I like to put a flat piece of cardboard in between each egg flat

[@daveslittlebeasties]

good idea!

[@rickyclemente8124]

Those beatles i believe it came from the substrate grains,... you need to fry the grains to kill those beatles first before you give to them

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They come from cricket boxes 👍

[@petermeichan3160]

@@daveslittlebeasties so how do they get from the cricket boxes into the colony

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@petermeichan3160 Thats a good question , I keep crickets in a similar way to the roaches and the beetles can climb or fly so I think thats how they do it , once in they are a pain but no harm to the Roaches I think ?

[@huldu]

I found a few flour beetles many years ago and I kept them in a container. They looked nothing like that. The larvae was yellow and never dark. I was a novice at keeping them and failed miserably. It worked out for a few years, them just hanging out in their little container but eventually things got out of control. They were just too many and the mold started creeping in(my fault). It's so important to keep it bone dry. In the end I just let them out in the wild where they probably didn't fare too well. Many of these "pests" seems to really thrive alongside us humans but without us they're almost struggling.

[@tonyferguson2218]

the beetles in ur colony can u keep them to feed tarantulas

[@daveslittlebeasties]

yes but I find none of mine appear to like them 😂

[@AI-AITUM]

Hi Dave, know this was done a year ago but was wondering if you ever feed your tarantulas the dermisted beetles?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Not normally

[@AI-AITUM]

@@daveslittlebeasties Thanks for the reply. Is it because it's not a good idea or you just rather make use of the red runners? I'm asking because I noticed you said you get rid of them but was wondering why not use them as food to do so. Thanks in advance, love your channel because it's mature and my style 👍🏾.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@AI-AITUM I have never looked on them as food but see no reason why not 👍👍

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

Yes I'm interested in finding out if catfish or perch will eat The Beatles maybe crawdads or mud clams will eat the Beatles

[@jimpistolis3085]

I use oats for my colony

[@ant3150]

I don't know if you'll answer this question. I'm raising cockroaches, but the number is not increasing well and only the number of people who die is increasing. Can you advise what to fix?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Follow my video on the roaches all is explained 👍

[@ant3150]

@@daveslittlebeasties Thank you for your answer. One thing I'm curious about is how many rows can thrive? There are only three to four pairs, so do you need more? There aren't many creatures to eat Roach.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

@@ant3150 The more roaches you have the more successful they will be 👍

[@gergelyszekvari1790]

I got like a couple hundred of these guys, but due to transportation with little space, some of the adults seem to be injured, like they're missing a leg or an antenna. Could this make them somehow not being able to properly reproduce?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

No it will not effect them at all 👍

[@sirdocmad4473]

cant get em here in Norway , i tryed to buy from UK , but post shipped em back :(

[@stuartSteele-tarantulaman]

I’ve used your video to start my colony around 16 months ago and works 👍 What I wanted to find out is I have been told that greens like lettuce are not good for the roaches and can constipate them and kill them? Is this true or not?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I feed all mine a mixed leaf diet , if lettuce was fed on its own it would not be very beificial as its mainly just water content 👍

[@stuartSteele-tarantulaman]

@@daveslittlebeasties thanks. I’m using lettuce, carrot and butternut. And dry food, using chick growing mash and fish flakes. What mixed greens you use?

[@xtian1103]

Do the dermestid larvae eat the lateralis oothecas?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Not that I have noticed

[@Whitetankexotics]

Can’t find wheat bran. Here where I live. Can you use rice bran?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

I dont know ?

[@Whitetankexotics]

Ok what about red bran? A type of wheat bran. Lol

[@babixillo]

so what's the difference with/without beetles since you separated them?

[@daveslittlebeasties]

None so far 😂👍

[@babixillo]

@@daveslittlebeasties 🤣scammy little beetles! thank you for your response and video!

[@grubmother4925]

do you keep any species of cockroach just as pets? there are some beautiful ornamental roaches like pseudoglomeris magnifica or eucorydia sp. or are they not so much your thing? (:

[@daveslittlebeasties]

Yes I have the emerald roaches 👍👍

[@mayam.3240]

I'm kinda scared trying out giving them salad since I gave some to our crickets and then like 1/3 of our colony suddenly died... even through it was high quality organic local salad. Oh... and sicne we don't have any beetles in there I have a pretty simple way of cleaning it. I take like half of the crates out, so the rest of the colony hides in the remaining. After I clean the first half, put the other crates one by one of it out while leaving the roaches inside.. when I'm done, they all migrated to the clean side and I can finish up the rest.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

The moisture would have been what killed your crickets 👍

[@byronjames1394]

What brand of container are these I can’t find these tall ones.

[@daveslittlebeasties]

They came from wilco s

[@strangiato9534]

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