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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 66827" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>I have several roach colonies, and have found escapees in my house before. Just recently, a female B lateralis found just inside my bathroom, and I live in Texas, where they can thrive. I don't worry about it much..I think you would have to be very careless and/or kind of unclean to accidentally infest your house. The occasional escapee will not be a problem. Most will be killed by cats and dogs, or humans. If you have several escape...there could be a problem, but probably not with dubia. For instance if I dropped my enclosure of lateralis and the top came off and they scattered everywhere..that would suck, and there would be a problem, but only for awhile I think. Think of it this way : We've all found roaches in our bathrooms, that come in from outside and get trapped in a sink or tub. Or they're on the curtain ready to fly at you and freak you out..lmao... If one gets away, that doesn't mean your house will become infested. They need a ready food source, heat to reproduce well, and a hiding spot. I don't leave opened food containers out or a mess on the counter, so roaches would find it hard to survive in my house. They could try to live in the kitchen where the dog bowls are, but they would be spotted and killed very quickly, with three dogs and two cats in a house that's kept clean. My little weeny dog mutt Peanut loves killing bugs, and prances around proudly after a successful battle. She's old, and only has one tooth after getting gum disease, but she uses it like a dagger <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Don't sweat it, you're fine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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