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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 67238" data-attributes="member: 4199">Good luck with the roaches.  You may have to maim them until she gets used to eating them, and to keep them from burrowing out of site quickly.  You can order lateralis from aaronpauling.com in batches of 100.  He has the best price for anything sized over a pinhead I've been able to find.  Also he has tons of other insects you can try as feeders, or keep as more pets, etc <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Another idea is to use bamboo tongs, they're not supposed to damage their fangs like metal tongs are said to do.  You can find those on amazon for quite cheap.  Or get some chopsticks at your local grocer if you're able to use them,  I can't use them to do anything with chopsticks but toss them in the garbage after getting frustrated trying to use them.</blockquote>