whats the best place to buy water crystals for dubia roachs

[Logan D]

?????

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hello
Just a personal opinion,not saying this is the way to go since many people use them.
I use fruit with high water content,like say oranges etc. I do not use any water source at all,my dubia lobster and Turkistan are flourishing. I also use oats or oatmeal as substrate,I've suggested this to a few people all having great results,a substrate that's eaten that never needs change.

 

[Logan D]

yes ht sounds like a good idea but isnt it cheaper to buy water crystals

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Not for me,since its sustenance and water source all in one.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

This is a colony that I recently started 4 weeks ago,note the babies and see I use only fruit and oats. You will also see,I use Vaseline as a barrier so ants or nasties can't get in or roaches get out.

 

[Logan D]

so you just spread dried oats on the bottom of the container and use oranges

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

That's all I use,see I don't just advise I can actually prove what I'm saying. This doesn't mean its the best way,but for me it works very well this latest colony got started recently and already growing exponentially.

 

[Logan D]

im going to try you idea im buying a colony next week

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I hope your colony grows so fast,you need to buy more T's to keep up haha.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Also,sorry for my egg cartons looking in disarray but I took them apart for the photos otherwise they are usually neatly filed in the container.

 

[Logan D]

i buy new ts usually every two weeks but taking a break this upcoming week cause my p.metallica was not cheap lol

 

[Logan D]

do you use a cleaner crew for you colony

 

[Logan D]

how often do you replace the oranges ?

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Not at all,I just add new egg cartons and take out the old ones. Also doing spot maintenance when possible,but so far all out colonies are doing well.

 

[tcrave]

home depot has Miracle-Gro Water Storing Crystals, thats where i get mine, i aslo us fresh fruits too.

 

[Josh]

I use fresh fruits or veggies - usually whatever is spoiling that I haven't eaten for myself. I haven't tried the oatmeal thing yet. I'm about to put some in there now for my dubia and my hissers!

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I use fresh fruits or veggies - usually whatever is spoiling that I haven't eaten for myself. I haven't tried the oatmeal thing yet. I'm about to put some in there now for my dubia and my hissers!

Hello Josh
I've suggested it to a few people,all are happy so far haven't tried it with hissers please let me know so I can add them to the current list.