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Rickeezee
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | Nah, lobsters are rubbish.
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Thanks for the replies guys. Very much appreciated  And thanks for your help Rick
Im going to continue looking around for the time being. I think Im going to go with the Dubias when I do get some though, I can always get a second colony of larger roaches when the time comes
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Scott W
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | Ban the lobster!
Only joking Rick.  I like them too. I think Scott and Mark are implying that the Dubia are easier to "handle" not being climbers and perhaps not so fast , is that right Scott and Mark? Are they a temperate species also though, the dubia? If so then that is the only disadvantage that I can think of, that being that if temperate , they could colonise over here.
I am breeding lobsters now and find them very useful but I would be silly not to give the Dubia a trial also so I may just do that. |
yep, that's about right, just an easier species like I said above...slower, can't climb and still big and juicy.
They are tropical and will die off if they escape into the house 
Nowt wrong with the caves or lobsters...just not preferred species
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Yes; I concur with the other Mr. W
I accidently 'let' a big batch of dubia go in my reptile room  I found them all again - they would be clustered together on corners of heat mats etc - 99% of them really didn't go far at all.
By contrast, I was still finding lobsters six months after I thought I'd got rid of them lol.
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Rickeezee
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| mark_w wrote: | Yes; I concur with the other Mr. W
I accidently 'let' a big batch of dubia go in my reptile room I found them all again - they would be clustered together on corners of heat mats etc - 99% of them really didn't go far at all.
By contrast, I was still finding lobsters six months after I thought I'd got rid of them lol.
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Yes in a reptile room I think lots of roaches may well survive due to the heat but in a normally heated home I doubt they would. Yes the dubias are wussies really and the lobsters a lot braver and hardier
I take mine regularly to rugby practice to make real roaches of them
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mark_w
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You got me on that one Rick lol.
Might you say that they are Rock Lobsters? (or am I just showing my age?)
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Rickeezee
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| mark_w wrote: | You got me on that one Rick lol.
Might you say that they are Rock Lobsters? (or am I just showing my age?)
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Hmmmmm all depends how old you are I suppose! Rock Lobsters no, lost me there
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B52`s. That`s what Mark is referring to.
I used to listen to them a lot, I also liked the Pet Shop Boys and Mark Almond. Oh and I just raved about Frankie!
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | | B52`s. That`s what Mark is referring to. |
Yep I remember them, loveshack or summit wasn't it?
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Yes the dubias are wussies really and the lobsters a lot braver and hardier
I take mine regularly to rugby practice to make real roaches of them |
I was suggesting that your lobster roaches are tough, hard or 'rock'. Like the 'Rock Lobster' in the B52s song???
Never mind Rick.
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