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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Therasoid" data-source="post: 47096" data-attributes="member: 3538">B. albopilosum are a great starter T. As far as the roaches, I stopped using dubia years ago, keep and breed Shelfordella lateralis (aka: Rusty Reds). They don't burrow and constantly move about, plus when properly kept don't stink. I have mine in a 10 gallon tank with 1 1/2" of topsoil w/h 20% sand mixed in. Use old paper tubes or egg cartons for them. Keep the temp around 80 degrees, they will breed, if you have too many, lower the temp or sell off the excess. Mature males haves wings but don't really fly. I feed a lot of males to my T's, try to keep a ratio of 6-7:1 (F:M), once established you'll have plenty of feeders. I make feed by using rolled oats, crushed bran flakes and dry cornmeal mixed equally, a few cut up baby carrots and the occassional orange slices. They eat this ravenously. Keep container in a dark area, they don't like light. Below is my colony, minus egg crates usually on top of the heavy tubes, it was feeding time. [emoji4]</blockquote>