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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 131044" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>[USER=27884]@SpellKaster4[/USER] I got some of those roach cubes as a free sample once and I just threw them into an 18 gallon hisser bin that had around 1000 roaches of all ages and sizes. The stuff disappeared and I didn't notice an unusual amount of dead roaches during that time. There are always at least one or two, but nothing excessive.</p><p></p><p>As a side note, many roaches are intolerant of shipping and moving. Young ones seem to be more resilient, but I always tell people that if they are starting a colony, they should by juvies and let them mature in their own bin. Whenever I take one of my bins out to do a job (Yes, I do roach jobs…), there are always large numbers of die offs for about a week after the "disturbance". Dubia are more sensitive to this than hissers, lobsters or lateralis. Some of the larger Blatta sp. are even more sensitive to it than the dubia. When shipping B. giganteus, you can expect 60-90% die offs for juvies or adults.</p><p></p><p>Over the years I bought several 100 lots of mixed sizes to start dubia colonies. 10-20% die offs were the norm after shipping each time I did it. I think most shippers are aware of this and they pad the orders with an extra 10-20% to compensate.</p><p></p><p>I hope I haven't ruined your image of the indestructible roach, but they aren't as un-killable as some people think. Definitely 1000X better than crickets, but not totally infallible. Its a number game. <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>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 131044, member: 27883"] [USER=27884]@SpellKaster4[/USER] I got some of those roach cubes as a free sample once and I just threw them into an 18 gallon hisser bin that had around 1000 roaches of all ages and sizes. The stuff disappeared and I didn't notice an unusual amount of dead roaches during that time. There are always at least one or two, but nothing excessive. As a side note, many roaches are intolerant of shipping and moving. Young ones seem to be more resilient, but I always tell people that if they are starting a colony, they should by juvies and let them mature in their own bin. Whenever I take one of my bins out to do a job (Yes, I do roach jobs…), there are always large numbers of die offs for about a week after the "disturbance". Dubia are more sensitive to this than hissers, lobsters or lateralis. Some of the larger Blatta sp. are even more sensitive to it than the dubia. When shipping B. giganteus, you can expect 60-90% die offs for juvies or adults. Over the years I bought several 100 lots of mixed sizes to start dubia colonies. 10-20% die offs were the norm after shipping each time I did it. I think most shippers are aware of this and they pad the orders with an extra 10-20% to compensate. I hope I haven't ruined your image of the indestructible roach, but they aren't as un-killable as some people think. Definitely 1000X better than crickets, but not totally infallible. Its a number game. :) [/QUOTE]
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